Program Manager – C-17 Heavy Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing • San Antonio, TX

1d • $204,000 - $276,000

About The Position

Boeing Global Services (BGS) is looking for a Program Manager to join our C-17 Heavy Maintenance & Modifications team in San Antonio, TX. This role will lead end-to-end program execution for Heavy Maintenance and aircraft Modification efforts for the C-17 fleet and is responsible for delivering safe, compliant, on-time services within budget and to world class quality standards. This critical leadership position represents the company with internal and external customers and stakeholders while leading cross-functional teams, managing program risks, and ensuring performance meets contract, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience with depot-level maintenance processes, structural modifications, avionics/system upgrades, or sustainment engineering
• 8+ years’ experience managing large, complex aerospace programs with multi-disciplinary teams and government customers (DoD preferred)
• 10+ years’ experience with aviation maintenance, aircraft modification processes, maintenance data systems, and Airworthiness/Release-to-Service practices or related experience
• Strong written and verbal communication in a senior leadership and cross functional environment

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, program management, or related field
• Progressively responsible roles utilizing program management in sustainment, modification, production programs
• Experience in contract performance, budget management, schedule delivery, and customer relationship management
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
• Earned Value Management (EVM), risk management, and configuration management
• Direct experience with C-17 Globemaster III maintenance methodologies, modifications, or operations
• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification or similar
• Familiarity with government contracting vehicles (IDIQs, CPFF, FFP, T&M) and FAR/DFARS

Responsibilities

• Senior leadership and management for C-17 maintenance and modification program requirements, including planning, execution, performance, and contract compliance
• Demonstrate knowledge of organizational development dynamics/principles (e.g., mitigate resistance to change, whole systems thinking and design, organization design and effectiveness)
• Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the system, including the impact of changes in one area on another area. This includes the ability to see and understand the inter-relationships between components of systems and plans, anticipate future events, and apply the principles of systems thinking to accelerate performance.
• Ensuring cross-functional services are integrated/aligned and driving desired outcomes
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customer stakeholders, government program offices, vendors, and internal functional leads
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and its application
• Risk/Issues/Opportunity Management (RIO) Knowledge and understanding of the methodology and processes associated with risk management, opportunity management, and issues management. Ability to: identify and/or solicit potential risks, opportunities and issues across multiple disciplines; understand design constraints (technical, cost & schedule) sufficiently to validate/guide other groups' risk mitigation plans, opportunity realization plans, and issue resolutions
• Develop and maintain program schedules, budgets, resource plans, and performance metrics, report status to senior leadership and customers
• Oversee contract administration, change management, proposal development for modifications or sustainment work, and execution of contract modifications
• Ensure compliance with aviation safety regulations, engineering configuration management, maintenance data requirements, and quality assurance processes
• Mentor and develop program staff; foster a culture of continuous improvement, safety, and accountability
• Drive cost control and performance improvement initiatives, including Earned Value Management (EVM) discipline where applicable
• Coordinate logistics, work scopes, and acceptance testing associated with modifications, inspections, depot-level maintenance, and PDM (Programmed Depot Maintenance)

Benefits

• At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
• The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
• Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
• Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees