Program Manager

Wabtec•Germantown, MD

6h•$91,100 - $129,800

About The Position

The Program Manager supports the Digital Onboard Solutions vertical, focusing on Train Performance and Automation in Digital Intelligence. This customer-facing role leads programs from initial contract proposal through execution and support, delivering projects on schedule and within budget while coordinating quality, engineering, operations, and manufacturing. The role communicates cost, schedule, and production delivery status to internal and external customers and identifies and manages project risks. The preferred location is Germantown, Maryland. The Program Manager establishes a strong execution foundation by clarifying scope, requirements, deliverables, acceptance criteria, schedules, estimates, and resource needs. During execution, the role maintains program controls and performance baselines, manages scope and changes, coordinates technical stakeholders, forecasts cost and schedule, and proactively communicates with customers. The position also helps ensure Delivery and Support Services remain positioned to provide long-term customer value and pursue future growth opportunities. The role requires 10–15% travel. Relocation assistance may be available if eligibility requirements are met. Employment offers are conditioned on successful completion of a drug screen and fitness-for-duty test, as applicable.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree required.
Knowledge of Systems, Software, or Hardware Project Management.
5–7 years of experience managing complex, cross-functional projects or programs.
Ability to drive clarity in requirements, schedules, and acceptance criteria.
Experience with enterprise project management tools such as Clarity, Primavera, Rally, or Oracle.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
Ability to lead without authority in a matrixed environment.
Understanding of earned value financials, Estimate at Completion (EAC), forecasting, cost control, and risk reserve management.
Ability to ensure data used for decisions and reporting is accurate, consistent, and reliable.
Ability to communicate complex information clearly to leadership and customers.
Willingness to travel 10–15%.

Nice To Haves

A degree in engineering, software fields, or business management.

Responsibilities

Lead programs from contract proposal through execution and support, delivering against schedule, budget, quality, and customer commitments.
Drive creation of Statements of Work and establish clear deliverables, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
Partner with Engineering and Product teams to confirm technical feasibility, resource constraints, and capabilities.
Establish and maintain realistic joint master schedules and resource-loaded, deliverable-based estimates.
Own Estimate at Completion (EAC), forecasts, and risk-loaded plans.
Hold technical management resources accountable to program objectives and coordinate work across quality, engineering, operations, and manufacturing.
Work with manufacturing to drive material and parts for assigned projects.
Manage scope and requirements through change control, including customer change-order management.
Lead customer communications, meetings, and follow-ups, and communicate cost, schedule, and production delivery status.
Establish and maintain scope, schedule, and cost performance baselines.
Conduct bi-weekly schedule status updates and forecasting.
Identify, track, and mitigate program risks, maintaining appropriate risk reserves or contingency budgets.
Ensure program execution aligns with project control tools and standard PMO processes.
Facilitate timely decisions and resolve delays and issues.
Position Delivery and Support Services for continued customer value and future growth opportunities.
Perform other duties outside the function or trade as needed, with training provided if necessary.