Deputy Services Program Manager

Job Summary: Responsible for all leadership and management aspects of specific contract programs as assigned by the Program Manager. Manages all program activities and directs a staff of matrixed personnel to produce the contractually required end product(s) within the cost, technical, and schedule requirements of the contract in support of corporate business plan goals. This position typically works under general supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in negotiations as required with the customer as well as internally with various functional departments for performance of work packages to specification; within time and cost constraints to assure profit objectives are met

• Establish program priorities, schedules, and budgets for engineering and related tasks. Participates in developing overall program objectives, strategies, budgets, and schedules

• Oversee program team activities, conducting evaluations and meetings to address current and future challenges with timely resolutions.

• Serve as the primary interface with customers, addressing technical, scheduling, and operational questions with cross-functional support.

• Prepare and present progress reports to higher management and customers, ensuring transparent communication of milestones and challenges.

• Monitor and manage subcontractor performance, purchase orders, and major contracts to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements.

• Ensure quality control, configuration management, and on-time delivery of all contractual deliverables to the customer.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain project and subproject schedules, including CVT schedules and proposal efforts.

• Oversee resource allocation, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to support successful program execution.

• Drive process improvements to enhance program management responsiveness and ensure alignment with organizational goals.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree, OR equivalent years of relevant years in lieu of a degree.

• Five (5)+ years of related experience, or a Master's degree with 3 years of related experience.

• Understanding of engineering, operations, systems integration and test, quality assurance, configuration management, logistics, contracts administration, standard business practices, finance, and the relationship of programs within a portfolio.

• Knowledge of government procurement, contracting, and standards and specifications.

• Proficiency in key performance indicators and requirement traceability is desirable.

• Conversant in user/customer terminology.

• Familiar with user/customer current equipment and platforms.

• Background expertise in transit product line desired.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.

• Familiarity with SAP transactions and MS Project is highly desirable.

• Must be effective at working with contributing teams across multiple time zones and capable of minimal travel as the program requires.

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business needs.

Cubic Pay Range:

$90,000 - $135,000 + benefits.

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.