Program Analyst - New Development Programs

Organizational Relationships

This position reports to the Program Manager or the Program Director for the respective Program within Program Management Office. 

What are your contributions to the team?

• Manage a team of cross-functional members focusing on specific tasks 
• Monitor functional departments and partner activities 
• Ensure Program milestones are achieved within budget
• Identify key Program issues and provide the necessary planning and leadership to resolve these issues 
• Participate in program reviews with partners to assess program progress, program risk and ensure that commitments are being achieved 
• Prepare and present regular program updates for senior management 
• Initiate/ lead special case studies (i.e. financial impacts, projections, scheduling, etc.) 
• Manage closure of major issues and document lessons learned
• Provide general direction for program setting priorities
• Challenge and initiate design reviews to ensure program objectives are met within budget 
• Lead the development of statement of work for the project 
• Validate key assumptions & constraints and manage risk items, with corresponding risk mitigation/reduction strategies 
• Develop and implement control mechanisms to capture costs (labor, material and ODC) and monitor program performance 
• Establish program schedule and develop strategy for implementation plan 
• Develop tools for tracking of deliverables and progress of activities

How to thrive in this role? Skills, knowledge & experience:

• You hold a university degree in engineering or business administration, and at least 5 years of experience
• You have over 3 years’ experience in program or project management 
• You have strong leadership qualities with cross functional skills 
• You have in-depth knowledge of aircraft development and production 
• You have excellent interpersonal, leadership and communication skills 
• You can coordinate and lead effective meetings and presentations 
• You are computer literate, particularly in MS Office suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project and TEAMS) with knowledge of data base management, scheduling and spreadsheets 
• You must be pro-active, results oriented and innovative with a strategic vision & a view to business improvements