Head of Programme Management

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

Business Unit
Cubic Transportation Systems

This is a technical design & build Program Management role responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling multi-million dollar fixed-price non-recurring engineering programs, with the focus of delivering payment and information solutions and related services for intelligent travel applications, such as rail, subway, and bus, for major municipalities specific to automated toll‑fare collection programs applicable to the Cubic Transportation Systems company. The primary focus for this position is to serve as the customer-facing Program Manager for major municipalities throughout New York City and its surrounding areas. The position prefers to reside on the east coast, ideally within NY or DC, with travel expected 10%-20% to the CTS headquarters in San Diego and CTS NY regional office if based outside NY.

The Program Manager is responsible for both managing the customer relationship and expectations per the contractual boundaries as well as the overall health of the program’s execution pertaining to system development, ensuring that engineering solutions are proposed, implemented and delivered to the agreed scope, budget, and schedule. Strict adherence to program cost controls through earned‑value management is required.

Experience in product or system solution development pertaining to fare collection and bank transactions is a plus. This position will be required to provide program leadership and a positive customer relationship with minimal oversight, operating with significant independence and minimal supervision. Willingness and desire to proactively motivate and drive toward common results and tackle issues immediately is a must.

Responsible for using best practice PMO methodology to create a project management plan to fit the stakeholders/customers’ needs and deliver within budget on desired outcomes

Manages, oversees, monitors and approves elements of assigned programs from inception to completion including proposal development, product design, procurement, subcontracting, manufacturing, testing, delivery, installation and acceptance of products, ensuring adherence to budget, schedule and contract requirements

Develop and manage complex development schedules with Primavera Scheduling personnel support

Manages the customer and the customer expectation, including the boundaries of scope control with the customer and customer expectation is a must

Develops and maintains a project risk register and successfully manage program risk and ensures risk exposure is minimized and mitigated

Plans and ensures resources are available for programs such as engineering, manpower, production, computer support and facilities

Ensures that scope creep, communications, and quality are carefully managed

Creates partnership with internal customer (Product Development Program Management) and stakeholder, including Global and Regional Product Managers (Product Lifecycle Owners)

Effectively communicates relevant project information to superiors and peers

Able to communicate at all levels in the customer and internal organization

Possesses the expert knowledge to identify opportunities for change and the ability to convey the need for change, but flexible to adapt to current processes

Evokes creative and innovative thinking from team members while helping them to bring their ideas to fruition

Helps to determine new, creative ways to employ teams on projects and distribute responsibilities

Four‑year college degree, or equivalent, plus eight years of related technical project management, technical delivery or engineering experience.

Project management, program management, or other supervisory responsibility on high risk and/or high value programs is preferred.

Advanced engineering degree or MBA is preferred.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly recommended.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.

Proven understanding of engineering, operations (procurement, subcontracting, and manufacturing), system integration and test, quality assurance, configuration management, logistics, contract administration, standard business practices, finance, and the relationship of programs within a portfolio.

Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, make presentations and conduct negotiations with customers, subcontractors, and vendors.

Must be available for travel, both domestic and international; travel expected to be between 10% and 20% with primary travel to CTS headquarters in San Diego.

Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and internal equity, market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.