Program Manager

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at:

It’s not just about your careeror your job title it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters do things that haven’t been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

As a key Member of the Wabtec Corporation Leadership Team, the purpose of the Program Manager is to control, develop, manage and coordinate the provision of project management and construction activities, so that results are achieved on complex, high value projects within time, budget and to agreed standards of quality.

**Responsibilities**:

- Promote and ensure the appropriate standards of health, safety and environmental management are adhered to
- Manage a portfolio of projects including full turnkey projects within the rail industry
- Build client relationships and assist in business development
- Manage senior project team members and allocate resource across the portfolio of works
- Assist in bidding and estimation to increase the portfolio revenue
- Act as the Project Representative / Contract Representative as required across the Programme of Projects
- Ensure notices to the client (Delays & Claims in accordance with the project contract) are submitted
- Develop and implement project plans using P6 Planners, monitor progress in respect of time, costs and quality
- Control and optimise the allocation of human and physical resources in respect to engineering, supervision and procurement activities across project
- Identify potential safety, cost, time, quality, procurement and human resources issues and implement corrective actions
- Seek ‘company representative’ approval for changes to scope of projects
- Report on program progress as required
- Provide detailed month end financial reports and present to the Managing Director
- Develop teams and individual team members competence in respect to their disciplines
- Directly manages senior project team members, in particular project managers and Project Engineers
- The Program Manager works close project staff, the PMO and the Executive Management Team
- The Program Manager works closely with the Engineering Manager and Work Package Leads
- Maintains and fosters relationships with current and potential stakeholders ie clients, service providers, contractors, subcontractors and employees

Qualifications and Skills

Essential
- Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or Equivalent
- Substantial experience and proven track record managing complex, high value, multi-disciplinary projects typically in excess of $20 + Million
- Held Senior Project positions such as Senior Project Manager, Project Manager and Project Engineer
- Prepared to travel as required

Preferred
- Experience in a Rail Environment
- Experience in the Western Australian Resources Industry

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles people like you Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.