Director Program Management

Take off with Pilatus! Join an outstanding team of aviation enthusiasts as our Director Program Management with Pilatus Aircraft USA Ltd. In this role, you will lead program management for our Government Aviation portfolio, including government and special missions aircraft programs. You will guide program planning, cross-functional execution, and resource coordination to meet schedule, cost, quality, and delivery commitments.

• Leadership and development of the Program Management team, including priorities, resource allocation, performance management, and employee development
• Oversight of government and special missions aircraft programs from contract handover through engineering, completion, certification, acceptance, delivery, and transition to Customer Support
• Development and management of integrated program schedules, including aircraft positions, engineering releases, procurement, production, testing, certification, and delivery milestones
• Cross-functional coordination with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Quality, Certification, Contracts, Finance, Sales, and Customer Support to align resources, priorities, and delivery commitments
• Assessment of program capacity and resource requirements against contracted commitments and future demand, including identification of schedule, delivery, and financial impacts
• Management of program budgets, forecasts, costs, financial performance, and milestone billing readiness in coordination with Finance
• Identification and mitigation of technical, supplier, certification, schedule, resource, and financial risks, including escalation of significant issues and recommended solutions
• Oversight of supplier and subcontractor program activities, long-lead items, mission equipment integration, and recovery plans
• Management of program milestones, scope changes, reporting, action tracking, and executive visibility into portfolio performance
• Support of bids, contract negotiations, customer reviews, aircraft acceptance, delivery readiness, and strategic planning

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, aviation, business, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience; advanced business education or PMP certification preferred
• Minimum 8 years of experience managing complex aerospace, aviation, defense, or comparable technical programs, including at least 5 years of program portfolio management and leadership responsibility
• Experience leading employees and managing multiple concurrent programs across complex, cross-functional organizations
• Strong knowledge of aircraft production, completion, mission system integration, certification, supplier management, and aircraft delivery processes
• Experience with integrated scheduling, resource planning, program financial management, risk mitigation, configuration control, and contract change management
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, project planning, ERP, and reporting tools; experience with Microsoft Project, SAP, and Teamcenter preferred
• Excellent written and verbal English communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Strong leadership, judgment, accountability, cost awareness, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities, complex technical and commercial issues, and cross-functional execution in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally and to meet applicable U.S. export-control requirements

• 11 paid holidays a year, plus 15 days of paid vacation time, and 6 days of paid sick/personal time to start with an increase to 20 days of paid vacation time after 5 years with Pilatus
• 90% of medical, dental, and vision premiums paid for…