Project Controls & Cost Manager – Hili Certification Development Program

Key Responsibilities: Financial Planning, Budgeting & Cost Control • Develop and maintain the program budget structure aligned with organizational cost centers and work breakdown structures (WBS). • Establish cost accounts for engineering, certification, flight test, manufacturing, supply chain, infrastructure, and overhead activities. • Lead annual budgeting exercises and rolling quarterly forecasts for the Hili program. • Prepare monthly Estimate at Completion (EAC), Estimate to Complete (ETC), and cash flow forecasts. • Monitor actual expenditures against approved budgets and identify cost variances and recovery actions. • Drive cost optimization initiatives and support value engineering efforts across the program. • Implement earned value management and financial performance indicators. Cost Center Management & Reporting • Coordinate with the Finance department to ensure accurate allocation of costs to the appropriate cost centers and projects. • Maintain financial governance and reporting structures across all program activities. • Produce monthly program control reports covering budget versus actual performance, forecasts, cost center utilization, resource expenditure trends, and cash flow requirements. • Support executive, board, and shareholder reporting requirements. • Establish dashboards and KPIs to provide leadership with real-time visibility of program performance. Schedule & Program Controls • Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for certification activities. • Track milestones, dependencies, and critical paths across engineering, manufacturing, flight testing, and certification workstreams. • Coordinate change management activities and assess impacts on schedule and budget baselines. Risk Management • Maintain the program risk register with a focus on financial, schedule, technical, and certification risks. • Quantify cost and schedule impacts associated with identified risks. • Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans to protect program objectives. Qualifications and Experience: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Project Management. • 8+ years of experience in project controls, program finance, cost engineering, or PMO functions within aerospace, aviation, defense, or large engineering programs. • Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, cost center management, and financial reporting. • Experience implementing earned value management (EVM) methodologies. • Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Power BI, Excel, ERP systems, and financial reporting tools. • Understanding of aircraft development and certification programs is highly desirable. Reporting Line: Reports directly to the Program Director and works closely with the Finance Department to ensure alignment between project execution, cost centers, financial planning, and corporate reporting requirements. Show more Show less

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Project Management. 8+ years of experience in project controls, program finance, cost engineering, or PMO functions within aerospace, aviation, defense, or large engineering programs. Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, cost center management, and financial reporting. Experience implementing earned value management (EVM) methodologies. Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Power BI, Excel, ERP systems, and financial reporting tools. Understanding of aircraft development and certification programs is highly desirable.

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Cost Control: Develop and maintain the program budget structure aligned with organizational cost centers and work breakdown structures (WBS). Establish cost accounts for engineering, certification, flight test, manufacturing, supply chain, infrastructure, and overhead activities. Lead annual budgeting exercises and rolling quarterly forecasts for the Hili program. Prepare monthly Estimate at Completion (EAC), Estimate to Complete (ETC), and cash flow forecasts. Monitor actual expenditures against approved budgets and identify cost variances and recovery actions. Drive cost optimization initiatives and support value engineering efforts across the program. Implement earned value management and financial performance indicators.\nCost Center Management & Reporting: Coordinate with the Finance department to ensure accurate allocation of costs to the appropriate cost centers and projects. Maintain financial governance and reporting structures across all program activities. Produce monthly program control reports covering budget versus actual performance, forecasts, cost center utilization, resource expenditure trends, and cash flow requirements. Support executive, board, and shareholder reporting requirements. Establish dashboards and KPIs to provide leadership with real-time visibility of program performance.\nSchedule & Program Controls: Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for certification activities. Track milestones, dependencies, and critical paths across engineering, manufacturing, flight testing, and certification workstreams. Coordinate change management activities and assess impacts on schedule and budget baselines.\nRisk Management: Maintain the program risk register with a focus on financial, schedule, technical, and certification risks. Quantify cost and schedule impacts associated with identified risks. Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans to protect program objectives.