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Program Manager, Weapons - Level 4
A Program Manager performs project management for multiple concurrent domestic & international weapons development contracts for the F-35 program and is aligned under the Vice President for F-35 Development and reports to the Weapons Program Management Office.
What You Will Be Doing• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison and lead between multiple LM Aero teams and customer.
• Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
• Tackles program issues, developing resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction objectives.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, engineers, and clients.
• Works with Business Management and Control Account Managers to identify, analyze, and mitigate earned value performance issues and metrics problems.
• Leads proposal efforts and negotiations.
• Monitors execution to identify opportunities for improved efficiency and cost reductions.
• Communicates current status and issues to senior LM, customer, and USG leaders.
• Requires occasional travel.
• Frequent interaction with multiple project and customer teams and is not suited for telecommuting on an operations normal basis.
• Secret Security Clearance Required after start.
What’s In It For YouOur employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.Basic Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited college or equivalent experience/education
- Project Management/Project Engineering experience
Desired Skills:- Five years Project Management experience
- Motivation and mission focus
- Ability to lead teams
- Program management experience
- Earned value management / Control Account Management experience
- F-35 Program or similar fighter program experience
- Aircraft Weapons Integration Experience
- Operational Military Experience
- Excellent Communication Skills – ability to communicate to internal and external senior leadership
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should KnowExpression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.
As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Program Management
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First