Program Manager III - Military Space
Job Description The Military Space Strategic Business Unit delivers innovative space systems that drive mission success and provide resilient and persistent mission-level solutions to deter threats and counter emerging capabilities for the Department of Defense.
What You'll Do: - Lead the program management team to provide direction and guidance that ensures successful program execution in accordance with the budget, schedule, contract, statement of work, and technical requirements.
- Provide sound leadership and team building to motivate, influence, and effectively apply the program staff.
- Provide leadership for interacting with customers and stakeholders within the bounds of the contract.
- Develop and monitor fidelity of the program plan including definition of tasks, budgets, and schedules.
- Ensure that program requirements, purposes, objectives, and expectations are communicated and flowed down to the internal team and subcontractors.
- Resolve resource conflicts, demands, and priorities on assigned programs.
- Work unplanned program issues to a best solution, including development of plans-forward, escalation, and increased resources, as required.
- Communicate program status to upper management on a periodic basis.
- Coordinate needs with support organizations including contracts, engineering, finance, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, security, and others as needed.
- Support business development activities and proposals when required.
- Develop and practice good internal and external communications.
- Engage in regular communications with other program managers and business leads on topics that include customer priorities, program execution, change forecasts, and their impacts on the overall business.
- Ensure all business is conducted with the highest ethical standards.
- Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.
Working Conditions: - Work is performed in an office environment, laboratory, cleanroom, or production floor.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills - BS/BA in related field plus 12 years or more related experience.
- Each higher-level degree, i.e., Masters Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
- A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Polygraph.
- Background in space hardware and software development for classified national defense missions.
- Demonstrated experience managing program/project budgets or cost accounts from $25M to $100M.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple suppliers/subcontractors, and/or large sub-contracts.
- Demonstrated experience utilizing standard program management tools including Earned Value principles for program/project planning and budgeting, schedule development, change control, and variance reporting.
- Thorough understanding of the risk and opportunity management process as related to program plan.
- Demonstrated ability to work successfully with demanding customers, difficult schedules, and technically challenging projects.
- Direct experience with DoD program management.
- Experience with DoD acquisition and research & development agencies.
- Ability to self-start and understand the big picture as well as technical, cost, and schedule issues at the detail level.
- Mindset of leading a program to achieve operational mission objectives within the bounds of the contract.
- Excellent communication, presentation development, and delivery skills; competent with MS Office computer tools including Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and Office.
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Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $150370 - $255630
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but its what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a teammaking a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, youll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Space & Mission Systems is a leading provider of national defense and civil space applications, advanced remote sensing, scientific and tactical systems for government and commercial customers. We continually pioneer ways to innovate spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and other defense and civil capabilities. Powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus, we continually discover ways to enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Multiple positions may be available on this opening.
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