Job Description
Partners with Program & Senior Management to drive cost, schedule, and technical performance by facilitating integration across all functions. Responsible for developing compliant Integrated Program Schedules which accurately validate the flow, budget, and resources required to execute contractual scope and overarching program strategy. Provides the program with time-phased critical path predictive analysis and actionable planning data, and develops recommended solutions to programmatic execution conflicts. Ensures all commitments are tracked, monitored and statused. Prepares/coordinates the development of planning artifacts for solicitation response. Interfaces with program management, senior management and the customer as the programs planning integrator. Ensures vertical and horizontal integration, and cost/schedule integration between all schedules and other program artifacts.Devises modeling and measuring techniques to integrate risks and opportunities with schedule and cost baseline, and to perform schedule risk assessments. Utilizes performance and health metrics analyses to drive actions resulting in improved program performance.
Joining Lockheed Martin also means helping to shape significant investment in the North East space sector, with more than £100 million proposed to support high‑skill jobs, advanced manufacturing and long‑term economic growth. Opportunities include potential satellite manufacturing in County Durham and collaboration with NESST – the North East Space Skills and Technology Centre at Northumbria University – helping to build a strong pipeline of talent, learning and innovation.
This is your chance to work on mission‑critical technology, develop cutting‑edge skills and build a meaningful career, while delivering lasting impact for the region and the nation.
Role and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will establish collaborative relationships across and beyond their own area of responsibility in order to maximise the business performance. They will provide team leadership and vision to the team working collaboratively with the customer and peer contractors. They must have exceptional written and verbal communication skills with key influencing abilities, documented leadership and demonstrate initiative.
* Be part of a team to plan and manage detailed schedule networks from design, assembly, test, and into operations
* Interface with Engineering, Finance and Business Operations, Supply Chain, and Programme Management while working with the entire planning team to translate authorised customer requirements into the performance measurement baseline
* Develop and maintain compliant Integrated Master Schedules that accurately and comprehensively validate contractual scope, workflow, and resources required to execute the program
* Work with cross-functional teams to drive progress and performance, monitor changes and status, and facilitate communication between stakeholders
* Assist in negotiating handoffs between product areas regarding technical content and schedules as well as facilitating workaround planning as required
* Serve as a liaison by maintaining, publishing, and presenting relevant planning and scheduling information and metrics to provide visibility to management
Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience
*UK Citizenship; Current SC clearance or ability to achieve.
* Extensive experience in a project management schedule networking tool such as Open Plan (preferred), Primavera, Artemis, MS Project, or another comparable scheduling/planning tool
* Advanced experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and practices including Cost/Schedule Integration, Earned Value Metrics, Performance Measurement/Reporting, and Project Control and Forecasting.
* Experience in compiling, preparing and presenting project briefings to internal management and external customers
* Proven experience developing and delivering customer deliverables
* Proven experience with conducting Schedule Risk Assessments (SRAs) using Monte Carlo
Simulations and presenting results to internal and external stakeholders
* Master Schedule development and maintenance
* Demonstrated team building skills
* Demonstrated influencing and relationship management skills
Desired skills:
* Bachelor’s degree
* Expert experience in a project management schedule networking tool such as Open Plan (preferred), Primavera, Artemis, MS Project
* Additional planning knowledge/experience (examples: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP)
* JIRA advanced experience
* Proposal Master Schedule development and submittal experience