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Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more— we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

Our Enterprise Performance organization seeks a level 3 Program Planner to join our mission in Highlands Ranch, CO supporting the Orion Program.  Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor building the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, NASA’s first spacecraft designed for long-duration, human-rated deep space exploration. Orion will transport humans to interplanetary destinations beyond low Earth orbit, such as asteroids, the moon and eventually Mars, and return them safely back to Earth.

In this role you will:

• Partner with Program & Senior Management to drive cost, schedule, and technical performance by facilitating integration across all functions.
• Be responsible for developing compliant Integrated Program Schedules which accurately validate the flow, budget, and resources required to execute contractual scope and overarching program strategy. 
• Provide the program with time-phased critical path predictive analysis and actionable planning data, and develop recommended solutions to programmatic execution conflicts.
• Ensure all commitments are tracked, monitored and statused.
• Prepare/coordinate the development of planning artifacts for solicitation response.
• Interface with program management, senior management and the customer as the programs planning integrator.
• Ensure vertical and horizontal integration, and cost/schedule integration between all schedules and other program artifacts.
• Devise modeling and measuring techniques to integrate risks and opportunities with schedule and cost baseline, and to perform schedule risk assessments.
• Utilize performance and health metrics analyses to drive actions resulting in improved program performance.

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Basic Qualifications

• 3-5 years of previous planning/scheduling experience
• Experience with a planning tool (e.g. OpenPlan, Microsoft Project, Acumen, One Pager Pro, Primavera, Excel, or other comparable tools)
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) concepts (such as critical path analysis, cost/schedule integration, performance metrics, program start-up activities)

Desired Skills

• Bachelors Degree
• 5 + years of previous planning/scheduling experience
• Previous EVM experience
• Understanding of the end - to - end lifecycle of a spacecraft/satellite program
• Understanding all of the Program Performance Management Process
• Demonstrated competency in integrating cost/schedule
• Prior team lead experience
• Ability to work independently as well as part of an integrated team
• Strong sense of follow - up and closure with attention to detail
• Self-starter able to operate with minimal guidance
• Desire and willingness to support dynamic proposal activities
• Strong problem solving skills to identify and resolve challenges that arise
• Ability to make sound decisions
• Ability to communicate and work effectively across multiple disciplines