Standard Job Description
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As a Project Engineer reporting to the Portfolio Integration Lead of the Advanced Payloads Portfolio under Advanced Strategic Programs, you will perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to:
Project Management responsibilities:
- Work alongside Program Managers, Control Account Managers (CAMs), functional managers and finance to develop, maintain and track program schedules for successful program execution by overseeing schedule, cost, risk, opportunity and overall program performance for programs and projects
- Serve as strategic partner to program leadership by providing schedule performance insights, identifying risks and opportunities, supporting decision-making and enabling successful delivery of customer commitments
- Provides program with critical path predictive analysis and actionable planning data and develops recommended solutions to programmatic execution conflicts
- Prepares/coordinates the development of planning artifacts for solicitation response
- Implementing and monitoring Earned Value Management (EVM) system on programs
Contractor Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) Program Manager responsibilities:
- Responsible for overall program performance including cost, schedule and technical execution of a Contractor Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)
- Primary interface for external customer communications and meetings
- Manage program execution of multi-disciplined team
- Perform program management leadership activities in support of executing requirements relating to milestones, contractual deliveries and risks
- Lead development and support negotiations for proposal submissions
- Oversee control accounts to track accurate cost and schedule projections and mitigate cost and schedule variances
The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:
Coordinates planning, organization, control, integration and completion of engineering projects within area of assigned responsibility. Plans and formulates engineering program; reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications. Evaluates and approves design changes, specification and drawing releases. Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.
Basic Qualifications
- Appropriate degree from an accredited university or college or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree
- Experience in project management, program planning, scheduling, or integrated program management
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Microsoft Project
- Understanding of Integrated Master Scheduling (IMS) and program performance management (PPM) principles
- Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Well organized and detail oriented
- Demonstrated success performing in a team environment
- Presentation skills
- Active DoD Top Secret clearance
Desired Skills
- Experience delivering verbal and written status updates to internal and external customers
- Experience leading and motivating a team or group of individuals in a project or project-like environment
- Control Account Manager (CAM) certified
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.