Standard Job Description

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Project Engineer Sr. Staff to serve as Facility & Infrastructure Activation Lead in the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Weapons System Infrastructure & Capabilities (WSIC) organization.

This role leads facility activation strategy across an assigned portfolio. Working with project engineers who manage day-to-day activation on individual projects, the Lead maintains a 12–36-month outlook, anticipates requirements and risks, aligns priorities, and drives timely decisions. The role integrates construction, equipment procurement, installation, proofing, and operational readiness.

The Lead coordinates with engineering, EGSE/MGSE procurement, installation, Mission Operations, customers, and leadership. The position also serves as Control Account Manager (CAM) for major portfolio programs and mentors other CAMs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Activation Leadership

• Develop activation strategies, milestones, and readiness priorities.

• Guide project engineers who retain day-to-day execution.

• Forecast facility, equipment, workforce, and mission needs 12–36 months ahead; identify cross-program dependencies and conflicts.

• Integrate activation requirements into early planning, design, construction, and procurement.

• Establish technical execution priorities with management and recommend solutions for resource gaps.

Integration & Coordination

• Align schedules, deliverables, and operational requirements across WSIC, engineering, procurement, installation, and Mission Operations.

• Lead strategic Integrated Product Team (IPT) coordination on milestones, dependencies, commitments, and decisions.

• Resolve cross-functional issues, assign action ownership, and elevate decisions requiring management support.

• Communicate readiness, risks, and recommendations with program and functional leadership and government stakeholders.

Risk Management & Readiness

• Assess critical paths, procurement lead times, milestones, and resources to mitigate risks early.

• Maintain portfolio visibility of readiness criteria, emerging issues, decisions, and resource needs.

• Improve schedule predictability through trend analysis, corrective actions, and lessons learned.

Control Account Management & Mentorship

• Serve as CAM for major programs, managing scope, budgets, schedules, forecasts, and performance.

• Maintain control account plans, resource forecasts, baselines, and Earned Value Management (EVM) deliverables.

• Analyze variances and implement corrective actions for assigned accounts.

• Mentor portfolio CAMs and review their plans, forecasts, variances, and performance while maintaining individual CAM accountability.

Technical Leadership & Improvement

• Support proposals, cost estimates, long-range resource plans, and portfolio trade studies.

• Improve decision speed, coordination, process reuse, and execution efficiency.

• Present portfolio health, future requirements, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience leading complex engineering, facility infrastructure, systems integration, activation, or program execution activities.
• Demonstrated experience developing strategic plans, coordinating multiple projects or programs, and managing cross-functional dependencies.
• Demonstrated experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), including baseline planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and corrective action management.
• Experience developing and managing integrated project schedules, resource plans, and execution risks.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, influence stakeholders, and drive decisions across organizational boundaries without direct supervisory authority.
• Experience identifying emerging execution challenges, developing mitigation strategies, and coordinating corrective actions.
• Experience mentoring technical personnel, project engineers, or program execution professionals.
• Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.

Desired Skills

• Experience supporting Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM), Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), or other complex Department of Defense programs.
• Knowledge of facility and infrastructure activation processes supporting mission-critical operations.
• Experience integrating facility design, construction, procurement, equipment installation, testing, proofing, and operational readiness activities.
• Familiarity with EGSE/MGSE, military construction (MILCON), facility infrastructure requirements, and operational activation processes.
• Experience serving as a Control Account Manager (CAM) or performing equivalent cost, schedule, forecasting, and performance management responsibilities.
• Experience mentoring CAMs, reviewing control account performance, and improving program execution practices.
• Experience developing long-range activation strategies, integrated master schedules, resource forecasts, and technical proposals.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across multiple programs, technical disciplines, and geographically dispersed organizations.
• Experience developing standardized processes, implementing lessons learned, and driving continuous improvement across complex engineering organizations.