Mgr III- Programs at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.

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. 

• BS/BA in related field plus 12 years or more related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master’s 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.