Deputy Program Manager 2 - ESPASat Product Line (Active Top Secret required)

Description

The company's Space Systems sector is hiring a Deputy Program Manager 2 to support the ESPASat product line within the Satellite Programs Portfolio in the Space Superiority Division.

The role suits someone who works well in a fast-paced setting and likes shaping what is possible.

The company builds systems that serve people around the world now and for future generations, and it values bold ideas, curiosity and diverse perspectives.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Active Top Secret clearance is required before the start date. The clearance type is Top Secret.

The position depends on winning program award(s) and securing the related business or customer funding. It also depends on the candidate getting final clearances and program access within a period the company sets. Continued employment requires keeping the clearance and program access level the role needs in the future.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, though it may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all contract requirements on cost and schedule while meeting every technical requirement.
• Build customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions.
• Lead a cross-functional organization aligned to shared program performance goals.
• Lead the program across every life cycle phase, from proposal development through startup, execution and contract closeout.
• Manage program cost, schedule and technical performance for company programs or subsystems.
• Build customer relationships to create further opportunities within the customer community.
• Develop new business through long-term strategic planning, capture planning, proposals and business plans.
• Set up a program organization that meets customer requirements and brings in the needed internal and external sub-organizations.
• Lead and direct Integrated Program Teams (IPTs) to hit cost, schedule and technical targets.
• Measure and report program performance.
• Present to customers, executives and other stakeholders.
• Take part in negotiating contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones and key terms.
• Set design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for research, development, integration and test.
• Create, review and finalize the program Statement of Work.
• Identify, distribute, track and complete program requirements.
• Establish and manage the program and subordinate baselines.
• Develop and stick to budget baselines using Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost and schedule control methods and tools.
• Identify, allocate and manage program resources, including workforce planning.
• Manage government or customer-supplied property and information, such as GFE and CFE.
• Manage suppliers to meet program objectives.
• Ensure the team follows internal processes, policies and applicable industry standards.
• Make sure the team understands and keeps to contract scope, and manage changes through control board activities.
• Develop and follow master plans and schedules.
• Run risk and opportunity management, covering identification, mitigation and realization.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree and 8 years, or a Master's degree and 6 years, supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries.
• 4 years of demonstrated success leading teams or organizations toward a shared goal. Professional, academic and other relevant settings all count.
• 4 years of experience leading work delivered on schedule, at cost and meeting all requirements, as project lead, integrated program team lead or cost account manager.
• Active Top Secret clearance at the time of application, with the ability to obtain SCI level access.
• Planning, scheduling and earned value: you can start, develop, integrate, execute, direct and control program plans and cost and schedule baselines that meet contract terms and stakeholder expectations.
• Program integration: you can identify, coordinate and control the management activities and processes that link program interdependencies across the life cycle.
• Preferred: active Top Secret with SCI clearance.
• Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Preferred: experience in the space industry.
• Preferred: experience producing small satellites.
• Preferred: experience managing CPFF, CPIF and FFP contract types.
• Preferred: business acumen, meaning you apply business and financial concepts, tools and processes to program decisions and performance.
• Preferred: capture management, meaning you understand customer technical, business, financial, political and cultural needs and shape expectations with a solution that benefits the company.
• Preferred: communications, meaning you manage stakeholder communication through organized processes so program information is defined, shared, understood, stored and retrieved to meet needs.
• Preferred: issue and problem resolution, meaning you address program impacts proactively and systematically, and resolve conflicts promptly at every level.
• Preferred: proposal management, meaning you set proposal strategy, lead teams, analyze and shape RFPs, deliver winning proposals, track review comments and handle post-proposal submittals such as orals and finding responses.
• Preferred: quality, meaning you run a project quality system that prioritizes prevention over inspection and continuous improvement.
• Preferred: customer intimacy, meaning you regularly seek customer input, build strong relationships with strategic partners and key suppliers, and guide the team on meeting customer expectations.

Conditions

Position depends on winning program award(s) and securing related funding, and on final clearances and program access within a period the company sets.

Base salary range is $161,100.00 to $241,700.00 as a general guideline; actual offers depend on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions.

Travel is required for 25% of the time.

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Depending on the role, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary annual bonus.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business.