Job ID: 685800BR Date posted: Feb. 03, 2025 Program: FBM-D5LE2-PM
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For over 60 years, the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the Navy’s mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense. We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We help keep this nation and our allies secure.

The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies to our customers while maintaining the technical requirements of the strategic deterrence.

FBM is a reliable program that has been a part of the United States for over 60 years with many years to come. As we enter the next phase of FBM there are large opportunities for growth and career development.

As a part of the FBM team, we can build, replenish, & modernize this crucial national asset with today’s tools & technology to benefit the world, the nation, our states, and our communities!

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What does this role look like?

Acting in coordination with the D5LE2 Business Integration
Manager, your primary responsibilities as the
Program Office Lead will include:

• Helping to run the D5LE2 program office in Colorado, working closely with Program Management and IPT leadership teams for staffing the program and developing program and transition plans
• Collaborating with the Business Integration Manager to develop and improve the D5LE2 business rhythm
• Identify, develop, and implement tools and metrics to measure program performance for all facets of program execution, to include cost, schedule, technical, risk management, opportunity exploitation, and continuous improvement as well as the Customer/Partnership Health Index for D5LE2
• Owning the development, deployment and maintenance of a program dashboard
• Participating in key program-level meetings to obtain insight into key driving issues and concerns, and partake in discussions regarding solutions, to include required resources, priority concerns, timely decisions needed, and to pursue key executive leadership decisions
• Facilitating key business rhythm meetings such as program review, Change Control Board, etc.
• Supporting an/or leading developing and maintaining program instructions and program plans
• Supporting and/or lead other program office functions: Lessons Learned and Policy/Process Management
• Acting as the Control Account Manager for the
D5LE2 Program Office


Although this position does support some teleworking; the preferred candidate will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in Denver, Colorado , and be expected to work in the office as needed and as appropriate.
Basic Qualifications:
To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited college, with degree in relevant field (Engineering, Business, Operations) or equivalent experience/combined education
• Prior experience in project management, planning, or new program startup roles
• Prior fundamental program/project management experience with: Earned Value Management, Critical Path Analysis, Integrated Planning, Root Cause Analysis
• Experience in creating metrics that effectively measure key performance attributes and drive specific action
• Experience creating and delivering contract required
deliverables (e.g. CDRLS)
• Experience developing, executing and managing business rhythm(s)/processes for program execution
• Experience in evaluating key processes and identifying effective process improvements and corrective actions to drive cost and schedule savings or improve performance
• You will need to be a US Citizen, and be able to obtain and maintain a US DoD SECRET clearance, to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Please note:

No clearance is required to apply nor prior to start.
Desired Skills:
To be effective, ideally, you should also have:

• Masters degree in Business, Engineering or Operations
• Experience in creating and delivering compelling presentations, using effective PowerPoint communication
• Demonstrated ability to establish close working relationships with key senior leaders and customer executives
• Program/project related experience across multiple programs, lines of business, and disciplines
• Knowledge of program lifecycle and how early achievements may drive future costs
• Demonstrated ability to work with technical leads to manage cost, schedule, and technical scope
• Formal team leadership experience
• Experience prioritizing and deploying resources to meet competing program demands
• Positive demeanor, accountable and responsible and able to work in a team-focused, dynamic environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong social skills, with the ability to lead multi-functional teams, build strong relationships with team members and build consensus among peers
• Current DoD Secret clearance, with ability to obtain
DoD Top Secret Clearance

PLEASE NOTE-Other important information:

• By applying to this role, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities, within Lockheed Martin, where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match.
• Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Top Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington or Washington DC is $100,400 - $192,500. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. (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. This position is incentive plan eligible.
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
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Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Program Management
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First