Director, Space Program Planning & Controls

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 203,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an exceptional leader to own the Program Planning & Controls (PP&C) function for the New Glenn program, spanning 7x2 and 9x4 rockets. You will set multi-year strategy for schedule and risk, lead a multi-team organization, and integrate AI into scheduling and reporting.

You’ll partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance leadership to govern baselines and gate criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related technical field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 14+ years of program planning, scheduling, or PP&C experience in aerospace, defense, or other complex hardware/manufacturing programs.
• 8+ years of leadership experience, including 3+ years managing managers or leading multi-team functions.
• Demonstrated experience standing up or maturing a PP&C function at program or enterprise scale.
• Deep expertise in IMS development, critical path method, and schedule risk analysis (Monte Carlo or similar).
• Proven experience as the accountable functional authority in executive and external customer forums.
• Experience owning functional budget and headcount planning (new).
• Strong proficiency with scheduling tools (Primavera P6, MS Project, or OPP) and PP&C/EVM systems.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in high-ambition, fast-paced environments balancing cost, schedule, and technical tradeoffs.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end PP&C processes spanning schedule, cost, risk, and performance management.
• Establish the single source of truth integrating supply chain, facilities, and production readiness milestones.
• Own rolling forecasts and earned value reporting for program health visibility.
• Ensure alignment with operations teams and production systems.
• Serve as the accountable schedule and program-controls authority in executive and external customer forums.
• Represent PP&C posture to government and commercial customer leadership.

Skills

Leadership experience

Program planning & scheduling

IMS development

Schedule risk analysis

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related technical field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

OPP (or equivalent PP&C system)

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an exceptional leader to own the Program Planning & Controls (PP&C) function for the New Glenn program, spanning 7x2 and 9x4 rockets. You will set multi-year strategy for schedule and risk, lead a multi-team organization, and integrate AI into scheduling and reporting.

You’ll partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance leadership to govern baselines and gate criteria.