Project Engineer Sr Stf

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 145,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation is seeking a Proposal Lead to direct the development of competitive proposals, manage the integrated schedule, technical content, and cost strategy to meet customer expectations and win criteria.

You will partner with internal subject‑matter experts, senior management, and the customer to synchronize deliverables, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with all solicitation requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance, thus a US Citizen.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• This Proposal Lead will direct the development of competitive proposals, managing the integrated schedule, technical content, and cost strategy to meet customer expectations and win criteria.
• This role will partner with internal subject‑matter experts, senior management, and the customer to synchronize deliverables, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with all solicitation requirements.

Skills

Proposal management

Cost control

Schedule management

Technical communication

Staffing coordination

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Standard Job Description

Accountable for overall engineering technical, cost and schedule performance on a specific program. Provides primary Tech Ops interface with Program Management (PM) Office/Customer for all programmatic items on a specific program.Responsible for identification and closure of technical issues.Meets/Exceeds all technical commitments made to the programs.Tracks Estimated time to Complete/Earned Value Management (ETC/EVM) Metrics to monitor program performance and identify technical or Tech Ops staffing risks, while managing cost/schedule.Ensures requirements baseline in documents, tracked, maintained, and verified.Ensures establishment and tracking of key Technical Performance Measures (TPM).Provides timely and accurate projections of engineering resource requirements.Works with PM to ensure GRID is up to date. Works closely with first and second line functional leaders to identify and secure appropriate staffing, coordinates with the PM office and first line managers on proposed engineering staffing changes prior to changes.Works with PM to ensure organizational standard processes are adapted, approved and followed.Leverages proven processes, lessons learned, and best practices from other parts of business or industry.In concert with the LOB and/or Market Segment Chief Engineer, ensures program plans and technical baselines are consistent with Program Control processes and Modern Engineering Practices.EPM is also responsible for the Chief Architect (CA) roles and responsibilities when the project or market segment does not utilize CAs.Depending on size/complexity of program, EPM role may be filled from Chief Engineer or Centers of Excellence (COE) organization.This classification requires approval from sub senior leadership team (SLT) leader in employee's chain of command.

Standard Job Description

Accountable for overall engineering technical, cost and schedule performance on a specific program. Provides primary Tech Ops interface with Program Management (PM) Office/Customer for all programmatic items on a specific program.Responsible for identification and closure of technical issues.Meets/Exceeds all technical commitments made to the programs.Tracks Estimated time to Complete/Earned Value Management (ETC/EVM) Metrics to monitor program performance and identify technical or Tech Ops staffing risks, while managing cost/schedule.Ensures requirements baseline in documents, tracked, maintained, and verified.Ensures establishment and tracking of key Technical Performance Measures (TPM).Provides timely and accurate projections of engineering resource requirements.Works with PM to ensure GRID is up to date. Works closely with first and second line functional leaders to identify and secure appropriate staffing, coordinates with the PM office and first line managers on proposed engineering staffing changes prior to changes.Works with PM to ensure organizational standard processes are adapted, approved and followed.Leverages proven processes, lessons learned, and best practices from other parts of business or industry.In concert with the LOB and/or Market Segment Chief Engineer, ensures program plans and technical baselines are consistent with Program Control processes and Modern Engineering Practices.EPM is also responsible for the Chief Architect (CA) roles and responsibilities when the project or market segment does not utilize CAs.Depending on size/complexity of program, EPM role may be filled from Chief Engineer or Centers of Excellence (COE) organization.This classification requires approval from sub senior leadership team (SLT) leader in employee's chain of command.

This Proposal Lead will direct the development of competitive proposals, managing the integrated schedule, technical content, and cost strategy to meet customer expectations and win criteria. This role will partner with internal subject‑matter experts, senior management, and the customer to synchronize deliverables, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with all solicitation requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience/combined education
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance, thus a US Citizen.

Desired Skills

• 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.
• Excellent written and oral communication, including ability to tailor messaging for senior executives and technical audiences.
• Experience leading projects and driving to timely delivery.
• High-pressure resilience and ability to meet agressive timelines.
• Strong organizational and time-managment skills.
• Basic knowledge of project management principals (EVM: Cost/Schedule/Technical).

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (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.