Project Management & Planning Ops Rep Sr - Level 3

Lockheed Martin; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements (e.g., 4x10

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth is seeking a Project Lead for the F-35 SAHW OTD program. You will lead the team, generate weekly/monthly reports, and coordinate actions across engineering, supply chain, and program management to drive on-time delivery and closeout.

This role requires strong stakeholder communication, problem solving, and the ability to align internal functions with contract objectives. You may brief senior management and work under a government security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher education or equivalent combination of education/work experience.
• Experience in Earned Value Management and/or a certified Control Account Manager (CAM).
• Working-level knowledge of DD-250 processing and Wide Area Workflow tool suite.
• Program or Project Management background.
• Experience managing multi-concurrent Projects and Actions across different functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead SAHW OTD program team and provide status updates to senior management.
• Develop weekly and monthly reports; identify top drivers and corrective actions.
• Coordinate across program management, planning, and internal functions for cross-team alignment.
• Manage tasks spanning execution lifecycle including supplier-related activities and DD250s.
• Brief internal and external executives on program status and key milestones.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Leadership

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher (education)

CAM certification

Tools

DD-250 processing

Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)

Job description

Standard Job Description

This candidate will be a member of the F-35 Sustainment Program Management (PMO) Team. The candidate will be assigned as a Project Lead over the F-35 Sustainment Site Activation and Hardware (SAHW) On-Time Delivery (OTD), closeout and billing lead, and labor Control Account Manager (CAM). The scope will cross all open SAHW contracts and focus on identifying and improving the top OTD degraders. Tasks include, but not limited to: develop weekly and monthly reports, assess top drivers, conduct weekly sprint activities which capture discrete and measurable corrective action plans, develop return-to-green plans for top suppliers degrading program performance. These tasks will cross the entire execution lifecycle and therefore require the candidate to perform technical, operational and business coordination between the program and internal functions to ensure horizontal and vertical integration within and between teams. This could include assessing process improvement areas such as supplier purchase order placement, supplier performance, as well as delivery tasks such as stocking, receiving, warehousing, inspection, DD250s, etc. In addition to individual tasks and activities, the candidate will be supporting all F-35 sustainment program managers and potentially special assignments as needed. Candidate will be required to lead the team in briefing to internal and external senior management and executives on various aspects of the program to provide status for OTD status/progress, key wins, new discoveries and highlights help needed. This role is vital to the program and used as a development role into program management. Candidate selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

This role demands strong stakeholder communication, decisive problem solving, and the ability to influence outcomes across a complex, multi-disciplinary environment. The selected individual will work collaboratively with the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and Integrated Customer Teams during proposal development to align requirements with program objectives, and will continue coordination through contract execution. Success in this role requires exceptional organizational, communication, and leadership skills to collaborate cross-functionally and externally.

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher education, or equivalent combination of education/work experience
• Experience in Earned Value Management and/or a certified Control Account Manager (CAM)
• Working-level knowledge of DD-250 processing and Wide Area Workflow tool suite
• Program or Project Management background
• Experience managing multi-concurrent Projects and Actions across different functions

Desired Skills

• Experience participating in EVM compliance activities (i.e. audits, customer reviews)
• Knowledgeable in the collection, analysis, and reporting of program management and technical data
• Experience in Risk & Opportunity Management (Using ROADS)
• Experience in process development, continuous improvement, dynamic problem solving
• Excellent presentation, verbal & written communication skills
• Must be detail oriented, possess strong communication and leadership skills and be capable of seamlessly integrating into a cohesive team-oriented environment
• Advanced Excel and data analytics including Tableau and other similar tools
• Highly organized, self-starter with ability to manage to deadlines and consistently produces completed staff work

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $85300.00 - $158300.00

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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.