Project Planning & Operations Lead

Lockheed Martin; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 71,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a skilled project operations professional to oversee ongoing projects, act as a liaison between management, planning, and teams, and drive issue resolution for productivity and quality goals.

You will monitor progress, prepare status reports, and develop proactive solutions with project managers, line managers, and clients, ensuring timely delivery and client satisfaction across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus 3 years of professional experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing, assembly, machining or production environment.
• Lean six sigma (LSS) Green Belt trained or equivalent with continuous improvement tools.
• Proficient in Excel, PPT, Word and SharePoint.
• Ability to present communication packages/messages to various audiences at multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related discipline

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

SharePoint

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking a skilled project operations professional to oversee ongoing projects, act as a liaison between management, planning, and teams, and drive issue resolution for productivity and quality goals.

You will monitor progress, prepare status reports, and develop proactive solutions with project managers, line managers, and clients, ensuring timely delivery and client satisfaction across programs.