Job Description

BAE Systems is seeking an exceptional, Project Manager for an exciting opportunity to support the Air Force's acquisition of the next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM).

The Project Manager will work directly with the Sentinel Program Payloads Division as an analyst and advisor for Earned Value Management (EVM) efforts and the analysis of performance data sets provided by Prime Contractor IPMDAR/CDRL submissions.

As a program manager, you will assist throughout the plan, solicit and award processes for the advanced procurement (AP) and low rate initial production (LRIP) lot contracts. Based on the approved Acquisition Strategy, Acquisition Program Baseline, and Milestone B Acquisition Decision Memorandum, assists developing schedules and implementing activities. You will analyze and incorporate planned production quantities, manufacturing readiness level maturation, manufacturing supplier estimates and Government-Prime Team performance in developing and executing the production and deployment phase of the Sentinel program. You will be responsible for standardized work for future products alongside the Reentry System/Reentry Vehicle and Milestone-C teams. In steady state, they will drive continuous improvement projects.

The main purpose of the position is to provide status to the executive leadership regarding CDRL reviews, prime contractor EVM Metrics and the IMS milestone forecast achievability. This position will seek to create schedule margin, analyze EVM and manufacturing data, assess material risks, staffing constraints, or eliminate processes which do not generate value.

Day-to-day activities include Product lifecycle management, CM/DM and CDRL oversight, contract execution management, contractor incentives management, affordability and life cycle cost reduction, IPMDAR & control account reviews, PMRs, and government furnished property coordination, RFI and CRM resolution to name a few.

Why BAE Systems? BAE Systems is the third largest defense contractor in the world with an exceptional, mission-focused culture. The 800 BAE Systems employees and sub-contractors located at Hill Air Force Base, Utah are closely aligned to the United States Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. We support the Center in sustaining the existing LGM-30 Minuteman III (MM III) weapon system and acquiring its replacement, the Sentinel formerly known as Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). We are a uniquely-valued mission partner delivering daily technical excellence and innovative solutions to our government customers. BAE Systems has earned accolades as a Top Workplace in Utah based on employee feedback for five consecutive years, earning special distinction for providing a healthy work-life balance for our valued employees. We work very hard to ensure this is a great place to work!

Why Utah? You ve got to see it to believe it! Utah is an amazing state with diverse geography, an eclectic culture and an exceptional quality of life. We are located north of Salt Lake City at the foot of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. The area offers an incredible range of outdoors pursuits across the seasons including hiking, climbing, hunting, fishing, camping, boating and world-class skiing at resorts that hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics. The state is home to five amazing National Parks and an easy drive from two more; Grand Teton and, famously, the first National Park in the world, Yellowstone. The Salt Lake City area offers a vast array of cultural activities and businesses including multiple professional sports teams. It is a western states hub for exceptional, cutting-edge medical care with people traveling from across the region for a range of nationally renowned specialty care centers and doctors. The Salt Lake International Airport is expanding and offers easy, direct access to just about anywhere you want to fly.

Why SENTINEL? The Sentinel Program is an enormous and complex Mega-Project modernizing the entire ICBM weapon system deployed across tens of thousands of square miles in five states. Without any doubt, Sentinel is one of the DoD s most important acquisition efforts for the next decade, if not longer. It includes a complete refurbishment of hundreds of aging Minuteman III ICBM facilities to secure and support a newly designed, technologically advanced ballistic missile. It will also provide an entirely new command and control system as well as vast array of required support equipment specifically engineered to operate and sustain the new weapon system over the decades ahead. Sentinel is the Department of Defense s newest official program of record, having achieved Milestone B. It enjoys broad, strong support at the national level. It is a long-term project - the weapon system will deploy over a nine-year period beginning in approximately 2026, and remain operational until at least 2075. Sentinel is a career-defining program that will present unique and challenging opportunities that simply are not available with smaller projects.

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-performing team within a large defense company with an extraordinary, positive culture and mission focus. In this position, you will provide direct support to a national security-critical weapon system throughout engineering development, deployment and sustainment. You will help shape the quality and performance of engineering and technical products from several hundred personnel supporting the government, and you will help educate and equip the government to acquire, operate, and maintain an entire weapon system-of-systems. You will become a trusted mission partner to the innovative, digital engineering-driven Air Force organization that is responsible to design, build, test, transition, and sustain the world s safest, most secure, and effective land-based nuclear deterrent, on-schedule. Do not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Pursuant to Government contract, this position requires US Citizenship status.

Join an extraordinary company culture and the winning team to success this year and for years to come.

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• 5 years related work experience including program management using EVM.

• Experience using EVMS to drive program performance.

• Experience in the fundamentals of contract management from the development of acquisition requirements, solicitation/proposal, negotiation, contract formation, contract performance, and contract closeout.

• Familiarity with Continuous Improvement processes.

• Working knowledge of Jira, Confluence, and MS Office applications.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Understanding interconnections, relationships, and emerging program behavior while using DoD Earned Value Management System (EVMS) techniques.

• Comprehensive knowledge regarding the performance management baseline, statement of work, work authorization documents, CAP, RAM and risk register.

• Working knowledge of advance procurement, LRIP and the appropriate use of affordability management processes. Includes Life Cycle Cost Estimates.

• Experience managing manpower requirements, line and sub-assembly balancing data, and expectancy time performances including process documentation, control of design to EBOM/MBOM release, and prototype assembly issues.

• Exhibit a high level of computer literacy.

• Engineering/Technical Management experience.

• Experience with DoD weapon systems.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $89280 - $151740

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

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