Job Description BAE Systems is hiring a Program Manager to support our Weapon Systems (WS) product line. This role will support the Submarine Programs as a critical demand to support the US Navy. If you have program management experience and supporting the US Military runs in your core, this role may be the perfect fit. This Program Manager role is located at our Louisville, KY facility. Here you will work with a diverse cross-functional team for the management and execution of the Submarine Programs. You will be expected to help manage cost and schedule performance, risk and opportunity management, and support future business through proposal development and negotiation. You will collaborate with cross-functional leadership to ensure program success for timely delivery of critical components to support our US Navy. It is anticipated that this role will require up to 25% domestic travel to support program related meetings, customer engagements, and potential training events.
The program manager is accountable for the following:
- Managing scope to achieve cost/profitability, schedule, and technical performance objectives
- Performing as a Control Account Manager (CAM)
- Establishing program direction for the matrixed team delivering the scope (operations including supply chain and manufacturing, engineering, field service, and/or others)
- Proactively planning for activities on current and future contracts
- Monitoring and controlling activities on current contracts including disciplined, effective change management
- Actively and effectively managing risks and opportunities
- Indirectly managing, leading, and developing program team members across several functions
- Making timely decisions with sound judgment while complying with policies and procedures
- Continuously improving program performance including capturing, evaluating, and sharing good practice
- Meeting financial commitments for orders, sales, profit, and cash flow
- Pursuing and capturing new business in the assigned area
Responsibilities and day-to-day activities within this role include the following:
- Responsible for completion of deliverables and on-time delivery
- With respect to production, manages material for and manufacturing of hardware including final processing, shipment and delivery planning and coordination, and quality reviews
- Manages operations, quality, engineering, and supporting functional resources to deliver program scope
- Partners with project controls to develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and manages program team’s performance to the IMS
- Develops, creates, and reports on key program metrics including on-time delivery, material forecasts, hardware production and delivery forecasts, resource allocation, and performance to labor and material budgets
- Identifies and assesses performance gaps to customer expectations or program objectives, develops and initiates improvement plans to close the gaps, and utilizes metrics to verify performance to plan
- Supports recurring status meetings with the program team and customer and program review meetings with business and customer leadership
- Hosts customer meetings at the Louisville factory including coordinating visits with security functions
- Facilitates and attends source inspections and other supplier/subcontractor meetings and/or visits
- Successfully navigates through cultural differences to understand unique customer customs, expectations, values, and priorities
- Presents new business opportunities to leadership and leads capture activities including proposal development
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field and 8 years of Program Management or equivalent experience
- Understanding and execution in the development of managing budgets and schedules to drive performance
- Firm understanding of Earned Value Management and best practices
- Understanding of Integrated Master Schedule development and operations
- Experience in working with US Government contracts
- Demonstrated leadership skills working within a matrixed organization across functional boundaries
- Strength and experience in planning and organization
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- MBA or Master’s Degree relevant to program management and 10+ yrs experience
- Security Clearance
- PMP Certification
- Experience in leading complex programs
- Experience in working projects for the US Military
- Experience working in a production environment
- Excellent communication skills with experience in communicating with senior leadership internally and externally
- Experience in engineering, finance, and/or contracts management
- Demonstrated track record of driving and supporting achievement of financial, schedule, and technical objectives on prior projects
Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $120874 - $205486
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. About BAE Systems, Inc.BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.
Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.