Description:Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. Be More Than You Can Imagine.
F-35: The Centerpiece of 21st Century Global Security
The F-35 strengthens national security, enhances global partnerships and powers economic growth. As the most lethal, survivable and connected fighter jet in the world, the F-35 gives pilots the critical advantage against any adversary, enabling them to execute their mission and come home safe. Learn more about the F-35 here!
How to be part of our F-35 mission - Join Program Planning!
What is Program Planning to Lockheed Martin?
Program planning a crucial part of Program Management and Enterprise Performance. It is the essential process of organizing and managing tasks to achieve our mission, which includes scheduling the design, development and sustainability of our products. It involves breaking down the creation of our products into smaller engineering and manufacturing tasks, and then determining the sequence in which those tasks need to be completed, and how long each task will take to complete. Program planning and scheduling enables our projects to be completed on time, within budget, and with the desired quality. Aeronautical program planning is an exciting process that combines creativity, science, and technology to create amazing machines that enable humans to explore and travel in the air and beyond!
Key Responsibilities & Duties
This position provides planning/scheduling support on the Development Planning team for the F-35 program. Responsibilities include the development and maintenance of schedules partnering with Control Account Managers and Financial Analysts. Candidate will develop/refine knowledge of Critical Path Methodology and how to apply it in schedule network development and analysis. Candidate will develop/refine knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM). Position interacts across a variety of program functional organizations such as engineering, procurement, contracts, business management, production and quality control. This position will be an active participant in the evaluation of program and project planning and scheduling products and practices and will be instrumental in the resultant remediation activities upon identification of gaps.
Note: Employee can telework; however, some in-person meetings in Fort Worth, TX and Domestic/International Travel may be required <10%. Preferred candidate will live or relocate to Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, Marietta, Georgia or Palmdale, California.
“Occasional Domestic and International Travel may be required. Travel <10%”
Primary Tools Used:
1. Deltek Open Plan Scheduling Tool
2. Milestones Professional
3. Microsoft Excel
Secondary Tools Used (Not limited to):
1. Microsoft Project
2. SAP
***Employee will need to obtain and hold a Secret security clearance as part of employment***
A level 3 employee typically has 5 - 10 years of professional experience.
What’s In It For You
Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Basic Qualifications:
The following Basic Qualifications are skills that a candidate must possess to be considered for this position:
- At least 6 years experience in planning or program management related discipline with a Bachelors degree, or 4 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
- Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
- Experiences with networked schedules, integrity checks, and critical path methodology.
- Experiences delivering leadership project briefings
- Experiences with Schedule Performance Management Techniques, e.g. Earned Value Management
- Experience with Scheduling Tools – Deltek Open Plan, Microsoft Project, or Primavera P6
Desired Skills:
The following Desired Skills are not required but are those skills that would set a candidate apart from the other candidates:
• Experience with Microsoft Office Software
• Proposal Planning Experience
• Working Knowledge of Earned Value Management
(EVM)
• Frequent Customer or Senior Leadership Presentation
Experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office Software
• F-35 Program Experience
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Full-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work remotely full time at a location other than a Lockheed Martin designated office/job site. Employees may travel to a Lockheed Martin office for periodic meetings.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $89,300 - $154,905. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $77,700 - $136,965. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.
As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Yes
Career Area: Program Planning
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
