Director Technical Program Manager - Blue National Security

Blue Origin • Littleton, CO

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About The Position

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations. As part of a hardworking team of program managers, you will be accountable for programmatic operations of highly complex projects within the Blue Ring portfolio. Working with the engineering team representing the Program Management Office (PMO), you will coordinate across the program to build a detailed understanding and tracking of technical aspects, budget, schedule, and risk. You will be responsible for development of recovery plans as required to fulfill project requirements and constraints. This position directly drives the ability to deliver program objectives, requiring a strong attention to detail and commitment with a blend of technical, business, and organizational acumen. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, management, or engineering or equivalent in years of experience
• 15+ years of experience in program management and/or program planning in the aerospace industry
• Experience working on Aerospace Development Programs and/or Space Systems
• Strong understanding DFARs based contracts
• Experience in structured environments, especially establishing and maintaining a structured culture within a varied workforce and multifaceted work portfolio
• Experience leading and driving execution of civil and commercial programs from concept through delivery
• Strong motivation by an operations outlook and work ethics: tactical responsiveness, making important decisions fast, delivering results, having a bias for action
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships

Nice To Haves

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance
• Experience in dynamic (e.g., growing, evolving) organizations, including planning, budget, schedule, quality, deliverables, reporting, staff, facilities, and interfaces
• Demonstrated experience managing development projects and programs

Responsibilities

• Primary point of contact for execution and management of program deliverables, performance to plan, and completion of customer statement of work
• Manage contractual data requirements lists and deliveries; support mission unique scope definition and programmatic (scope, schedule, financial) baselining/budget management; responsible for customer relationship building and management (from pre-solicitation through launch/delivery/ops), program staffing requests and team scope management, spend planning, risk management, cash flow
• Prioritize weekly and monthly tasking across multiple organizations and functions within the project; maintain cognizance of all project activities
• Lead financial performance of accounts held at the program level; oversee financial performance of accounts held by subsystem leads
• Implement business rhythm: organize, prepare for, and conduct staff meetings, operating reviews, monthly corporate reporting, and quarterly and annual planning cycles; generate and track action items
• Lead the Program Planning & Control, Finance, Procurement, Cost Engineering teams to establish program baselines, detailed planning, execution status, and recovery plans to variance
• Partner with supporting functional organizations (e.g., Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, Enterprise Technology) to assure continuous interfaces, smooth operations, and reconciliation of process standards, action items, and emergent issues across the project
• Represent the Business Unit/Product Line interests on proposal efforts in terms of scope, price vs cost, and resource allocation - single threaded leader responsible for program sign off (certifying) of proposal content

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director