ICBM Transition Office Project Manager

BAE Systems

1d•$107,952 - $183,518•Onsite

About The Position

This position is the heart of the ICBM Transition Office (ITO), working for the ICBM Directorate, and coordinating team activities in their mission to provide strategic planning and analyses that support a seamless, safe, secure, and effective Transition from the Minuteman III weapon system to Sentinel. Duties involve providing expert advice and support to Sentinel leaders on all areas that may impact ICBM Transition to include: all actions from strategic planning to tactical action to transform support, facilities, hardware, software, personnel, policies, training, security, contracts, budget, technology, and operational capability necessary to deactivate Minuteman III and simultaneously deploy Sentinel while meeting warfighter mission-in-execution requirements. Specifically, this team member will be responsible for supporting the government ITO customer as part of the Integration Support Contract in the review and assessment of the Sentinel prime contractor’s design, deployment plans, documentation, architectures, and other products in order to meet acquisition requirements and timelines. Our team provides expertise on both the Minuteman III and Sentinel weapon systems, concepts of operation, modeling, simulation, and works to identify and mitigate risks to ICBM Transition as well as opportunities to capitalize upon the same. The position is accountable to the ITO Lead Program Manager for tasks and serves as a focal point for assigned projects. This team member supports the integration of existing Minuteman III, Sentinel and Air Force Global Strike Command schedules to develop and maintain a strategic sight picture of ICBM Transition efforts, facilitate early identification and mitigation of risks, opportunities for exploitation, and inform leadership decision making. Duties also include evaluation of programmatic schedule activities impacting ICBM Transition/schedules/roadmaps and working to identify linkages and dependencies across Transition stakeholders and the development and tracking of ICBM Transition metrics. This team member also interacts with government customer staff and senior leaders in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Headquarters Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, US Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Strategic Command, as well as other Sentinel team partners from Federally-Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs). This team member will also coordinate and integrate actions with other program managers, engineers, logisticians, testers, and external agencies. Our team includes existing staff with extensive expertise in the current Minuteman III weapon system (including the Airborne Launch Control System) and actively participates in ongoing studies and assessments for this next generation ICBM system.

Requirements

Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in program or project management.
Must have current (within last 6 years) Secret security clearance or higher and be able to obtain Top Secret and SAP clearances within a reasonable timeframe.
Pursuant to Government contract, this position requires US Citizenship status.

Nice To Haves

Extensive knowledge and proficiency using office software such as Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and Excel is highly desirable.
FENCES access and experience operating in Jira and Confluence platforms for team task management.
Familiarity with, or willingness to rapidly learn, schedule management programs such as Primavera or Microsoft Project is desired.
Self-motivated with excellent verbal and written communications skills in addition to sound interpersonal skills involving interfacing, coordinating and negotiating with customer and company personnel.
Relevant experience with ICBM operations, maintenance, support, sustainment, or acquisition capabilities gained at an ICBM Wing, an ICBM Program Office, MAJCOM, Combatant Command, and/or Joint Staff/OSD levels is desirable.

Responsibilities

Providing expert advice and support to Sentinel leaders on all areas that may impact ICBM Transition
Supporting the government ITO customer as part of the Integration Support Contract in the review and assessment of the Sentinel prime contractor’s design, deployment plans, documentation, architectures, and other products in order to meet acquisition requirements and timelines
Providing expertise on both the Minuteman III and Sentinel weapon systems, concepts of operation, modeling, simulation, and works to identify and mitigate risks to ICBM Transition as well as opportunities to capitalize upon the same
Supporting the integration of existing Minuteman III, Sentinel and Air Force Global Strike Command schedules to develop and maintain a strategic sight picture of ICBM Transition efforts, facilitate early identification and mitigation of risks, opportunities for exploitation, and inform leadership decision making
Evaluation of programmatic schedule activities impacting ICBM Transition/schedules/roadmaps and working to identify linkages and dependencies across Transition stakeholders and the development and tracking of ICBM Transition metrics
Coordinate and integrate actions with other program managers, engineers, logisticians, testers, and external agencies

Benefits

health, dental, and vision insurance
health savings accounts
a 401(k) savings plan
disability coverage
life and accident insurance
employee assistance program
a legal plan
discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
paid time off
paid holidays
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.