SLCM-N Technical Planning and Execution Program Area Manager

BAE Systems•Rockville, MD

20d•$149,603 - $254,317•Onsite

About The Position

BAE Systems has an immediate need for a highly qualified Technical Planning and Execution Program Area Manager (PAM) to support the US Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive(PAE) Strategic Systems Programs(SSP) Office and the SLCM-N Program. The Program Area Manager will report directly to the Deputy Program Manager of System Definition on the Systems Engineering & Integration engineering services contract supporting PAE SSP. The Strategic System Program technical planning an execution process provides full lifecycle planning of all systems engineering and engineering support function to guide the program from development through deployment. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the team enabling our Nation’s technological superiority on strategic missions through development of advanced planning and execution of technical and programmatic objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related field and 10+ years of experience, willing to consider equivalent education and years of related/relevant work experience.
engineering manager over programs totaling $5m per year in annual budget
demonstrated experience leading a 15+ person engineering team.
Advanced knowledge of complex System and System of Systems Engineering concepts, best practices, and procedures with emphasis on planning and execution to meet critical programmatic capabilities.
Experience with managing activities across a diverse portfolio of projects and programs for commercial or government customers
Proficient in conducting assessments and providing briefing and / or reports to leadership highlighting the results and recommended actions
Proven experience leading geographically and organizationally distributed teams in cross-discipline reviews for system engineering & engineering support activities across the program lifecycle for multiple subsystems.
Demonstrated success partnering with customers to understand critical challenges, shape customer requirements, develop innovative solutions, and manage execution of solutions through implementation
Must possess strong organizational, time management, and project management skills
Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills with demonstrated experience communicating with executive and senior customer leadership

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in engineering or other technical discipline
Experience with large, complex, system design and development programs
Experience supporting and conducting assessments and large-scale design/program reviews
Experience with designing, modeling, and building resilient systems
Experience with the Navy programs for SLCM-N, SSN, SSBN, or Trident programs
Experience with DoD/DoW acquisition policies and requirements
Experience working in missile weapon systems, space, and/or nuclear fields

Responsibilities

Manage cost, schedule, scope, and risk for performing technical planning and execution for SLCM-N
Establish and manage performance measurement baseline (cost, schedule, and scope) for all activities and deliverables within control accounts.
Conduct monthly schedule and cost variance analysis including corrective action planning and execution.
Support monthly risk management board to present and obtain approval of identified risks and mitigation plans.
Lead the development of highly complex engineering estimates and associated work breakdown structures for technical planning and execution on current and future contracts.
Plan and lead technical assessment activities across the engineering lifecycle, for complex systems-of-systems, including the creation and execution of management plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
Manage execution of engineering capabilities (people, processes, tools) and work products (deliverables) to plan and perform technical planning and execution. Ensure the delivery of engineering products in assigned portfolio meet or exceed defined quality thresholds.
Plan, lead, and support internal and external engineering reviews, while also providing interim assessments and status to leadership on preparation and maturity of review products.
Ensure engineering outcomes are consistent with established engineering principles and practices, and that customer and company technical, system, performance, and quality requirements are met.
Collaborate directly with government customers, University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC), and Industry to create policy, process, and implement appropriate tools to plan and measure design maturity, identify risks, issues, and opportunities, and provide detailed action plans.
Oversee and approve technical documentation, data, presentations, and white paper submissions to customers.
Functional management over 20+ person workforce to include performance and development objective setting, conduct of semi-annual performance reviews, personnel development and training, annual salary planning, and hiring/onboarding of new personnel.
Assemble, lead, and manage high-performance teams focused on delivering engineering products and developing innovative solutions to complex mission and business challenges.
Establish and maintain exceptional relationships with GS-14 and GS-13 level US Navy customers/clients to solve technical problems and implement solutions of extremely high complexity.
Synthesize customer future needs and opportunities into actionable and measurable plans
Manage Contract Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) scoring from assigned customers to exceed corporate expectations.