Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace and defense company seeking a Program Support & Field Operations Manager for the PAC 3 Sustainment team. This role involves leading field operations staff, coordinating logistics, and ensuring technical integrity of missile and interceptor systems across global operations.
Responsibilities:
- Directing and supporting field operations staff worldwide, including hiring, training, evaluating and certifying personnel
- Coordinating expatriation, repatriation and travel logistics for a fast growing organization (domestic and international)
- Managing staffing requirements for deployments, exercises, training events and unit readiness initiatives
- Setting work priorities, schedules and performance metrics; generating reports for senior leadership
- Conducting performance assessments, recognition and disciplinary actions in an FSL environment
- Resolving real time conflicts that could impact mission performance or customer satisfaction
- Ensuring technical integrity of PAC 3 products and field service skillsets through sustainment activities
- Participating in requirements development for Logistics & Sustainment Engineering (LSE) and related scope of work reviews
- Providing expert counsel to programs and management on field operations technical matters
- Communicating schedule and technical status to functional and program organizations
- Managing the program budget for your area of responsibility, tracking costs and forecasting needs
Requirements:
- Must have an active Secret security clearance
- Minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience in appropriate field commensurate with assignment
- Technically proficient in theory of operation, tactical and technical requirements surrounding Patriot, IBCS, LoE & preferably THAAD
- Proven leadership skills and decision-making authority of teams of 5 personnel or more through successful execution
- Strong Operations Management skills focused on technical, tactical, logistics and equipment maintenance in both CONUS and OCONUS environments required to be able to identify and implement new and existing field service support strategies to increase performance to our customers
- A broad knowledge and solid understanding of the principles and analysis of all DoD Logistics and Sustainment Engineering disciplines including Logistics, Field Services, Technical Publications and Training
- Knowledge of Specialty Engineering (Reliability, Maintainability, Human Factors and System Safety) and Configuration/Data Management and how they interact with the other Engineering and Technology disciplines is a plus
- Proven ability to work successfully across functional groups and with internal customers
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to build effective working relationships are a must
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, technical writing experience, and an ability to perform oral presentations in front of large groups and senior leadership
- Candidate must be willing to work overtime, and travel as needed to support program requirements
- The ability to interface with Engineering teams to jointly solve difficult field operations technical issues
- The ability to interface with multi–disciplined Program / Customer teams to achieve Program Mission Success at the direction of the Program and Field Operations Manager
- Ability to place the appropriate focus on mission success and the Full Spectrum Leadership imperative – Deliver Results
- Minimum of 10 years' experience working in a military maintenance / field / deployment environment, preferably in MOS fields of 14T, 140K, 140L or 140E
- Graduate degree commensurate to assignment
- Control Account Management (CAM) certified, with completed training and demonstrated understanding of earned value management system processes and procedures
- Program Management experience
- Depot Operations experience
- Microsoft Project and Scheduling experience
- Proposal development experience; Basis of Estimate (BOE) development
- Engineering team lead experience in working with Logistics and Sustainment Engineering disciplines
- Product Support / LSE Program experience in all phases of a program
- Integrated Air & Missile Defense (IAMD) integration and field operations experience
- Risk identification and management experience
- Experience conducting performance reviews, hiring, disciplinary actions, and other personnel related activities
- Experience processing Military Common Access Cards IAW LM and Government requirements
- Working knowledge of the Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) government system to execute Letter of Authorization (LOA) deployment orders