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!
Summary of Key Duties
This position provides planning/scheduling support on the Sustainment Integration and Mods Planning team for the F-35 program. Responsibilities include the development and maintenance of schedules. Candidate will also integrate and assess schedule impacts of proposed work on both existing and future plans. 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.
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***
Position may include <10 travel a year.
What’s In It For You: 3 day weekends every weekend!
From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus -if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.
Our Commitment to DEI
We Hear You, We See You. At LM Aeronautics, we invest in people and promoting the sharing of ideas to create incredible solutions. We know that our success depends on the combined efforts of diverse-thinkers like you! At LM Aeronautics, we cultivate an inclusive environment that appreciates differences and unique thinking.
Fort Worth, TX
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Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or above from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education
- Experience with networked schedules, integrity checks, and critical path methodology.
- Experience with Schedule Performance Management Techniques, e.g. Earned Value Management
Desired Skills:
- Degree in Construction Management, Program Management, Business Administration
- Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
- Previous experience with Deltek OpenPlan
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
- Experience delivering project briefings to leadership and/or stakeholders.
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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
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
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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: Possible
Career Area: Program Planning
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
- Degree in Construction Management, Program Management, Business Administration
- Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
- Previous experience with Deltek OpenPlan
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
- Experience delivering project briefings to leadership and/or stakeholders.