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Lockheed Martin (LM) is looking for a dedicated Project Management and Planning Associate Manager to become a member of the Reentry Portfolio Integration (RPI) Team

Lead a highly effective team tasked with ensuring engagement and coordination among the Reentry Directorate. This includes collaboration with different organizations, engineering teams, program managers, project coordinators, and project leads, as well as support organizations such as F&BO, program planning and scheduling, supply chain management, contracts, the program office, and relevant directorates. Additionally, work in close partnership with our Navy colleagues to develop and implement standardized business practices, products, and processes across Reentry programs. This is a working manager role and will include both managerial and business coordinator responsibilities.

As a Project Management and Planning Associate Manager, you will have the following daily key responsibilities:

* Oversee the planning of business coordinator tasking to ensure proper workload across the team and that deadlines are met
* Coordinate the planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of projects and business activities within the designated area of responsibility
* Ensure that projects and tasking are completed on schedule following established procedures, schedules, and work plans
* Be a Full Spectrum Leader who is disciplined in driving value to the Reentry Directorate
* Perform tasking as part of the business coordinator team (e.g. meeting support, projects that support the directorate, business rhythm needs)
* Communicate within the directorate, FBM, SRP, and other external non-LM partners
* Managing the team budget
Basic Qualifications:
To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:

* Bachelors degree or equivalent experience/combined education
* 5+ years of professional experience
* Extensive experience in logistics and project coordination, including managing business rhythms and communications
* Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and tasks while providing leadership to the team across various initiatives and business rhythms,
* Experienced in leading and facilitating large meetings (e.g. 100+ attendees),
* Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
* You will need to be a US Citizen, and be able to obtain and maintain a US DoD SECRET clearance, to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Please note:

No clearance is required to apply or prior to start.
Desired Skills:
To be effective, ideally, you should also have:

* Masters degree preferred
* 8+ years of professional experience
* Previous lead/ leader experience
* Should be highly detail-oriented
* Should be rapid learner
* Experienced in various organizational methods and tools
* Customer Experience
* Navy Experience
* FBM Experience
* Greenbelt / Blackbelt certified
* Confluence, Teams, SharePoint proficient
* Possess effective relationship-building skills with peers, leadership and customer,
* You bring positivity and enthusiasm to every project you touch. In addition to the work, you love being part of a team and working collaboratively through the process.
* Demonstrated exceptional strategic communication skills, both written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels of peers, customers, and stakeholders, as well as program executives, with an ability to persuade and motivate action.

PLEASE NOTE-Other important information:

* By applying to this role, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities, within Lockheed Martin, 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.
* Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Benefits of Employment:

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually.

Learn more about Lockheed Martin's competitive and comprehensive benefits package here.

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Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years
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: 9x80 every other Friday off
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
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.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Management
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First