Program Controls Manager

Job Description
BAE Systems has an immediate need for a highly qualified Project Manager who will oversee our Program Management Office (PMO), primarily focusing on program controls, to help us effectively execute the activities within our prime role supporting the US Navy’s, AEGIS Technical Representative (TECHREP) program. AEGIS TECHREP provides on-site direction, oversight, and support that validates the total AEGIS weapon and combat system design. Through over 40 years of continuous AEGIS TECHREP support, BAE Systems has grown in technical expertise, capability, and effectiveness. As a trusted partner, BAE Systems brings tailored Project Management Body of Knowledge best practices and an experienced Program Manager (PM) with many years of experience managing large complex programs. This ensures that AEGIS TECHREP remains the pre-eminent technical authority providing comprehensive engineering rigor and oversight of AEGIS Combat System (ACS) and AEGIS Weapon System (AWS) development. While past excellence serves as compelling indicators of continued future success, we must constantly evolve our processes and tools to provide our customer predictable and reliable support.

The candidate will oversee the PMO and its functions, with specific attention to fiscal year budget planning, Government allocation tracking, forecasting, and variance analysis. You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary engineering team and will have full authority to lead planning activities within the programmatic guidelines set by the program manager and customer. Additionally, you will analyze existing tools, and/or build new tools to analyze data to help the leadership team, as well as Government customers, manage our projects.

Key Roles, Accountabilities and Duties:

• Programmatic focal point for all activity within the projects including strategic planning, engineering staffing, issue reporting, and risk and opportunity management.
• Partner with program managers, functional engineering managers, and factories to ensure program goals, requirements, and needs are understood and achieved.
• Monitor project plans and execution to ensure technical and work scope requirements, schedule, and budget are well defined and maintained.
• Ensure engineering efforts are planned and executed in accordance with company policies, procedures, processes, and best practices.
• Provide the coordination between the engineering team and functional managers to ensure all necessary reviews are conducted and approvals are received.
• Collaborate with government points of contact to define strategic direction and requirements, ensuring seamless integration into program Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and established financial frameworks.

The ability to communicate, coordinate, collaborate, and lead in a visible and proactive manner is an imperative aspect of the role, and will be evaluated equally alongside specific, applied experiences. Experience with resource allocation processes is required. The ideal candidate will be highly engaging, team-oriented, customer-focused, and able to respond rapidly to a dynamic programmatic environment.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or related degree / equivalent experience
• Prior Program Controls experience working with various contract types
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, specifically Excel and Power BI.
• Experience implementing Earned Value Management processes
• Analytical, and strategic problem-solving skills
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with diverse work teams
• Active Secret clearance

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Knowledge of the AEGIS Combat System (ACS) and AEGIS Weapon System (AWS)
• Capability to communicate and present financial data to other functions in an accurate and understandable manner
• General knowledge of industry practices and standards
• Experience with Business Application development.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $101398 - $172377

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including 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. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.


About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.