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Blue Origin · 2 weeks ago

Senior Technical Program Manager (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Greater Seattle Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$141K/yr - $197K/yr

Blue Origin is focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Senior Technical Program Manager will be accountable for programmatic operations of complex projects, coordinating with engineering teams to manage technical aspects, budgets, schedules, and risks while ensuring successful project delivery.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Primary point of contact for execution and management of program deliverables, performance to plan, and completion of customer statement of work

Manage contractual data requirements lists and deliveries; support mission unique scope definition and programmatic (scope, schedule, financial) baselining/budget management; responsible for customer relationship building and management (from pre-solicitation through launch/delivery/ops), program staffing requests and team scope management, spend planning, risk management, cash flow

Prioritize weekly and monthly tasking across multiple organizations and functions within the project; maintain cognizance of all project activities

Lead financial performance of accounts held at the program level; oversee financial performance of accounts held by subsystem leads

Implement business rhythm: organize, prepare for, and conduct staff meetings, operating reviews, monthly corporate reporting, and quarterly and annual planning cycles; generate and track action items

Lead the Program Planning & Control, Finance, Procurement, Cost Engineering teams to establish program baselines, detailed planning, execution status, and recovery plans to variance

Partner with supporting functional organizations (e.g., Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, Enterprise Technology) to assure continuous interfaces, smooth operations, and reconciliation of process standards, action items, and emergent issues across the project

Represent the Business Unit/Product Line interests on proposal efforts in terms of scope, price vs cost, and resource allocation - single threaded leader responsible for program sign off (certifying) of proposal content

Qualification

Program managementAerospace Development ProgramsDFARs contractsMS ProjectStructured environmentsBudget managementCustomer relationship managementLeadership skillsAttention to detail

Required

Active Top Secret (TS) clearance required

Bachelor's degree in business, management, or engineering or equivalent in years of experience

Background in program management and/or program planning in the aerospace industry

Experience working on Aerospace Development Programs and/or Space Systems

Strong understanding DFARs based contracts

Experience in structured environments, especially establishing and maintaining a structured culture within a varied workforce and multifaceted work portfolio

Strong motivation by an operations outlook and work ethics: tactical responsiveness, making important decisions fast, delivering results, having a bias for action

Demonstrated expertise in the use of MS Project for labor loaded Integrated Schedules

Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships

Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Preferred

Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance preferred

Experience in dynamic (e.g., growing, evolving) organizations, including planning, budget, schedule, quality, deliverables, reporting, staff, facilities, and interfaces

Demonstrated experience managing development projects and programs