Project Manager

Location: Rockville, Maryland, United States

Category: Project & Program Management

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking Project Managers to support the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP). BAE Systems' SSP team provides support to our country's most important nuclear deterrent program, the Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) Program. Join us in ensuring continued exceptional Product Support for the current Strategic Weapons System (SWS) and future weapon system development, production and deployment. As a program project manager, you represent the technical program managers and staff to liaison with the Program Management Office (PMO) in the following activities:

Cost Management:

• Create, provide, and maintain annual Basis of Estimates and recommend a Work Package and program Work Breakdown Structure to align with and capture the technical work to be performed
• Understand and use Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques
• Provide process feedback and report project performance to the Technical Managers and PMO Cost Control Manager

Schedule Management:

• Ensure technical program compliance with baseline change control processes
• Liaison with planners to maintain an accurate Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Provides schedule status reports to meet technical staff guidelines
• Provide process feedback and report project performance to the Technical Managers and PMO Schedule Manager

Risk Management:

• Identify technical risk and make recommendation to the technical staff to establish and track technical mitigation plans
• Communicate internal and external risks and appropriate mitigations to applicable stakeholders
• Provide process feedback and report project performance to the Technical Managers and PMO Risk Manager

Quality Management:

• Coordinate and lead technical staff preventive action process reviews and corrective action planning and implementation
• Represent the technical Program Area Rep to resolve all quality related items
• Provide process feedback and report project performance to the Technical Managers and PMO Quality Manager

As a decades long sole source partner on multiple contracts on behalf of our customer, our program has remarkable stability and is concurrently experiencing significant growth. Combined, these factors provide ample opportunity for professional growth and development for capable and talented individuals on our team.

About the program
Our organization has supported the U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Program (SSP) continually since the program’s inception in the 1950s. SSP developed the first sea-based, underwater-launched Strategic Weapon System (SWS), a defense system that is truly critical to our national security. For more than six decades, SSP has maintained and upgraded this weapon system, and we have been there every step of the way. The sea-based SWS is the ultimate stealthy weapon system and as the first leg of the U.S. nuclear triad. With over 70% of our nation’s nuclear arsenal its importance to maintaining world peace cannot be overstated. The development of Columbia, the most advanced nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed submarine ever designed, as well the next D5LE2 weapon system is under way and will begin to be rolled out over the next decade. The Navy projects this system to be operational through 2084, meaning the program will have a total life span of more than 120 years. This is a truly unique program and BAE Systems employees on this program understand they are part of an important legacy.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Education and years of related/relevant work experience required: Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 6 years related/relevant work experience or equivalent education and years of related/relevant work experience required.


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Certified Project Management Professional
• Experience in a project management position
• Familiarity with Level of Effort (LOE) service contracts
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power BI
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118095 - $200762

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 a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.

Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.

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.