Integrated Program Planner Sr. Staff, Skunk Works® - Level 5

Basic Qualifications

• Secret Security Clearance
• 5 years of professional experience in operational planning or scheduling
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
• Proficient with scheduling tools such as Open Plan, Primavera, MS Project, or ProjectView
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
• Proficient at developing/maintaining complex Network Schedules including integrity checks, critical path analysis, and Schedule Risk Analysis
• Experience analyzing planning metrics and trends and implementing actionable improvement plans
• Experiences delivering project briefings to internal and external customers
• Knowledge and experiences of Earned Value Management (EVM) including Cost / Schedule Integration
• Proficient and effective team building skills
• Demonstrated influencing and relationship management skills
• Bachelor's degree

Job Description

We are Lockheed Martin. Join Program Planning at our Skunk Works® Team - Fort Worth, TX!

At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, we connect people and protect nations through technology. Our Skunk Works® Programs shape the world's most advanced fighter jets, design cutting-edge unmanned aerial systems, and modernize national defense aircraft. We're accelerating tomorrow's breakthroughs to keep our customers ahead in an ever-changing world.

Integral to Lockheed Martin's Program Management & Enterprise Performance, Program Planning organizes tasks for mission success, schedules design, development, and sustainability of products. It breaks down products into tasks, sets sequences & durations, ensuring on-time, in-budget, desired quality outcomes. Aeronautical program planning combines creativity, science, and technology to create amazing machines enabling human exploration and travel in the air and beyond!

We offer flexible work schedules and comprehensive benefits to invest in your future and security. Explore Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here. Are you ready to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? If so, we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Summary of Key Duties

As a Sr Staff Integrated Program Planner, you will be the lead planner responsible for a specific function of a Skunk Works® program. You will develop, maintain, and analyze program schedules, serving as a trusted advisor and modeling planning excellence for the team. You will collaborate across multiple functional areas including engineering, procurement, contracts, business management, production, and quality control. Success in this role depends on strong communication, collaboration, and expert use of program planning tools.

Primary Tools Used

• Deltek Open Plan Scheduling Tool
• Milestones Professional
• Microsoft Excel

Secondary Tools Used (Not Limited To)

• Microsoft Project
• SAP

Desired Skills

• Experience as a planning team lead and/or contract planner
• Proposal experience
• Strong knowledge of LM Program Performance Management (PPM)
• Command Media Supplier integration experience, performance analysis, and corrective action recommendation skills
• Familiarity with Risk and Opportunity Management, including identification, integration, and mitigation
• Deep knowledge of Deltek Open Plan Product Life Cycle Management tools and FAMSCO experience
• Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA) experience
• Prior Aerospace experience

Other Important Information

• 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
• Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.