Senior Project Manager / Site Manager

About the role

BAE Systems is seeking an experienced Project Manager (Program Area Manager) to support our work as a prime contractor on a high-profile U.S. Navy weapon system. Communication, integrity, competence, and the ability to work well with others are important traits we would expect the successful candidate to possess and demonstrate.

Responsibilities

• Contract execution and performance
• Executing the requirements of BAE Systems’ Senior Site Manager (SSM) in Kings Bay, GA
• Managing a multifaceted workforce consisting of 65 employees supporting multiple contracts and locations, in support of Portfolio Acquisition Executive Strategic Systems Programs (PAESSP)
• Covering IT support, Fleet support, warehouse operations, and Facility Predictive Maintenance

About the Program

The organization has supported the U.S. Navy’s Strategic PAESSP 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.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• 14+ Years with HS
• 12+ Years with AA
• 10+ Years with BS
• 8+ Years with MS
• 6+ Years with PhD
• Technical knowledge and proficiency
• Proficiency in applications word processing, spreadsheet, and database development programs to prepare appropriate reports and documents for internal and external use.
• Analytical and technical problem solving for effective decision making and for making recommendations in an established reporting chain.
• Excellent Communication Skills both orally and in writing.
• Effective and proper communication is required for interfacing, coordinating, and negotiating with colleagues, auditors, customers, government and vendors.
• Excellent interpersonal skills used when interfacing, coordinating, and negotiating with colleagues, auditors, customers, government and vendors.
• Understanding of project managerial relationships and operations.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment and make sound decisions while complying with policies, procedures, appropriate principles and applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
• Good planning, time management and organization skills.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Hours and task management
• Scheduling
• Familiar with government warehousing
• Familiar with Strategic Systems Programs
• Familiar with Strategic Weapons Facility
• Familiar with Facility Predictive Maintenance

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $122400 - $208080
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

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts
• A 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage
• Life and accident insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Legal plan
• Discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
• Recognition program
• Incentives 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.

About BAE Systems

BAE Systems, Inc. is the wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems, PLC. BAE Systems, PLC provides some of the world's most advanced, technology-led defense, aerospace and security solutions. As the world’s 7th largest defense contractor, we employ a skilled workforce of around 100,000 people in more than 40 countries. We develop, engineer, manufacture, and support products and systems to protect national security and keep people safe.