Deputy DDG Program Director

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Jacksonville
Posted on: February 2, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description BAE Systems, Inc. is currently recruiting for a Program Manager to serve as the Deputy DDG Program Director (Program Manager II) supporting the Jacksonville Ship Repair business. As the Deputy DDG Program Director you will manage, coordinate, plan, organize, control, integrate, and execute a project or collection of projects across a wide variety of contract structures. You will ensure achievement of financial, schedule, technical, and new business performance objectives; participate in the support of new business and in the development of financial plans for the company. Further, our Program Managers act as leaders and initiators in Environmental and Safety, ensuring team compliance with all company & OSHA-regulated safety requirements/standards, and environmental regulations as permitting requirements.Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

• The successful candidate will have an intimate understanding of the U.S. Navy customer and U.S. Navy customer vessels.
• Successful candidate must have extensive experience in leading, developing and mentoring people. Direct "People Management" responsibility is required.
• Successful candidate will have experience leading within large organizations and leading successfully through organizational change. Optimum candidate will have experience leading large organizations.
• Oversees project staffing requirements to ensure requirements met within budgetary constraints, and to ensure project team talent mix (personalities, experience, relative strengths & weaknesses) are balanced and optimized.
• Conducts regular reviews of program performance through measurement to ensure program objectives are met, including budget and time constraints. Maintains and complies with BAE Systems Life Cycle Management (LCM).
• Able to coordinate, plan, organize, control, and integrate a portfolio of projects. Ensures achievement of financial, schedule, technical, and new business performance objectives. Participates in the development of financial plans for the company. Assists with new business initiatives in market adjacencies while reinforcing and further growing the company's position in existing markets.
• Models and demonstrates strong leadership in ethics, safety and security.Works with and integrates support matrix functions (Supply Chain, Contracts, Finance, Production, Facilities, Planning, Estimating, Business Development, Scheduling, Programs, etc.) to achieve business goals across the spectrum of business activities. Establishes and clearly communicates program vision, implementing service delivery methodologies and processes across multiple task orders while maintaining a level of program structure, program quality, and operating within Government-defined standards. Manages and directs scheduling and progress of projects of all contract types, including Firm Fixed Price and Cost Plus.
• Ensures compliance with NAVSEA Standard Items and other contractual requirements.
• Coordinates, prioritizes, and synchronizes the advanced (B&P) and in-execution planning of Firm Fixed Price and Cost Plus projects.
• Assists in work item development, milestone establishment and sequencing and compliance with technical and contractual requirements.
• Directs Document Control processes vis a vis Charge Code development, budget distributions, and formal communications to the government.
• Produces project and portfolio management tools to enhance productivity. Establishes controls for monitoring and tracking progress, status and performance for each contract. Develops and analyzes metrics to drive behavioral changes and process improvements in cross-functional areas of planning, cost performance, and schedule performance to enhance profitability and long-term growth. Benchmarks project, program, and portfolio performance; provides business insights to the Senior Leadership Team while advising on priorities, actions and critical decisions. Develops solutions to complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation. Ensures solutions are consistent with organization objectives.
• Assesses and makes recommendations regarding resourcing forecasts, allocation priorities, and performance to plan across the Portfolio of work. Integrates with Finance to align performance/resourcing plans with Sales forecasts. Foresees resourcing constraints and develops options to mitigate. Also leads in strategy development and decision-making regarding "Make vs. Buy" (subcontracting) decisions.
• Participates in contract negotiations and changes; assists with coordination and preparation of proposals, business plans, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of the contract.
• Participates in strategic business planning, business development activities, solution development, and assists with driving innovation and alignment of corporate investments with new and emerging customer needs. Identifies opportunities for growth. Integrates with Estimating and Proposal Development teams to inform Capture decisions on upcoming opportunities. Integrates with Procurement to identify new partners and vendors and develop relationships that contribute to business-building and redundancy/resilience-building.
• Work is performed independently, without appreciable direction, to achieve company objectives. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignment.
• Identify and assess project risks and issues, and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Interacts with senior management and others concerning matters of significance to the company. Conducts business and technical briefings for senior and top management for external representatives.
• Responsible for maintaining contract documentation, including all correspondence, change orders, etc.
• Accountable for contract execution in compliance with all state and federal safety and environmental guidelines, and BAE Systems company policies and procedures.
• Coordinates and approves all changes to project requirements or plans, receiving customer approval when required.
• Accountable for daily contact with customer's representatives to report status, resolve issues and negotiate changes to contract requirements, whether schedule, technical or financial.
• Carries out managerial responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsible for training, hiring, performance development, evaluations and advancements of Department personnel.
• Manages and provides direction and oversight to the Department personnel.
• Manages time collection and time charging for direct reports and approve timesheets in accordance with BAE Systems Time Collection Policy.
• Must be physically able to access and tour all spaces on board vessels and within the facility.
• Other duties may be assigned.Required Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Bachelors Degree and 10 years of experience.
  • We may substitute equivalent experience, training and/or certifications for the degree. Relevant experience is job-related work that provides the necessary knowledge, skill, and abilities to perform the leadership role (position).
  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must be able to tour all vessels, docks, piers, shops and work sites.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  • Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test and reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis. Ability to apply a high-level budgeting/accounting skills to execute contract ensuring profitability and customer satisfaction.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in schematic, blueprint, mathematical, or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
    • The ideal candidate will have 15+ years relevant experience with both a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree
    • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is valued. Pay InformationFull-Time Salary Range: $133333 - $226667Please 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 Platforms & Services 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.The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and naval ship repair---just to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.

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