At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

This role will lead a group of diverse Project Leaders who will positively impact our ability to scale operations of the New Glenn Launch vehicle and manufacturing capability at Blue’s Rocket Park Facility to meet the growing demand from our business units. As the Director of Program Management for the New Glenn Manufacturing Operations, you will lead a team of Project Leaders who will be responsible to execute scope related to achieving ambitious Rate targets while implementing state of the art solutions, on time and budget leading to building confidence in performance.  They will work with broad cross functional team (inside and outside of Operations) to establishing robust, integrated cost and schedule plans that deliver for our customers while building the standards to which we execute programs. This position will also partner with supporting organizations to develop integrated data solutions and to drive performance to ensure rate targets to build our New Glenn Launch vehicle are met and we are successful in our mission of creating the infrastructure with millions of people will live and work in space.

As the Director of Program Management for New Glenn Manufacturing Operations, you will lead your Project Leaders in setting the standards for and optimizing work breakdown structures, schedule management of a portfolio of Integrated Master Schedule, and integrating cost models to develop meaningful analysis for Operations and Program Leadership.  Upon coordinating and implementing status and forecast updates with finance and planning create briefings for Operations and program leadership, this will include risk management.

Successful candidates will have demonstrated success interfacing with all Enterprise Functions and Executive Leadership in an integrated capacity, while building and establishing the Program Management Operating System to align across the enterprise to enable execution and forecasting our ability to deliver on Operations commitments. Partnering with all levels of Program Management and Engineering Leadership this position will be integral in establishing reporting data and metrics that drive action for improved program performance.

We are looking for an individual who goes beyond just reporting the data but who translates the data into actionable information to drives improved program performance. While this role requires someone with an understanding of industry best practices around Project Management, candidates must have demonstrated experience challenging the norms and maintaining a commitment to relentlessly pursuing new and better alternative practices.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in engineering, project management or other highly analytical field
• 15+ years of program/project management with roles of expanding leadership and scope.
• Broad/deep scheduling and cost controls skillset
• Proficiency with resource-loaded schedules using Primavera (P6) or similar platforms
• Control account management including budget baselining, reforecasting, variance analysis, managing EACs and implementing EVMS with Deltek Cobra or similar platforms
• Experience with large project data sets, project planning efforts, and integrating program cost and schedules
• Experience driving programmatic actions through robust variance analysis
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with a keen ability to understand and work with complex relationships across internal organizations
• Passionate about the value robust schedule and cost management can bring to a program and experienced in articulating this value and earning buy-in from stakeholders.
• Extensive experience in building and leading teams, including hiring new talent, growing existing talent, and fostering a productive and healthy team culture
• Demonstrated success in designing, testing, and implementing standard operating procedures and process
• Experience and ability to thrive in an environment with ambiguity, evolving priorities and requirements
• Leadership experience, with demonstrated successes building and sustaining high performance teams
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• 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

Desired:

• Experienced Program Planning and Program Finance in support of large hardware platforms (Aerospace, Defense, Construction sectors)
• Scheduling and/or project management experience in a recurring operations or maintenance environment
• Expertise with Primavera P6, Deltek Cobra, and Empower
• Proven record of hands-on development and implementation of company-wide process improvements
• MBA, or Project Management certification (PMP/Certified Project Manager)

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Benefits

Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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