Proposal Manager

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Lockheed Martin is looking for an energetic, hardworking, and experienced proposal manager to join the Fleet Ballistic Missile program. The most successful candidate for this position will bring leadership experience, positivity, strategic thinking, and key proposal and program management principles to the team. This position will be located in Titusville, FL or Englewood, CO.

• This includes complete ownership of managing the LE Proposal team and leading LM internal stakeholders across multiple proposals, with full proposal cycle oversight of schedule, budget, and proposed work scope that meets the Navyʼs requirements and adheres to Lockheed Martin requirements/standards.

• This position will report to the FBM D5LE Business Integration Program Manager.

As the D5LE Program Proposal Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Manage, lead, and execute annual sustainment proposals, including on-contract change proposals required on the current contract - from draft request for proposal (RFP) all the way through proposal submittal, follow on fact finding and negotiation efforts, while partnering heavily across Navy partners and all internal program stakeholders.

• Support, participation in, and understanding of strategic planning and cross-FBM program efforts will be required in addition to proposal management.

• Travel is expected with this position, likely 30% of the time.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education

• Ability to produce strategic, customer focused, and compliant proposal(s) that adhere to DoD contractual standards.

• Experience with corporate level required reviews, leading to proposal submit.

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.

• Experience with executive level communications.

• Experience with DoD customers.

• You will need to be a US Citizen, and currently hold and maintain a US DoD SECRET clearance, to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Desired Skills

• Experience working with multiple and large product teams, leading technical input/scope to decompose for proposal content, meeting and demonstrating traceability to customer requirements

• Experience with writing, reviewing, and providing feedback on basis of estimates (BOEs), specifically the scope, to support teams strengthening inputs into the proposal in alignment with requirements

• Experience partnering on supply chain strategy for subcontract(s) included in on contract and future proposal scope

• Experience with government budgeting processes, US defense acquisition, and on a Strategic Weapons Systems development program is highly desired

• Experience in project management, finance, systems engineering, and/or new business efforts

• Strong organization, analytical, presentation, communications, and interpersonal skills

Pay Information

GeoZone Definition: GeoZones are geographic groupings created by Lockheed Martin to align compensation ranges with regional labor markets and cost-of-labor differences across the United States. Locations are assigned a Geo Zone based on the primary work location of the role.

• Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 1): $161300.00 - $299500.00

• Includes metropolitan areas such as Sunnyvale CA; Pal Alto, CA; New York City metropolitan area; Newark, New Jersey; etc.

• Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 2): $145100.00 - $269500.00

• Includes metropolitan areas such as Denver, CO; King of Prussia, PA; Stratford, CT; Moorestown, NJ; etc.

• Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 3): $129000.00 - $239600.00

• Includes metropolitan areas such as Dallas–Fort Worth, TX; Orlando, FL; Grand Prairie, TX; Marietta, GA; etc.

• Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 4): $116100.00 - $215700.00

• Includes metropolitan areas such as Camden, AR; Lexington, KY; Lufkin, TX; etc.

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only.

Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.

• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.