**Description:** Join the Lockheed Martin Space Team\!
At Lockheed Martin Space, we're pushing the boundaries of innovation and exploration\. We're looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our team and contribute to our mission of making a difference in the world\. Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to envision the impossible, perform with excellence and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration and focus\-if you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you\! Are you looking for an exciting career at one of the top Aerospace and Defense companies? Do you have the dedication and passion to make a significant contribution to mission success?
In this Proposal Manager \(Early\-Career\) role, you will be responsible for working as a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense \(THAAD\) Acquisition/Proposal Lead focusing primarily on future efforts/contracts and acquisition strategy and NBAE\. The main role of the THAAD New Business Team within the context of proposal development is to provide leadership, oversight, and acquisition strategy to the THAAD FMS, ACD, TPSC, Production, and future contracts\. This role will lead and support other Proposal Managers across the THAAD contracts to evolve program needs into a fully defined, on\-contract project with the U\.S\. Government\. This involves the entire acquisition life cycle from pre\-coordination
with Government, developing Program Management Estimates \(PMEs\), Rough
Orders of Magnitude \(ROMs\) and Proposals, and
supporting negotiations with the customer and
Subcontractors\. This Proposal Manager Asc \(Entry Level\) position requires close coordination of technical and schedule requirements with internal
Lockheed Martin Subject Matter Experts\. The Proposal Manager Asc \(Entry Level\) must be able to work effectively in fast paced and dynamic environments, must be able to learn across all business functions and will support Staff level assignments\.
**Basic Qualifications:**
· Proven experience in leading and managing teams to achieve project goals\.
· Strong organization, analytical, presentation, communications, and interpersonal skills
· Ability to travel if/as needed
· US Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance\.
**Desired Skills:**
· Previous experience with Request for Proposals \(RFP\) process and evaluation
· Experience in project management, finance, systems engineering, and/or new business efforts
· Proactive
· Able to develop strategic process improvement for the assigned team and look for ways to implement in the organization\.
· Ability to manage escalations and appropriately communicate to all stake\-holders and executive staff
· Familiarity with business processes \(invoicing, billing, funding, etc\.\) in the context of prime and subcontracts
· Experience with IDIQ contracts
· Familiarity with THAAD weapon system elements, capabilities and CONOPS
· Experience presenting to Senior Leadership
· Physically located in Huntsville, AL
· Active Secret clearance
**Security Clearance Statement:** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration\.
**Clearance Level:** Secret
**Other Important Information You Should Know**
**Expression of Interest:** 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\.
**Work Schedules:** Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees\. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed\. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits\.
**Schedule for this Position:** 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
**Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer\. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics\.**
**The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 \- 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration\.**
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges\. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work\.
With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility\. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work\. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility\.
If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role\. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications\.
**Experience Level:** 4 yr and up College
**Business Unit:** SPACE
**Relocation Available:** Possible
**Career Area:** Program Management
**Type:** Full\-Time
**Shift:** First