GMD Distributed Ground Test Mission Manager

Skills Management Title Quality Assurance/Safety Status Full Time, Employee Business Component Quality Assurance/Safety Requisition Number 08-1019924 YOU MAY NOT ALWAYS SEE US, but we're in the sky, on the ground, at sea and out in space; with your help our technologies will benefit the world. That's why we're here. GMD Distributed Ground Test Mission Manager Position Description The Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System is the first missile defense program deployed operationally to defend the homeland against ballistic missile attacks conducted by terrorists or rogue states. The system provides early detection and tracking during the boost phase, midcourse target discrimination, precision intercept and destruction of inbound ICBMs through force of hit-to-kill technology. Extensive ground and flight tests have demonstrated the system's successful performance against long-range ballistic missile targets. The GMD Distributed Ground Test Mission Manager is responsible for managing the execution of ground tests in support of fielding. This Mission Manager will identify programmatic and technical issues and work through the program organizations to resolve the issues. Additional responsibilities include event planning, establishing Distributed Ground Test master schedules (while assuring lower level schedules are in accordance with the integrated master schedule), and participating in major reviews for Distributed Ground Tests. The Mission Manager will status GMD Leadership on a continuous basis to ensure readiness of distributed ground tests. This Mission Manager is responsible for reporting distributed ground test issues and progress to Program Directors (Boeing and Government) as well as chairing the Distributed Ground Test Horizontal Integration Team. Competencies General/Leadership [ + ] Adaptability Fully understands and is heavily involved in guiding changes in own and fellow senior managers' work and situations; explains the logic or basis for change to middle managers, fellow senior managers, and employees throughout the organization; acts as an expert resource on information about changes affecting own and fellow senior managers' jobs. Treats changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; focuses on the beneficial aspects of change; speaks positively about the change to fellow senior managers and external customers. Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors. [ + ] Build Positive Relationships Serves as a role model in building effective working relationships with fellow senior and executive managers, employees throughout the organization, and external customers. Solicits and provides information to clarify situations. Seeks and expands on original ideas, enhances others' ideas, and contributes own ideas about the issues at hand pertaining to the organization. Places higher priority on departmental and organization goals than on own goals. Gains agreement from fellow senior and executive managers to support ideas or take partnership-oriented action; uses sound rationale to explain value of actions. Establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping people feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions. [ + ] Building Organizational Talent Determines and advises own team and other senior managers on the mix and level of capability required by the business to support current and future objectives; assesses the key strengths and development opportunities of own and other groups; consistently and proactively identifies developmental assignments and the potential learning within the assignment; consistently and proactively matches assignments with individual developmental opportunities; provides high visibility to individuals with potential; offers challenging managerial assignments that build confidence and credibility; provides such individuals with a personal vision for this future; collaborates with other senior managers in aligning support systems, accountabilities, and incentives, which ensure a learning environment; serves as a role model in supporting and advocating deserving individuals; guides the development of appropriate recognition, rewards, and resources for strong performers; when necessary, defends strong performers, even in the face of challenges; collaborates with other senior managers in establishing organizational systems to encourage talented individuals to remain within the organization; addresses individuals' needs for flexibility within the organizational structure; provides a clear career path for talented individuals that provides challenge and career satisfaction. [ + ] Customer Focus Provides senior management direction for making customers and their needs a primary focus of direct report's job activities and actions; considers how direct report's decisions/actions/plans will affect customers; actively seeks information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; presents advanced information to executive level managers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities as they relate to customer needs; considers how project/program level decisions/actions/plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet significant customer needs and resolve problems; provides senior management level leadership on monitoring and evaluating customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs; participate in the development of customer feedback systems to gauge customer satisfaction and makes adjustments to service as indicated by feedback. [ + ] Decision Making Consistently and proactively recognizes a wide range of issues, problems, or opportunities in own work group, across the organization and with external customers; determines whether action is needed; consistently identifies the need for and collects information to better understand issues, problems, and opportunities; integrates complex information from a variety of sources; detects trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships; creates relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes; consistently formulates clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option; consistently implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time; consistently includes fellow senior managers and employees across the organization in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions. [ + ] Leading via Vision And Values Proactively assists others in understanding the organization's vision and values and their importance. Translates the vision and values into day-to-day activities and behaviors; guides and motivates fellow senior managers and individuals throughout the organization to take actions that support the vision and values. Takes actions, makes decisions, and shapes team or group priorities to reflect the organization's vision and values. Ties the vision and values directly into project framework; demonstrates impact of vision and values on customer perceptions. Recognizes and rewards colleagues whose actions support the organization's vision and values. [ + ] Project Management Oversees execution of comprehensive multi-tiered project schedules created by direct reports (middle managers). Supports direct reports in management of complex project schedules requiring interfacing with multi-regional and international activities. Provides guidance to direct reports in identifying project resource requirements and aids in integration of multi project elements into a single collective overall project plan. Provides tools and training to project managers to help streamline project management processes. Ensures collaboration of project managers with others on the most complex projects assigned. Fosters collaboration with fellow senior managers and across work functions to ensure that organizational resources are maximized. Maintains continuous communication with other leaders to identify and resolve any issues to ensure the successful completion of multiple projects. [ + ] Systems Thinking Assesses alignment between organizational structures and processes and strategic objective(s); identifies non-value-adding components and barriers and takes immediate actions to remove. Provides senior management direction to execute organizational change strategies. Champions effective change strategies and encourages buy-in from organizational members through effective communication strategies. Develops accountability metrics, communicates effectively, provides avenues for new skill development for organization, and integrates departments with similar structures and processes in order to ensure successful changes to structure. Evaluates measurement systems designed by middle management to monitor change implementation and makes adjustments as warranted. Technical [ + ] Project Leadership Ability to provide guidance and assign responsibilities as a leader in support of the overall project. General ability to provide advice to subordinate managers on the activities and resources of assigned projects. [ + ] Risk Mgmt & Tech Ready Assess Advanced knowledge and understanding of the methodology and processes associated with risk management (including Technology Readiness Assessments), opportunity management, and issues management. Ability to: identify and/or solicit potential risks, opportunities and issues across multiple disciplines; understand design constraints (technical, cost & schedule) sufficiently to validate/guide other groups' risk mitigation plans, opportunity realization plans, and issue resolution plans; help select/recommend the best plan for mitigating risks, realizing opportunities, and resolving issues; and establish appropriate performance tracking metrics to track risks, opportunities, and issues burndown over time. Ability to effectively utilize risk / opportunity/ issues management tools (e.g., iso-risk charts/plots and waterfall) to support program/project execution. Education and/or Experience Preferred: Educational credentials meeting the Boeing classification standards for engineers and typically a minimum of 20 years experience in an engineering classification. Other Job related information OTHER: Position requires US Citizenship. Applicants selected must have a current FINAL SECRET clearance - will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for accessing classified information. **Please indicate your current Security Clearance status (Active, Inactive, etc.) and effective dates clearly on your resume.** Preferred: Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry and typically 20 years experience or either a Master's degree with 18 years experience or a PhD degree with 14 years experience. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard. Boeing offers programs to support career advancement and learning opportunities and technologically challenging assignments. This position offers an opportunity for employees to also enjoy the advantages of living and working in Huntsville. Missile defense and space exploration are at the heart of this community, where there are more engineers per capita than anywhere else in the nation. Huntsville offers a wide range of cultural and recreational opportunities, and the natural beauty of the area provides unlimited opportunities for hiking, biking, golfing, outdoor exploration and water sports on the Tennessee River. *** Please note that depending on the specific position, you may be required to pass additional medical tests, credit checks, and/or other requirements. These additional items are required for the Company to comply with various laws and regulatory rules.*** Every job requisition has specific and unique requirements listed under 'Description', 'Competencies', and 'Education'. Applicants will increase their opportunities for consideration by demonstrating compatibility with these requirements in their resumes. The job specifications - including competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics), job-relevant work experience, education, and other requirements described in this requisition - will be the basis for applicant screening, including resume reviews, structured interviews and any other assessments used to support the hiring decision. All candidates considered for this position may be required to participate in a structured interview. The structured interview is a standardized method of evaluating candidates' job-related competencies to support an objective selection and promotion process. Contact Info: Boeing, U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions. Boeing is an equal opportunity employer supporting diversity in the workplace. Copyright © 2006 Boeing. All Rights Reserved.