Senior Professional Staff Support - Protocol & Awards

Job Description

BAE Systems is seeking an exceptional Senior Professional Support Staff member for an exciting opportunity to support the Air Force's ICBM programs to include the nation’s next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM).

Join BAE Systems' Air & Space Force Solutions and be part of a talented and enthusiastic team that solves some of the world's most complex technical challenges. For the sixth consecutive year, BAE Systems was named among the Salt Lake Tribune's "Top Workplaces" by our employees, earning special distinction for providing a healthy work-life balance for our valued employees. We work very hard to ensure this is a great place to work!

Why Utah? You’ve got to see it to believe it! Utah is an amazing state with diverse geography, an eclectic culture, and an exceptional quality of life. The area offers an incredible range of outdoors pursuits across the seasons including hiking, climbing, hunting, fishing, camping, boating and world-class skiing. The Salt Lake City area offers a vast array of cultural activities and businesses including multiple professional sports teams. It is a western states hub for world-class medical and health care.

Tell me about this job. BAE Systems is seeking a skilled Senior Professional Support staff member to support the ICBM Systems Directorate as a Protocol and Awards program Manager. Key aspects of this job will be providing seemless administrative, protocol, and operational support to senior leadership, including the Program Executive Office (PEO), Director of Staff (DS), and the Chief of the Program Execution Group (PEG) and the Director’s Action Group (DAG). This position serves and the linchpin for Distinguished Visitor (DV) operations, major leadership engagements, execution of ceremonies, and the fair, efficient execution of the organizational awards program. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, proactive, and well-versed in military customs and courtesies.

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-performing team within a large defense company known for our extraordinary, positive culture and mission focus. In this position, you will provide direct support to a national security-critical weapon system throughout engineering development, deployment, and sustainment. You will help shape the quality and performance of program management products from across the ICBM Systems Directorate and associated functional areas, and you will help educate and equip the government customer to acquire, operate, and maintain an entire weapon system-of-systems. You will become a trusted mission partner to the innovative, digital engineering-driven Air Force organization that is responsible to design, build, test, transition, and sustain the world’s safest, most secure, and effective land-based nuclear deterrent, on-schedule. Do not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Pursuant to Government contract, this position requires US Citizenship status. This position is only located at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, due to the special-access classified working environment and is not conducive to remote schedules.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills •

4+ years of relevant experience with bachelor’s degree; 2+ years with a master’s degree

Strong organizational skills (understand project requirements, coordinate resources, and direct projects)

Proficiency in communicating effectively across a broad spectrum of stakeholders and communication platforms

Time management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks to completion by suspense dates

Planning skills in order to plan and coordinate events while maintaining the appropriate military customs and courtesies.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and SharePoint

Exceptional customer relations and engagement skills

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills •

Experience supporting military or industry executive-level leaders (e.g. executive officer, CAG/DAG action officer, MAJCOM action officer)

Experience and familiarity with Military Customs and Courtesies

Ability to work with others and create relationships across organizations to drive results

Ability to support various process improvement and solution implementation projects

Experience is managing communications to senior military leaders

Understanding of distinguished visitor operations on military installations

Ability to multi-task, handing several events and taskers at the same time

Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance

Ability to travel (10% of the time)

ICBM experience a plus

Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $88189 - $149922

Please 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 Intelligence & Security 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.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.