Requisition ID: 2187
Location: ULA - Decatur
Relocation: Yes- Relocation may be available
Travel Requirements: 10%
Job Overview & ResponsibilitiesAs a Program Control Leader at ULA's Decatur manufacturing facility, key responsibilities include:
- Lead a Cost, Schedule and Program Control team responsible for work authorizations, the monthly business cycle, performance measurement, metrics development, financial analysis, and communication of program results.
- Strategic partnerships with various organizations in Production Operations (Production, Safety, Quality, Transportation, Medical, Facilities, & Supply Chain)
- Serve as a strategic business partner to engineering, production, and launch operations with a focus on cost and schedule performance.
- Maintain strong communication with leadership and external customers, offering insights and solutions that drive business results.
- Supports staffing of recurring/indirect tasks/scope, managing disciplinary corrective action, training, and mentoring, and motivating the team members into a high performing team
- Ensure execution within approved financial budgets, EACs, and contractual terms.
- Support strategic cost-transformation initiatives that contribute to enterprise cost-reduction goals.
- Select, develop, and evaluate personnel to ensure effective and efficient program control operations.
- Ensure master plans and schedules are followed, proactively resolving program challenges, and guiding the team to deliver projects on time and on budget.
- Monitoring of cost/schedule performance, and identifying and clearing constraints to production
Required EducationBachelor
Required Years of ExperienceMinimum of 8 years of related work experience
Basic Qualifications- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business, from an accredited college or university.
- At least 8 years of relevant experience, plus a minimum of 2 years of experience managing people, project management and/or team lead experience.
- Strong cost-management background.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact across all levels of management and with unique customer groups.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with ERP systems or EV tools, preferably Deltek OPP, Cobra, and SAP.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint.
- Strong business acumen and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred Qualifications- Strategic thinker who balances long-term vision with short-term execution needs.
- Strong business mindset focused on measurable outcomes.
- Executive presence with the ability to influence and engage at all organizational levels.
- Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing, cross-functional teams.
We offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:
- 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
- Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible work environments
Additionally, most salaried ULA team members work a "9/80 schedule," meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.
Benefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Security Clearance / International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). Therefore, all applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62 (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or protected individual. See 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) and 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) for additional information).
