Manager Programs 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) sector is looking for a Manager Programs 3 to lead large program execution as part of the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) Operating Unit within the Global Command and Control Solutions (GC2S) Business Unit located in Huntsville, AL. IBCS is a network enabled, Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) compatible Integrated Fire Control System and is the centerpiece of the U.S. Army’s modernization strategy for Air and Missile Defense. This is a full-time on-site position located in Huntsville, AL.

Program managers are responsible for leading all phases of program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout). The primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements under-cost, ahead of schedule, and first-time quality, while achieving all contractual requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.

Responsibilities include: 

• Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
• Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines
• Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
• Development and adherence to master plans and schedules
• Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities  
• Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
• Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
• Managing suppliers to meet program objectives
• Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
• Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements
• Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans
• Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
• Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools
• Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
• Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years or Master’s degree with 6 years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers
• Minimum 6 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule and at or under cost with use of program management tools such as Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Integrated Master Plan (IMP), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Risk and Opportunity Management, or similar business purposes
• Experience in program-level financial management and reporting (Earned Value Management, Control Account Management, Risk Management)
• Demonstrated customer interface skills
• Demonstrated large-team organizational and communication skills
• Demonstrated executive communication, presentation, and collaboration skills
• Understanding of organizational financial management and reporting (Annual Operating Plan)
• Experience creating resource-loaded software development ro