Manager Programs 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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’s Mission Systems (NGMS) sector is looking for a Manager, Programs Level 2 to support the Marine Systems Business Unit (BU Launcher Operating Unit (OU) onsite in Sunnyvale, CA.  Northrop Grumman Marine Systems-Sunnyvale specializes in providing production, integration and sustainment support to the US/UK Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile Program Launcher Subsystem.  

What You'll Get to Do:

This position is a program management role within the Launcher Program Office located onsite at Marine Systems in Sunnyvale, CA and will work with internal and external organizations to achieve customer needs and goals.  This position will support the COLUMBIA/DREADNOUGHT Launcher Program (CDLP) and direct a team to manage cost, schedule and technical activities of production projects. The individual will be the Program Manager for an existing production contract and lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.  The primary responsibility will be to drive the production contract to closure by delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions.  This position will require a strong knowledge of Earned Value.  Additionally, this individual will be responsible for providing support to program startup activities such integrated baseline reviews for follow-on contracts.

The ideal candidate demonstrates a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities. The candidate must have excellent communication skills and can engage project stakeholders, functional teams, and both internal and external customers to achieve project goals.  The candidate shall be committed to ethics, integrity, and innovation while challenging traditional ways of doing business.

Responsibilities include the following:

• Directs all phases of assigned CDLP Program by providing leadership, oversight, and mentoring to the project managers managing the individual projects from inception through completion.
• Develop and ensure adherence to budget baselines including conduct of Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies and tools, when required.
• Responsible for the cost, schedule, hardware delivery, and technical oversight of assigned program.
• Participates in the negotiation of contract proposals and contract modifications.
• Supports the preparation of proposals, statements of work and specifications, and financial terms/conditions of the contract.
• Acts as primary customer contact for program/contract activities, leading program status review sessions with internal management and customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Establishes project milestones, monitors schedules, identifies project risks and manages risk mitigation or solutions.
• Ensures that contract requirements are met by directing, requesting, motivating or in other ways effecting desired action by all participating functional organizations and vendors or suppliers which are necessary to meet program requirements.
• Ensure that each functional organizations planning is complete, consistent and realistic, considering manpower, skills, tooling and facilities consistent with that of other functional organizations and properly supported by the resources of each participating organization.
• Anticipate customer needs and develops strategies to fulfill those needs and or realign customers’ expectations.
• Cultivate customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.