Program Manager 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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 Aeronautics Systems, B-2 & Air Combat Systems (BACS) Development Organization Unit is seeking a Program Manager to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position is located in Oklahoma City, OK and involves travel.

This position will support various programs within the business unit portfolio of programs. This position reports directly to the Program Manager 2.

The primary objective will be the 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.  The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.  

Program Managers are responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout).  Primary responsibilities are the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems and include, but are not limited to:  

• Maintaining effective customer relationships to develop further opportunities within the customer community.

• Support developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.

• Maintaining a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations.

• Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives.

• Measuring and reporting critical program performance metrics.

• Delivering effective presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders.

• Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating. budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.

• Supporting design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product production. process research, development, integration and test.

• Managing, reviewing and finalization of the program Statement of Work.

• Evaluating, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements.

• Managing program and subordinate schedule baselines.

• Managing and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools.

• Evaluating, allocating and managing program resources needs and accountability, including workforce planning.

• Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.) requirements.

• Managing quality suppliers to meet program objectives.

• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.

• Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities.

• Managing adherence to master program plans and schedules.

• Managing and conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization.

Desired Attributes:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to manage a project team daily and communicate effectively with leadership regarding status, awareness’s, and escalations

• Ability to resolve disputes and negotiate with a positive outcome while maintaining good relationships with customers and within the organization

• The ability to effectively plan, define, establish, communicate, monitor, and control scope to ensure that all of the work required and only the