Director of Programs 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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 Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Director of Programs 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals on our B-2 Program. In this role the candidate will report directly to the Vice President of the B-2 Program and will have profit & loss (P&L) responsibility for execution of our Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) portfolio, which comprises all planning and execution aspects of the Palmdale depot maintenance activities as well as production change management/incorporation and core management of the labor and material elements of the depot maintenance scope of work.

This role partners with the Air Dominance Division and Aeronautics System Sector quality, manufacturing and engineering leadership teams, manages a workforce deployed at multiple sites across the United States and will be located onsite in Palmdale, California.

The program leader is responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) to execution, and through to completion (contract closeout). Primary responsibilities are the management of quality, cost, schedule, and technical performance of B-2 PDM contracts, including but not limited to:

• Cultivating United States Air Force customer relationships and intimacy to develop executable induction and depot maintenance plans within the customer community with a commitment to on time execution and delivery
• Developing strategies to define and expand multi-year contracts (inductions and performance of depot maintenance and modifications) and obtaining customer funding in support of long lead requirements (including material and government furnished parts)
• Optimizing 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 all program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
• Driving predictable program performance, including regular measurement and management of key performance metrics
• Delivering presentations to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders
• Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning, financial resources/investments and overhead allocations to optimize the financial position of the enterprise
• Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
• Development and adherence to program, business, and technical baselines, including use of tools such as Earned Value Management (EVM),
• Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
• Development and adherence to master plans and schedules (this includes leading and defining the content of the integrated master schedule (IMS) and shop operating plan (SOP) across all individual jets and facilities to determine WIP constraints using this individual’s expertise to optimize throughput)
• Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization, including infusion into financial booking rates and artifacts
• Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.) 
• Managing suppliers to meet program objectives in partnership with division and sector supply chain leadership
• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards

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