Operations Project Manager

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for you to join our team as a Senior Principal Production Operations (Operations Project Manager) based onsite in Apopka, FL at the Northrop Grumman Precision Targeting and Protection facility.

What you will get to do:

• Serve as the primary Manufacturing interface with the assigned Program Management Office (PMO), Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain (SCM), Mission Assurance (MA) and customers.

• Assess project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with program managers, line managers, and customers.

• Cost Account Manager (CAM) for Manufacturing Operations budget, including Earned Value Management reporting and variance reporting. Ensures that the required manufacturing and test resources are forecasted and secured to execute the job (people, equipment, and facilities).

• Represent Manufacturing at program Configuration Control Board, ensuring proper implementation of design changes.

• Active participant in program risk management activity, ensuring any applicable Manufacturing risks and/or opportunities are captured and managed in the program risk register

• Support and generate proposal documentation as needed to foster new work.

Please note this is an individual contributor role and not a management role.

 

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills, as well as project management, analytical, planning and presentation skills are required.

• The ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks within critical deadlines.

• The ability to develop solutions to complex problems requiring the use of ingenuity, creativity, and participation of internal and /or external personnel & teams.

• Experience interfacing with all levels of employees and leadership

Basic Qualifications for the Senior Principal Production Operations (Operations Project Manager):

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience; OR a Master's degree with 6 or more years of relevant work experience.

• Experience in engineering, manufacturing, testing, and/or design.

• Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) or Control Account Management (CAM) techniques, which includes program cost and schedule management.

• Demonstrated experience in leadership and/or project management.

• Experience with MS Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Experience with manufacturing production proposals.

• Experience with SAP and MRP in a low volume, high mix manufacturing environment.

• The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance.

• U.S. Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.

• Experience with cost, schedule, project leaders