Manager Programs 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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.

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.

Join Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems sector as the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) Production Program Manager 3 in our Combat Sensors Business Unit located in Linthicum, Maryland.

The selected candidate will support production of the Receiver / Exciter / Processor (REP) Line Replaceable Unit (LRU). This position will report directly to the SABR Production Director. 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.

What You’ll Get To Do:  

• Provide profit and loss leadership across manufacturing, supply chain, and engineering for LRU performance

• Measure and report program performance

• Development and adherence to master plans and schedules

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

• Lead direct reports and cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives

• Cultivate customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the government community

• Deliver presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders

• Establish and manage program and subordinate baselines

• Identify, allocate and manage program resources, including workforce planning

• Manage suppliers to meet program objectives

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

• Leverage interpersonal skills to manage daily team battle rhythm and recurring joint government meetings (to include status, awareness and escalations)

• Strengthening communications with stakeholders and cultivate a culture of transparency

• Conduct thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization

• Be able to obtain additional program access

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years OR a Master’s degree and 6 years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries.

• 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),