Operations Section Manager 2 (Harrogate UK)

Northrop Grumman Corporation; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company is seeking an Operations Section Manager in Harrogate. The role involves managing engineering teams, ensuring project responsibilities, and requires a STEM degree with extensive engineering experience. The ideal candidate will exhibit strong leadership, communication skills, and the ability to maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance. This position offers a competitive salary range and relocation assistance.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Life insurance

PTO

Qualifications

• 8 years of engineering experience for Bachelor's or 6 years for Master's in STEM.
• Experience in Aerospace and Defense Industry.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure team has sufficient scope of work and verifies proper charging practices.
• Develop employee talent and facilitate career conversations.
• Manage member performance and oversee salary review process.
• Support Rushmore recruiting and on-boarding processes.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Proactive leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM discipline

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available. CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph. 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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) sector is seeking an Operations Section Manager 2 working as part of a motivated, diverse, and technically talented group located at a field site inHarrogate, UK.

This role requires a two (2) year commitment and the ability to successfully pass a psychological exam. Ability to work odd and/or extended hours covering a 24/7 period and periodic rotating 12-hour shifts. A comprehensive overseas compensation package is offered with this position including relocation assistance.

The Operations Section Manager is a dual‑hat Engineering Manager responsible for both section management (up to 20% of time) and existing program responsibilities (80% or more of time). Along with providing direct technical contributions to the Rushmore program, the Section Manager is also a member of the Rushmore functional management organization. The Section Manager shall be the functional management point of contact at the work site for 10‑12 members of the Rushmore operations team and will support and implement activities supporting Space Systems initiatives, reporting directly to the work site's Senior Operations Manager.

Role and Responsibilities

• Ensuring members have sufficient scope of work, balancing resources among program responsibilities and verifying proper charging practices are followed, including timecard approval.
• Developing employee talent, facilitating career conversations, strengthening functional skills bench depth, and fostering employee engagement.
• Managing member performance, creating and delivering performance evaluations, overseeing the salary review process, and supervising employee development and mentoring efforts (including engagement strategies for higher performers and corrective actions for lower performers).
• Supporting the Rushmore recruiting, on‑boarding, OCONUS deployment and CONUS repatriation process for assigned direct reports.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline plus 8 years of engineering experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline plus 6 years of engineering experience.
• Experience in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.
• Proven leadership experience on a project and/or team.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance, SCI Access and complete a counterintelligence polygraph examination prior to start date.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Systems Engineering, Technical Management, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience in Rushmore Operations.
• Previous leadership experience.
• Proactive leadership skills, demonstrated communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to effectively interface with other Engineering and Production disciplines across the Sector, as well as Programs, Business Development, HR, Mission Assurance, etc.
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance / SCI Access with a counterintelligence (CI) polygraph examination adjudicated within the last three years.

Primary Level Salary Range: $146,500.00 - $219,700.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.