Manager Programs 1

Northrop Grumman; Elkton (MD); On-site; USD 127,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Elkton, MD is seeking a Manager Programs 1 to lead segments of propulsion and controls programs. You will ensure delivery on cost and schedule, manage technical requirements, and maintain customer intimacy to drive value.

The role requires leading cross-functional teams, strong project management, and experience with U.S. Government contracts. Relocation assistance may be available and security clearance is required for certain duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years leading government contracts or related program management.
• 5+ years leading tasks on schedule and cost in program management or related roles.
• U.S. citizen with ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support program managers in daily coordination, proposals, planning and execution.
• Plans and assesses cost, schedule, technical performance, and quality for development/production programs.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and within budget while managing risks and opportunities.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to drive delivery objectives and resolve technical/quality challenges.
• Support/provide proposals and ensure status updates for customers and leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Business acumen

Risk & Opportunity

Drive & Perseverance

Technical Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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 Defense Systems sector is looking for Manager Programs 1 to support the Propulsion Systems & Controls (PS&C) operating unit (OU). The position will be located in Elkton, MD.

Level 1 program managers will be expected to manage programs and/or segments of a program in the Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) Business Unit (BU). Duties include ensuring delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions.

Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) facility in Elkton, Maryland began solid-propellant rocket operations in 1948. Today, the Elkton PS&C facility designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems in programs professionally managed for a wide variety of Government and commercial customers. The facility also serves as the hub for offsite engineering and test facilities in Ronkonkoma, NY and Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Elkton, Maryland is located on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Discover charming small towns, parks with miles of trails, specialty and antique shops, award winning restaurants, and inns. You can hike, bike, camp, bird watch, ride horseback, or drop a fishing line. Five rivers, Chesapeake Bay and the C&D Canal can be explored by boat or by land. Experience panoramic views from Turkey Point Lighthouse on a bluff overlooking the Bay, or from the banks of the C&D Canal where ships from around the globe cruise. https://www.ccgov.org/government/tourism

Responsibilities:

• Supports program manager(s) in all aspects of daily customer and cross-functional coordination and program support including proposals, planning, and execution. Able to take on independent tasks as deputy program manager.
• Plans and assesses cost, schedule, technical performance, and quality on development and/or production-type programs. Opportunity to gain full P&L responsibility for all aspects of a small to mid-size program.
• Ensures that projects are completed on schedule and within budget while managing risks and opportunities.
• Coordinates with cross-functional teams internally and externally to drive delivery objectives and to resolve technical, quality, and operational challenges.
• Supports/ leads proposal requests and ensures proposals are submitted on-time and align to overall business strategy.
• Supports program manager(s) with gathering/ preparing information in support of customer status updates and formal program/ business reviews. Clearly communicates program status to various levels of internal leadership and external customer representatives.
• Aligns activities with the Northrop Grumman Program Excellence processes and procedures, including internal program review monthly metric tracking and action plans.

Recommended Attributes

• Leadership & Communication : Strong leader that is driven to succeed, sets high standards for his/her team and inspires them to achieve. Comfortable around internal leadership and external customers. Well-developed interpersonal skills, builds strong relationships with internal and external customers including strategic partners and key suppliers; effective communicator both verbal and written
• Business Acumen: The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of active programs and developing market strategies
• Communications: The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program and stakeholder needs
• Program Growth: The ability to recognize and respond to customer needs in order to develop additional sales that support organizational objectives.
• Risk & Opportunity Mindset: The ability to address program/portfolio uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates risks and opportunities for the Market Area.
• Drive/Perseverance: Resourceful, action oriented, doesn’t accept no, pushes for results; Makes time to seek and incorporate input from customers and understand their expectations. Guides program team and support functions on how best to satisfy customer expectations.
• Technical Proficiency : The capability to comprehend technical parameters, mitigate scope expansion, and oversee implementation while adhering to budgetary and timeline limitations, contingent upon the intricacies of the technical requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

• This position emphasizes skills and experience. Will consider one of following: Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years, or Master’s and 3 years’ experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other related industries
• 5 or more years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project, systems, modeling or avionics engineer, integrated program team lead, finance or business manager, operations or material program manager or cost account manager
• 5 or more years of demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal
• Must be a US citizen and able to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical background and/or experience in development of propulsion systems
• Technical background and/or experience in control system technologies such as actuation systems, mechatronics, software and configurable logic, control algorithms and modeling, and systems integration and testing
• Technical background and/or experience in advanced manufacturing in the areas of composites, additive manufacturing, and solid propellant
• Experience managing people preferred
• Experience supporting programs in all phases of the program life cycle including initiation, development, qualification, production, maintenance and/or closeout
• Experience with Earned Value Management systems
• PMP certification
• Active Secret Clearance

This position falls under a Federal Explosives License issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for this location. Candidates hired into this role will be required to complete and submit an Employee Possessor Questionnaire to ATF for approval to be a possessor.

Primary Level Salary Range: $127,000.00 - $190,600.00

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.