Manager Programs 3 – 18247

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 184,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Program Manager 3 to lead all IPT activities, ensuring cost, schedule, and technical performance. The role offers growth, a clear strategic roadmap, and direct engagement with executive leadership on customer relationships and contract scope.

You will drive resource planning, risk management, and presentation of program status to stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings strong program management experience, DoD contract exposure, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience, OR a Master’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience in government contracts.
• Alternatively, 4 additional years of related experience in lieu of degree.
• US citizen with active Secret clearance, current within last 6 years.

Responsibilities

• Direct all activities of the IPT through completion, ensuring cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives are met.
• Establish and maintain an efficient IPT organizational structure to achieve program goals.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to develop a clear organizational vision and strategic roadmap.
• Cultivate customer relationships and identify new business opportunities within the customer community.
• Support contract negotiations, including scope, budgets, milestones, and terms.
• Define and manage program requirements, baselines, master plans, and schedules using EVM or equivalent.
• Allocate and manage resources including workforce, suppliers, and government furnished information.
• Perform proactive risk and opportunity management to minimize impacts.
• Deliver presentations to customers, executives, and stakeholders on status and strategy.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and contract scope, managing changes through CBAs.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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 Defense Systems is seeking a Program Manager 3 . This position will be located in Huntsville, AL.

This position is contingent on program award anticipated 2026.

What You Will Get To Do:

• Direct all activities of the IPT through completion, ensuring cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives are met.

• Establish and maintain an efficient IPT organizational structure to achieve program goals.

• Work collaboratively with executive leadership and assigned staff to develop and communicate a clear organizational vision and strategic roadmap.

• Cultivate and maintain customer relationships to enhance intimacy and identify new business opportunities within the customer community.

• Support contract negotiations, including contract scope, changes, budgets, milestones, and key terms and conditions to align with program objectives.

• Define and manage program requirements, baselines, master plans, and schedules using Earned Value Management (EVM) or equivalent cost and schedule control methodologies.

• Identify, allocate, and manage program resources including workforce planning, suppliers, and government-furnished equipment/information to meet program objectives.

• Perform proactive risk and opportunity management including identification, mitigation, reporting, and realization to minimize program impacts.

• Develop and deliver compelling presentations to customers, executive management, and stakeholders on program status, performance, and strategy.

• Ensure compliance with internal processes, policies, contract scope, and applicable industry standards, managing changes through control board processes.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with10 years of relevant experience, OR a Master’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and/or program management or an additional 4 years of related experience in lieu of degree

• Must be a US Citizen with an active US Government Secret Clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years.

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

• Minimum of four years leading performance of tasks on schedule, at cost, achieving all requirements as project lead, integrated program team lead, or cost account manager.

• Minimum of three years demonstrated success leading high-performance teams or organizations to achieve a common goal.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance.

• Experience leading teams of at least 15 personnel and managing contract scope exceeding $15M.

• Undergraduate and/or graduate technical degrees in science, mathematics, or engineering from a nationally accredited institution.

• Experience on cruise missile programs.

• Demonstrated expertise in capture management, technical performance baselines, requirements management, and earned value management best practices.

Primary Level Salary Range: $184,300.00 – $276,500.00

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.

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.

Job Category: Program Management