Senior Program Manager — Defense Systems

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Health insurance

Overtime / shift differential

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Manager of Programs Level 3 for the Fuzing and Warhead business within the Missile Products BU at the Allegany Ballistic Laboratory in Rocket Center, West Virginia. The role oversees cost, schedule and technical performance across programs and reports to the portfolio Market Area Manager.

The position requires leading diverse teams, establishing customer intimacy, and delivering on contractual commitments while maintaining compliance with government contracts and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years (or Bachelor of Science in STEM and 9 years) experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries.
• Minimum 10 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either a project lead, integrated program team lead or cost account manager
• Minimum 10 years of demonstrated success leading teams and/or organizations to achieve goals
• Knowledge of pricing and proposals
• High level of competency in Project Management skills and toolsets
• Experience managing suppliers
• Competent in Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance (US Citizenship is a requirement)

Responsibilities

• Establishing, cultivating and maintaining customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
• Establishing, developing and supporting new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.
• Architecting, establishing and maintaining a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
• Creating, developing and leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
• Designing, establishing and measuring and reporting program performance
• Creating, developing and delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
• Architecting, developing and participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
• Establishing and supporting design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product production process research, development, integration and test
• Architecting, creating, managing, reviewing and finalization of the program Statement of Work
• Creating, developing and evaluating, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements
• Approving and management of the program and subordinate baselines Establishing, managing and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools
• Prioritizing, developing, evaluating, allocating and managing program resources needs and accountability, including workforce planning
• Allocating, Developing and managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
• Establishing, cultivating and managing suppliers to meet program objectives.
• Allocating and ensuring adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
• Architecting, developing and ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
• Architecting, developing and managing adherence to master plans and schedules
• Developing, managing and conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization

Skills

Business Acumen

Capture Management

Communications

Program Growth

Proposal Team Development

Risk & Opportunity

Customer intimacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field

Master’s degree in STEM or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Manager of Programs Level 3 for the Fuzing and Warhead business within the Missile Products BU at the Allegany Ballistic Laboratory in Rocket Center, West Virginia. The role oversees cost, schedule and technical performance across programs and reports to the portfolio Market Area Manager.

The position requires leading diverse teams, establishing customer intimacy, and delivering on contractual commitments while maintaining compliance with government contracts and