Northrop Grumman
Aerospace and Defense
Manager,ProgramsLevel2
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“Manager, Programs Level 2 at Northrop Grumman. Skills: Program Management, Earned Value Management (EVM), Customer Relationship Management, Team Leadership, Contract Management. Delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule. Achieving all technical requirements”
What You'll Achieve.
Delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule; Achieving all technical requirements; Creating customer intimacy; Support value creation strategies and actions; Meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives; Develop further opportunities within the customer community; Develop new business opportunities; Support organizational objectives
Industry & Context.
analytical skills; interpreting program data; defining workflows; developing metrics; risk & opportunity management
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No, CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes, CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI, TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time, Onsite in Chantilly, VA, U. S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 6 years' of relevant experience, supporting U. S. Government contracts and customers, Demonstrated experience leading Cost-Plus and/or Fixed Price contracts with annual values exceeding $15M, including responsibility for achieving cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives., Demonstrated experience supporting programs within the Defense and/or Intelligence Community (IC) market., Demonstrated experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools, including tracking program performance metrics, schedules, or financial data., Demonstrated analytical skills with experience interpreting program data, defining workflows, and developing metrics to support program control and process improvement initiatives., Active U. S. Government Top Secret/SCI clearance required to be considered.
Nice to Have
Current PMP Certification, Demonstrated experience supporting programs within the Communications and/or Aerospace market, including management of SIGINIT/EW hardware and software development, production, and/or Operations & Maintenance (O&M) contracts., Demonstrated experience supporting OCONUS operations, deployments, or sustainment activities in geographically dispersed environments., Demonstrated experience supporting U. S. Government SOCOM and customers or programs, including direct interaction with Government stakeholders, mission support activities, program reviews, and operational coordination., Demonstrated experience coordinating across geographically dispersed environments and/or OCONUS-deploying teams, including support across multiple operational locations and environments., Demonstrated ability to identify customer requirements and develop follow-on business opportunities, tasking, or sales initiative aligned to organizational objectives., Demonstrated proposal management experience, including coordinating proposal development activities, schedules, compliance reviews, and customer deliverables., Demonstrated ability to manage subcontractor and supply chain activities, including coordination of procurement, supplier performance, and program execution requirements., Demonstrated experience supporting program resource planning and execution activities, including estimating, scheduling staffing, acquiring, and managing resources within cost, schedule, and technical constraints.
What You'll Do.
Delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule
Achieving all technical requirements
Leading a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals
Leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception through completion
and technical performance of company programs or subsystems
Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy
Developing new business opportunities
Establishing a program organization
Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT)
Measuring and reporting program performance
Delivering presentations to customers
executive management and other program stakeholders
Participating in the negotiation of contracts
and key terms and conditions
Establishing design concepts
and engineering efforts for product research
review and finalization of the program Statement of Work
and completion of program requirements
Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines
Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools
allocating and managing program resources
including workforce planning
Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE
Managing suppliers to meet program objectives
Adherence to all internal processes
and applicable industry standards
Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope
and manages change through control board activities
Development and adherence to master plans and schedules
Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification
mitigation and realization
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals; Lead and direct cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT); Coordinate across geographically dispersed environments and/or OCONUS-deploying teams; Coordinate procurement, supplier performance, and program execution requirements
Communication Scope
Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Program Management, Earned Value Management (EVM), Cost Management, Schedule Management, Technical Performance Management, Risk Management, Opportunity Management, Statement of Work creation, Baseline management, Master plan and schedule development, Resource planning and management, Change control board activities
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI 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 and technology that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom and democracy and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have a lot of 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 are making history. **Northrop Grumman’s Missions Systems** **(NGMS)** sector is looking for a **Manager, Programs Level 2** to support the **SIGINT Technology Center (STC)**. The SIGINT Technology Center is where technology and teamwork come together to meet the unique needs of the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. The STC is comprised of multiple miss
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