Northrop Grumman
Aerospace
Manager,ProgramsLevel2
“Manager, Programs Level 2 at Northrop Grumman. Skills: Program management, Earned Value Management, Customer intimacy, Defense/Intelligence Community. Deliver contractual requirements on cost and schedule. Achieve 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; Achieving cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives; Develop further opportunities within the customer community; Develop new business opportunities; Meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives; Support program control; Support process improvement initiatives; Develop follow-on business opportunities; Develop tasking or sales initiatives aligned to organizational objectives
Industry & Context.
Analytical skills; Interpreting program data; Defining workflows; Developing metrics; Process improvement initiatives
Relocation assistance: No, Clearance required for start: Yes, Clearance type: SCI, Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time, Onsite in Chantilly, VA
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
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.
Deliver contractual requirements on cost and schedule
Achieve technical requirements
Create customer intimacy
Lead cross-functional organization
Lead program life cycle phases
technical performance
Develop new business opportunities
Establish program organization
Lead Integrated Program Teams (IPT)
Measure and report program performance
Deliver presentations
Negotiate contracts and terms
Establish design concepts
Create program Statement of Work
Identify program requirements
Manage program baselines
Develop budget baselines
Allocate program resources
Manage government supplied property
Adhere to internal processes
Manage change through control boards
Develop master plans and schedules
Conduct risk & opportunity management
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Lead a cross-functional organization; Lead cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT); Coordinate across geographically dispersed environments; Coordinate OCONUS-deploying teams; Coordinate procurement; Coordinate supplier performance; Coordinate program execution requirements
Communication Scope
Delivering presentations to customers; Delivering presentations to executive management; Delivering presentations to program stakeholders; Direct interaction with Government stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Program management, Cost management, Schedule management, Technical performance management, Earned Value Management (EVM), Baseline management, Master plan development, Schedule development, Risk management, Opportunity management, Proposal management
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