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Northrop Grumman

Builds stealth bombers, missiles, and satellites

Manager Programs 3

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Diego, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of relevant experience supporting U.S. Government or Department of Defense contracts in a project or program management capacity.
  • Demonstrated experience leading production or development programs with responsibility for cost, schedule, and technical performance using program management tools such as Earned Value Management System, Integrated Master Schedule, Risk and Opportunity Management tools, and/or Scope Board or similar business processes.
  • Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams responsible for program execution, product deliveries, or system development, including coordination across engineering, manufacturing, finance, and program controls functions.
  • Experience communicating program status, risks, and mitigation strategies to internal leadership and/or government customers during formal program reviews.
  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • A current/active U.S. Government Secret clearance adjudicated within the last 5 years is required, along with the ability to qualify for access to Special Access Programs upon starting.

Responsibilities

  • Develop customer relationships and cultivate customer intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.
  • Lead and direct cross-functional Integrated Program Teams to meet program cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives.
  • Provide profit and loss leadership across each program managed in the portfolio.
  • Direct all phases of the program from inception and program baselining through completion and contract closeout.
  • Deliver presentations to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders.
  • Develop new business opportunities through long-term strategic planning, capture planning, and proposal development.
  • Create, review, and finalize the program Statement of Work.
  • Negotiate and establish schedule milestones, payment, and other key contract terms and conditions.
  • Identify, distribute, track, and complete program requirements.
  • Develop and adhere to Integrated Master Schedules.
  • Develop and adhere to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management.
  • Conduct Risk and Opportunity Management practices, including identification, mitigation, and realization.
  • Manage suppliers to meet program objectives.
  • Use interpersonal skills to manage daily team battle rhythm and recurring joint meetings, including status, awareness, and escalations.
  • Participate in the negotiation of contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
  • Identify, allocate, and manage program resources, including workforce planning.
  • Adhere to internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.
  • Ensure the program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities.
  • Strengthen stakeholder communications and cultivate a culture of transparency.

Desired Qualifications

  • Active/current Special Access Programs.
  • Experience supporting or leading large-scale Engineering and Manufacturing Development programs.
  • Demonstrated experience working in a dynamic or rapidly changing program environment, including managing schedule, cost, or technical changes while maintaining customer engagement and program execution.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining relationships with senior stakeholders, including government customers, suppliers, prime contractor, or internal leadership, in support of program execution or contract performance.
  • Demonstrated experience with formal government reviews such as PMR, SRR, PDR, or CDR, including preparation of program status, risk, cost, or schedule performance.
  • Professional certifications related to project or program management, such as PMP or EVM/CAM certifications.

About the Company

Northrop Grumman

Builds stealth bombers, missiles, and satellites

Northrop Grumman builds military aircraft, missiles, rocket motors, satellites, and electronic systems, mostly for the American military and allied governments. It designed the B-2 stealth bomber and built NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the largest telescope ever sent to space. The company works through four businesses: aircraft, missiles and ammunition, radar and communications systems, and space hardware such as satellites and solid rocket boosters. Most revenue comes from long-term government contracts, many of them classified. Its roots go back to Northrop Aircraft, founded in 1939, and it took its name after buying Grumman in 1994 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Falls Church, VA
Founded
1939

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