Northrop Grumman, Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for a Manager, Programs Level 3 to lead a production team within Advanced Mission Capabilities business unit’s Restricted organization unit on site in Baltimore, MD.
What You'll Get to Do:
The primary objective is delivering contractual requirements on cost and schedule, while achieving technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.
Program Managers lead all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout). The selected candidate for this position will:
- Manage multiple, concurrent firm-fixed-price production programs running concurrently with separately-managed engineering and manufacturing development programs.
- Lead and direct cross-functional teams to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance requirements, including periodic estimates at completion (EACs).
- Establish and coordinate workforce planning and staffing of your program organization to effectively address customer requirements.
- Establish and monitor adherence to program metrics, milestones, and schedules.
- Establish and manage program risks and opportunities.
- Identify and resolve program problems, including management of return-to-green plans.
- Serve as primary customer contact for program activities.
- Effectively communicate and present to customers, company leadership, and program stakeholders.
- Negotiate key contract terms and conditions, budgets, and schedule milestones and manage change.
- Coordinate proposal preparation, capture plans, proposal statements of work, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract.
- Manage government-/customer-furnished equipment and information (GFE, GFI, etc.).
- Manage suppliers to meet program objectives.
- Adhere to internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.
- Ensure program team understands and adheres to contract scope and manages change.
- Facilitate cross functional teamwork and problem solving.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years’, Master’s and 6+ years’, or PhD and 2+ years' experience managing Department of Defense, Government contracts, or projects in other industries.
- Experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule and at cost as either project lead, integrated program team lead, or cost account manager.
- Knowledge of EVM (Earned Value Management).
- Experience in affordability, operational efficiency, or build-time acceleration.
- US Citizenship with an Active DOD Secret Clearance with full investigation within the last 6 years to be considered.
- Prior production experience on a radar or similar system serving in a leadership role in some capacity (i.e. Operations Program Manager, Program Manager, Engineering Manager, Chief Engineer, etc).
Preferred Qualifications:
- STEM Degree.
- Experience managing production contracts with multiple concurrent CLINs or contracts with concurrent EMD development.
- Experience leading proposals.
- The ability to identify, select, direct and manage subcontract and supply chain elements of the program in a manner that supports program goals and company strategy.
- The ability to recognize and respond to customer needs in order to develop additional sales that support organizational objectives.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience, master's degree and 6+ years, or PhD and 2+ years managing Department of Defense, government contracts, or industry projects
- Experience leading tasks to completion on schedule and at cost as a project lead, integrated program team lead, or cost account manager
- Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Experience in affordability, operational efficiency, or build-time acceleration
- U.S. citizenship
- Active Department of Defense Secret clearance with a full investigation within the last six years
- Prior production experience with a radar or similar system in a leadership role
- STEM degree
- Experience managing production contracts with multiple concurrent CLINs or concurrent engineering, manufacturing, and development programs
- Experience leading proposals
- Ability to select, direct, and manage subcontract and supply chain elements
- Ability to identify and respond to customer needs to develop additional sales
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