Manager Programs 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman, Mission Systems (NGMS) Sector is looking for Manager Programs 3 to support either the Tactical Modernization Solutions (TMS) or the Surveillance Programs (SvP) Operating Units (OU) on multiple programs while positioning for future development and program area growth within the Global Mission Solutions (GMS) Business Unit (BU). The location for this role is onsite in Linthicum, Maryland. 

What You’ll Get To Do:  

Program Managers are responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (capture and proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout). Primary responsibilities are the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems. 

The selected candidate will be responsible for the delivery of all objectives and requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical milestones, and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The candidate must have demonstrated experience successfully leading large programs or portfolio of programs, to include extensive experience with customer engagement, strategy development, resource planning, and acquisition processes.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience leading diverse teams, be a strong communicator, and be able to work successfully within classified and unclassified arenas. The candidate will collaborate closely with business execution leadership and above at the Operating Unit (OU), and several business functions (e.g., business management, contracts, global supply chain, security, etc.). They will:

• Cultivate customer relationships and intimacy to generate new business opportunities.

• Lead cross‑functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to achieve cost, schedule, and technical targets.

• Develop long‑term strategic, capture, and business‑plan proposals; create competitive assessments, teaming strategies, and price‑to‑win analyses.

• Negotiate contracts, milestones, payments and manage scope changes through control‑board activities.

• Author, review, and finalize the program Statement of Work; establish and maintain program baselines, master plans, schedules, and budget baselines (e.g., Earned Value Management).

• Identify, track, and fulfill program requirements; allocate and manage resources, including workforce planning.

• Manage suppliers and government/customer‑provided property/information to meet program objectives while ensuring compliance with internal policies, industry standards, security, export‑control, and conflict‑of‑interest regulations.

• Conduct comprehensive risk and opportunity management (identification, mitigation, realization).

• Measure, report, and present program performance to customers, executive leadership, and other stakeholders.

• Provide exceptional leadership, mentorship, communication, and team‑building across all functional areas.

• Coordinate with internal functions (strategy, finance, contracts, supply chain, engineering) and external partners/industry associations to support capture and execution.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree and with 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master of Science Degree with 6 years’ of relevant experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers in roles such as Program Management, Prime Mission Equipment Lead (PME), Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) Lead, Digital Engineering Lead, and/or Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead.

• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale programs with responsibility for program execution, technical performance, cost, schedule, and customer deliverable.

• Demonstrated experience supporting proposal execution and development of airborne communications antenna systems and/or comparable RF communications, or mission systems technologies.

• Demonstrated experience identifying, tracking, mitigating, and communicating program risks and opportunities through formal risk and opportunity management processes.

• Demonstrated business acumen utilizing Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), financial forecasting, schedule analysis, and program performance reporting. 

• Demonstrated people leadership experience leading cross-functional teams in diverse program environments to achieve program milestones, customer requirements, and business objectives. 

• Demonstrated experience leading task executions schedule, within budget, and in compliance with technical requirements as a Project Lead, IPT Lead, and/or Cost Account Management (CAM) utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) principles. 

• Demonstrated experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, aligned to a budget and achieving all requirements as either project lead, IPT lead and/or cost account manager with earned value management.

• Demonstrated experience establishing and maintaining effective customer relationships with Government, internal, and external stakeholders in support of program execution and strategic objectives.

• US citizenship required.

• Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance required to be considered and the ability to obtain and maintain a SAP Clearance after starting.

• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, communicate, monitor, and resolve program impacts, issues, and risk through structured problem-solving and proactive program management processes across all levels of the program.

• Demonstrated experience initiating, developing, integrating, executing, directing, and controlling program plans, cost baselines, and schedule baselines in alignment with contractual requirements, technical objectives, and stakeholder expectations.

• Demonstrate ability to identify customer requirements and develop follow on business opportunities, contract growth, and/or additional sales aligned with organizational objectives.

• Demonstrate experience, coordinating and managing cross, functional program, activities, into dependencies, and integrated processes through the program cycle to support successful program, exhibit, execution, and completion.

• Demonstrated experience applying for risk and opportunity management processes, including identification, assessment, medication planning, handling, strategy, development, monitoring, control, and communication of program risk and opportunities throughout the program lifecycle.

• Demonstrated ability to plan, define, communicate, monitor, and control program scope to ensure execution aligns with contractual requirements, technical objectives, schedule commitments, and approved work scope.

• Demonstrated experience, managing subcontractor and supply chain activities, including supplier, selection, subcontract, execution, performance management, and coordination of supply chain, deliverables, and supportive program objectives, and company strategy.

• Demonstrate experience and engaging with customers, strategic partners, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to understand, require requirements, communicate expectations, result issues, and support customer satisfaction objectives.

• Current/active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and an active SAP access clearance.

What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Primary Level Salary Range: $184,300.00 - $276,500.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.