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Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is looking for a Supplier Management Team Technical Lead over the Bechtel Subcontract, located at the Strategic Deterrence Division (SDS) headquarters in Roy, UT.
What you will get to do:
As the Bechtel SMT Technical Lead (Sr. Staff/level 6), you will be responsible for the following:
- Partner with the Program Element and Segment Executives, Global Supply Chain, Mission Assurance, Office of the Chief Engineer, and lead a cross-functional technical team of various systems engineering disciplines managing major supplier efforts focusing on technical excellence and technical rigor.
- Primary job responsibilities are leading the technical oversite for Bechtel as the main engineering point of contact for the Program. This includes aligning supplier technical activities with overall program technical baseline and verifying supplier technical deliverables are successfully integrated:
- Develop Bechtel Statements of Work (SSOW) through collaboration with key technical and programmatic stakeholders.
- Assists Program and Supplier Management Team Lead (SMTL) in generating technical content for Bechtel Request for Information (RFIs) / Request for Proposals (RFPs) / etc.
- Responsible for Bechtel proposal technical evaluations and supports program and supplier management team lead (SMTL) in negotiations.
- Review and approve Bechtel’s technical subcontractor deliverables (SDRLs) with guidance from applicable cross functional program Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
- Partner with the SMTL to align Bechtel technical objectives within program cost and schedule constraints.
- Establish and track technical goals and commitments for Bechtel to drive maturity and ensure high-quality execution.
- Manage and mitigate technical execution risks by monitoring Bechtel technical performance against metrics and addressing identified capability gaps.
- Oversee and maintain the SMT technical action item tracker to facilitate communication and accountability with Bechtel.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 14 years’ experience; 12 years’ experience with a Masters’ degree in STEM; or 10 years’ experience with a PhD.
- Must be a U.S Citizen with the ability to obtain an a DoD Secret
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR).
- 2 years of experience working in construction management and overseeing all stages of the construction lifecycle, including quality assurance, safety standards, compliance standards and other industry regulations.
- 4 years of experience with the systems engineering “V” and different phases of the acquisition lifecycle including requirements development to acceptance testing.
- 4 years of experience in managing a technical baseline.
- 4 years of experience working with technology Supplier Name supports. For example, aerospace electronic systems, Comms systems, and/or payloads.
- 2 years of experience ensuring requirements changes and flow-downs to subcontractors are compliant to change board and Global Supply Chain (GSC) process.
- 1 year of experience working with DOORS, CPLM, and other management tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Prior Supplier Management Experience on a Program in the Development phase.
- Technical evaluations of supplier proposals & subsequent contract negotiations.
- Experience in managing technical risks and opportunities.
- Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM) or being a control account manager (CAM).
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts
This position's standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $166,500.00 - $249,700.00The 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.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in STEM with 14 years' experience; or Master's with 12 years; or PhD with 10 years.
- U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR).
- 2 years experience in construction management overseeing all construction lifecycle stages, quality assurance, safety, and compliance.
- 4 years experience with the systems engineering V-model and acquisition lifecycle, including requirements development to acceptance testing.
- 4 years experience managing a technical baseline.
- 4 years experience working with aerospace electronic systems, communications systems, and/or payloads.
- 2 years experience ensuring requirements changes and flow-downs to subcontractors comply with change board and Global Supply Chain processes.
- 1 year experience working with DOORS, CPLM, and other management tools.
- Active DoD Top Secret clearance (background within past 6 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation).
- Prior supplier management experience on a development-phase program.
- Experience performing technical evaluations of supplier proposals and supporting contract negotiations.
- Experience managing technical risks and opportunities.
- Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM) or as a Control Account Manager (CAM).
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