* Category: Program Management* Location: Northridge, California* US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes* Clearance Type: Secret* Telecommute: No –Teleworking not available for this position* Shift: 1st Shift* Travel Required: Yes, 10 % of the Time* Positions Available: 1 At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems and technology that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come.
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Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is looking for a Manager, Programs Level 3 to support the Advanced Weapons Business Unit organization/business unit in Northridge, CA.
The primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all 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.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) Advanced Warfare Business Unit (AWBU) is seeking a Manager, Programs Level 3 to support the Air Warfare Systems organization unit (OU) on the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) Engineering Manufacturing and Design (EMD) Program, a capability upgrade to the existing AARGM currently in Full Rate Production.The primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all 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 are responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (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 and include, but are not limited to: * Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community* Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans* Establishing and managing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations* Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives* Measuring and reporting program performance* Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders* Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions* Establishing design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test* Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work* Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements* Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines* Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM)* Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning* Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)* Managing suppliers to meet program objectives* Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards* Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities* Development and adherence to master plans and schedules* Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization Relocation assistance, while not guaranteed, may be available.
The selected candidate is required to be on-site in Northridge, CA; no remote working arrangements are available.
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years, or Master’s and 8 years’ experience supporting U.S.
Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries * 5 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager* 5 years of demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal* US DoD Secret Clearance is required with ability to obtain higher level clearance Additional Qualifications Include:Technical Performance: The ability to establish and apply a technical performance baseline to monitor and compare key program technical performance measures, assess program and product status, and take appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline.
Communications: The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program and stakeholder needs.Program Growth: The ability to recognize and respond to customer needs in order to develop additional sales that support organizational objectives.
Proposal Management: The ability to define proposal strategy, lead proposal teams, analyze and shape RFPs, produce and deliver winning proposals, effectively track and incorporate Review Team comments and findings, and manage post-proposal submittals (orals, finding responses).
Resources: The ability to plan for, identify, estimate, cost, acquire, schedule, and retire resources needed to satisfy program requirements within organizational constraints Customer intimacy: Consistently makes time to seek and incorporate input from customers and understand their expectations.
Demonstrates commitment and energy to meet customer needs.
Builds strong relationships with strategic partners and key suppliers.
Guides program team and support functions on how to take action to satisfy customer expectations.
Preferred Qualifications:* STEM Degree and experience with Prime level design, development, system integration and transition to production* Experience with Prime-level development of DoD ACAT-1 embedded software weapon systems desired* Experience with USG-required EVM IPMR reporting desired Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.
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