RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time Description
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.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Sector is currently seeking a Manager Programs 2 , in our growing Fuzing and Warhead business, within our Missile Products Business Unit (BU), at our Plymouth, MN location.
In this role, the selected leader will be responsible for delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to develop further opportunities. The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals. This position will support various programs within the business unit portfolio of programs and will report directly to the Program Director.
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 and maintaining effective customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
Developing and supporting new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans
Establishing and maintaining a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
Developing, directing and leading cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
Establishing, measuring and reporting critical program performance metrics
Developing and delivering effective presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
Developing and participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
Establishing and supporting design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product production process research, development, integration and test
Creating, managing, reviewing and finalization of the program Statement of Work
Developing, evaluating, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements
Establishing and managing program and subordinate schedule baselines
Establishing, managing and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools
Developing, evaluating, allocating and managing program resources needs and accountability, including workforce planning
Developing and managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.) requirements
Cultivating and managing quality suppliers to meet program objectives
Ensuring adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
Developing and ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control…