Deputy Program Manager 2- ESPASat Product Line (Active Top Secret required)

Northrop Grumman • Dulles, VA

1d • $161,100 - $241,700

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems sector is seeking a Deputy Program Manager to support the ESPASat Product Line within the Satellite Programs Portfolio in the Space Superiority Division. The role leads a cross-functional organization toward shared program performance goals, with the primary objective of delivering contractual requirements on cost and schedule while meeting technical requirements and supporting customer intimacy and value creation.

Program management responsibilities span the full program life cycle, from proposal development and startup through execution and contract closeout. The position manages cost, schedule, and technical performance; builds customer relationships and develops business opportunities; leads Integrated Program Teams; and coordinates program organization, requirements, baselines, budgets, resources, suppliers, and risks. The role also supports contract and proposal activities, communicates performance to customers and stakeholders, and ensures compliance with contracts, internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.

This position is contingent on program award and associated funding, and on obtaining final clearances and program access within a reasonable period. Continued employment is subject to maintaining the required clearance and program access. An active Top Secret clearance is required at application, with ability to obtain SCI access. Travel is required up to 25% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available. The position requires U.S. citizenship for government-cleared work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience, or a Master’s degree and 6 years of experience, supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries.
• 4 years of demonstrated success leading teams and/or organizations toward a common goal; professional, academic, and other relevant settings are acceptable.
• 4 years of experience leading performance of tasks on schedule, at cost, and to requirements as a project lead, Integrated Program Team member, or cost account manager.
• Active Top Secret clearance at the time of application, with ability to obtain SCI-level access.
• Ability to initiate, develop, integrate, execute, direct, and control program plans and cost and schedule baselines that meet contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to identify, orchestrate, coordinate, and control management activities and processes that integrate program interdependencies throughout their life cycle.

Nice To Haves

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI clearance.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience in the space industry.
• Experience in production of small satellites.
• Experience managing contract types including CPFF, CPIF, and FFP.
• Business acumen: ability to apply business and financial concepts, tools, and processes to program decisions and performance.
• Capture management insight into customer technical and business requirements and ability to shape advantageous solutions.
• Communications ability to manage stakeholder communications so program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored, and retrieved effectively.
• Issue and problem resolution skills, including proactively identifying, communicating, monitoring, and resolving program impacts and conflicts.
• Proposal management ability to define proposal strategy, lead teams, analyze and shape RFPs, develop proposals, incorporate review findings, and manage post-proposal submissions.
• Quality management ability to plan and execute a project quality management system and promote prevention and continuous improvement.
• Customer intimacy: seek and incorporate customer input, understand expectations, build relationships with strategic partners and suppliers, and guide teams in meeting customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead program phases from proposal development and startup through execution and contract closeout.
• Manage program cost, schedule, and technical performance to meet contractual requirements.
• Cultivate customer relationships and intimacy to identify further opportunities within the customer community.
• Develop business opportunities through strategic planning, capture planning, proposals, and business plans.
• Establish a program organization that addresses customer requirements and incorporates internal and external sub-organizations.
• Lead and direct cross-functional Integrated Program Teams to meet cost, schedule, and technical objectives.
• Measure and report program performance; deliver presentations to customers, executive management, and other stakeholders.
• Participate in negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
• Establish design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration, and test.
• Create, review, and finalize program Statements of Work.
• Identify, distribute, track, and complete program requirements.
• Establish and manage program and subordinate baselines.
• Develop and adhere to budget baselines using Earned Value Management or similar cost and schedule control methods and tools.
• Identify, allocate, and manage program resources, including workforce planning.
• Manage Government- or customer-supplied property and information, including GFE and CFE.
• Manage suppliers to meet program objectives.
• Ensure adherence to internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.
• Ensure the program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manage change through control board activities.
• Develop and adhere to master plans and schedules.
• Conduct risk and opportunity management, including identification, mitigation, and realization.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior