Manager Programs 2

Northrop Grumman•McClellan Park, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Missions Systems Sector is hiring a Manager, Programs Level 2, to support the Cyber and Intelligence Solutions Business Unit in Sacramento, California. The team supports Intelligence Community and Department of Defense missions through system design, engineering development, integration and test, field operations and maintenance, training, and production. Programs support space, airborne, and ground ISR missions and deliver intelligence through the Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination cycle. The role is full-time and onsite at the Northrop Grumman McClellan Park facility, with travel of up to 25%. The manager leads a cross-functional organization toward shared program performance goals and is accountable for delivering contractual requirements on cost and schedule while meeting technical requirements and building customer relationships. Program management responsibilities span the full lifecycle, from proposal development and startup through execution and contract closeout, including management of program cost, schedule, technical performance, resources, risks, and opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience, supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers.
Experience leading Cost-Plus and/or Fixed Price contracts with annual values exceeding $15 million, including responsibility for cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives.
Experience supporting programs in the Defense and/or Intelligence Community market.
Experience with Earned Value Management or similar cost and schedule control methodologies and tools, including tracking program performance metrics, schedules, or financial data.
Analytical skills and experience interpreting program data, defining workflows, and developing metrics to support program control and process improvement.
U.S. citizenship.
Current/active U.S. Government Secret clearance required for consideration, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance after starting.

Nice To Haves

Current/active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Current PMP certification.
Experience leading programs in the Defense and/or Aerospace market, including management of ISR hardware and software on U.S. Government development, production, and/or Operations & Maintenance contracts.
Experience supporting U.S. Government customers or programs, including direct interaction with Government stakeholders, mission support, program reviews, and operational coordination.
Experience supporting OCONUS operations, deployments, or sustainment in geographically dispersed environments.
Experience coordinating across geographically dispersed environments and/or OCONUS-deploying teams across multiple operational locations and environments.
Ability to identify customer requirements and develop follow-on business opportunities, tasking, or sales initiatives aligned with organizational objectives.
Proposal management experience, including coordinating proposal development activities, schedules, compliance reviews, and customer deliverables.
Ability to manage subcontractor and supply chain activities, including procurement coordination, supplier performance, and program execution requirements.
Working knowledge of Agile collaboration tools, including Kanban boards, Jira, SharePoint, and MS Teams, for program or project coordination.
Experience supporting program resource planning and execution, including estimating, scheduling, staffing, acquiring, and managing resources within cost, schedule, and technical constraints.

Responsibilities

Cultivate customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.
Develop new business opportunities through long-term strategic planning, capture planning, proposals, and business plans.
Establish a program organization that meets customer requirements and incorporates necessary internal and external organizations.
Lead and direct cross-functional Integrated Program Teams to meet cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives.
Measure and report program performance.
Deliver presentations to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders.
Participate in negotiations of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, milestones, schedules, 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 methodologies and tools.
Identify, allocate, and manage program resources, including workforce planning.
Manage Government- or customer-supplied property or information, including GFE and CFE.
Manage suppliers to meet program objectives.
Adhere to internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.
Ensure the program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manage changes through control board activities.
Develop and adhere to master plans and schedules.
Conduct risk and opportunity management, including identification, mitigation, and realization.

Benefits

Health Plan
Savings Plan
Paid Time Off
Education Assistance
Training and Development
9/80 work schedule where available
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Company-paid holidays
Potential overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus depending on the position