Program Manager 1 – Precisions Products

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

32d•$133,000 - $199,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Space Systems sector has an opening for a Program Manager 1 to support our Precision Structures team in the Mission Enabling Products Operational Unit. This selected candidate will join our leadership team of qualified, diverse individuals onsite in San Diego, California. This position will manage the cost, schedule and technical performance of contract(s) and lead shaping program requirements for follow-on efforts. The candidate will act as primary customer interface for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance. Additionally, they will establish and manage milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules, identify program risks and opportunities, and obtain solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications. This leader will also direct and manage the work of employees assigned to the program from technical, operations and administrative roles. A successful candidate must have a record of achieving successful outcomes by leading diverse technical teams, navigating internal processes, communicating with customers, creating a positive work environment that engages our employees, managing suppliers, bringing clarity and clear direction to a variety of situations, excelling in the fundamentals of program management and use of predictive metrics to employ innovative problem-solving skills.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years' related experience as defined below
Related experience includes a background in project management, program management, IPT Lead, capture efforts, and/or business management related functions in an aerospace production environment
Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills to internal and external customers
Experience supporting proposal efforts, business plans, operating budgets, or program budgets
Demonstrated financial management skills including development and control of program budgets, schedules, Estimate at Complete (EAC), and the ability to recognize and capture program changes
Demonstrated Program Execution and Performance
Gated design development experience (PDR, CDR)
US Citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

Bachelors of Master's degree in Engineering
Experience with composite structures
Active Top Secret clearance

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, and development of proposals and business plans
Establish a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
Lead cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
Measure and report program performance
Deliver presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
Participate in the 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 the program Statement of Work
Identify, distribute, track, and complete program requirements
Establish and manage the program and subordinate baselines
Develop and adhere to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools
Identify, allocate and manage program resources, to include workforce planning
Manage Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
Manage suppliers to meet program objectives
Adhere to all 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 thorough risk and opportunity management practices to include identification, mitigation and realization