Program Manager 2 - IDT

Northrop Grumman•Huntsville, AL

2d•$153,800 - $230,800•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Program Manager to support the IFICS Data Terminal (IDT) product team on the Ground Based Mid-Course Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS) program. The candidate should have experience taking on progressively challenging responsibilities, demonstrating initiative, and driving innovative solutions. They should be recognized as a self-starter with a proven ability to lead teams, learn quickly, and deliver results in dynamic environments. This is not a telework/remote position.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, STEM and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application.
3 years of formal lead/management experience.
Experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and/or large supplier management portfolio experience in other industries.
Experience leading projects and managing cross functional teams, budgets, and schedules.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Science, STEM, or related field.
Six years’ experience in program Management, Engineering Management, or related discipline.
Customer-focused mindset with proven leadership skills and excellent communication skills.
Project / Program Management skills (proposal creation, development and adherence to master plans and schedules, budget tracking, risk and opportunity management).
Proven ability to deliver effective communication verbally, written, and through well-crafted presentations across all levels of an organization.
Ability to demonstrate independent creative thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
Manage multiple projects concurrently in meeting customer requirements/expectations.
Experience managing a Program effort or Major Subcontract (in either a supply chain, SMT, or program/project management role).
Financial experience in EVMS or similar cost and schedule management system.

Responsibilities

Lead a dynamic cross functional team managing major supplier efforts by providing Program Management leadership, technical leadership, and direction in support of multi-million-dollar projects.
Supports and monitors technical performance baselines, compares key subcontract technical performance measures, assesses execution status, and takes appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline.
Identifies and addresses impacts through a systematic and proactive approach to Risk and Opportunity Management.
Communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves issues across all functional elements within the SMT, including the supplier.
Manages and balances communications with stakeholders through organized and disciplined processes ensuring that Subcontract information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored, and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets Subcontract and stakeholder needs while protecting the company’s contractual rights.
Effectively plans, defines, establishes, communicates, monitors, and controls scope to ensure that all of the work required and only the work required, is performed.
Addresses subcontract uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling, manages, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the life cycle of the Subcontract.
Oversee and provide financial control and maintenance of budgets including EVMS metrics (specifically IPMDAR evaluation and reviewing leading/lagging metrics and how they can be applied to performance management) and Variance Explanations as a Control Account Manager for your supplier.
Effectively plans, defines, establishes, communicates, monitors and controls scope by establishing and controlling changes to the Subcontract Baseline.
Analyzes changes to balance technical, cost, schedule, quality requirements and develops alternatives that address program needs and expectations.
Prepares higher level management briefings and develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and tools for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and customers.
Interprets schedules from suppliers to understand impact on program schedule and milestones.
Key leader in developing and reviewing Supplier Statements of Work (SSOWs).
Develops and maintains Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
Reviews supplier proposal responses, including performing technical evaluations, reviewing supplier Basis of Estimates (BOEs), overall proposal quality reviews, and attending proposal related reviews.