Program Manager 2

Northrop Grumman • Dulles, VA

1d • $161,100 - $241,700

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Program Manager 2 to lead a team of mixed specialties through shaping, capture, architecting, design, integration, test, and fielding of counterspace mission capabilities within the Space Security Rapid Innovation Office. The role contributes to shaping the nation’s future space warfighting architecture and is accountable for delivering contractual requirements on cost and schedule, achieving technical requirements, and building customer relationships that support value creation.

The Program Manager guides the team through the full program life cycle, from customer shaping and proposal development through startup, execution, and contract closeout. The role manages cost, schedule, and technical performance; develops organizational strategy and business opportunities; leads cross-functional teams; oversees resources, baselines, requirements, suppliers, risks, and schedules; and communicates program performance to customers and company leadership. Travel is required, and the position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain additional special accesses.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience, or master’s degree and 6 years of experience, supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or in program management in other industries.
• Currently hold and be able to maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance at the time of application, and be able to gain additional Special Accesses.
• Four years of experience leading task performance to schedule and cost while achieving requirements, as a project lead, Integrated Program Team member/lead, or cost account manager.
• Three years of demonstrated success leading high-performance teams and/or organizations toward a common goal.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the month.
• Business acumen: ability to apply business and financial knowledge, insights, tools, and processes to program decisions, actions, and performance.
• Communications: ability to manage communications with assigned staff and stakeholders through organized processes that meet program and stakeholder needs.
• Issue and problem resolution: ability to proactively identify program impacts and systematically communicate, monitor, and resolve conflicts across program levels.
• Program integration: ability to coordinate and control management activities and processes that integrate program interdependencies throughout the life cycle.
• Risk and opportunity management: experience applying an organized, analytical, forward-looking approach to identify risks and opportunities and determine handling plans.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading teams of at least 15 people and managing contract scope in excess of $15 million.
• Undergraduate and/or graduate technical degree in science, math, or engineering from a nationally accredited institution.
• Experience working on space system programs, such as satellites, space-to-ground communications, command and control, or space vehicle operations.
• Experience with offensive and/or defensive counterspace architectures, missions, technologies, or customers.
• Capture management insight into customer technical, financial, political, and cultural considerations, and ability to shape advantageous solutions that meet customer needs.
• Technical performance capability to establish a technical performance baseline, monitor key measures, and assess program status.
• Requirements capability to define, document, analyze, trace, prioritize, and confirm requirements throughout the program life cycle.
• Planning, scheduling, and earned value capability to develop, integrate, execute, direct, and control program plans and cost and schedule baselines.
• Customer intimacy: seeks and incorporates customer input, understands expectations, demonstrates commitment to meeting customer needs, and builds relationships with strategic partners and key suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Work with SPS leadership and assigned staff to develop and communicate an organizational vision and roadmap.
• 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 an efficient program organizational structure and processes.
• Identify, allocate, and manage program resources, including workforce planning.
• Lead and direct cross-functional Integrated Program Teams to meet program cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives.
• Measure and report program performance to customers and Northrop Grumman leadership.
• Deliver presentations to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders.
• Participate in negotiations 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Guide the team through the program life cycle from inception and proposal development through execution and contract closeout.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus, depending on the position

What This Job Offers

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