Manager Programs 2

Northrop Grumman • Salt Lake City, UT

3d • $139,100 - $208,700 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is hiring a Program Manager 2 for its Navigation and Lifecycle Operating Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is an onsite role with travel of up to 10% based on business needs. The Program Manager is responsible for the cost, schedule, performance, and quality of assigned programs, serving as the primary customer contact and monitoring program activities and technical performance. The role leads and supports personnel and multidisciplinary teams, cultivates customer relationships, participates in contract negotiations and changes, and manages customer contracts alongside IRAD projects.

The position establishes and maintains plans, schedules, milestones, and budgets aligned with contract objectives. It coordinates proposals, business plans, work statements, specifications, operating budgets, and contract financial terms; prepares and presents program reviews; identifies and resolves program issues; allocates resources; and recommends contractual changes. The Program Manager ensures the team understands and follows contract scope, manages changes through control board activities, and leads execution through clear assignments, communication, and support. The role also resolves issues consistent with business objectives, legal and regulatory requirements, contract terms, and company policies.

The successful candidate leads with integrity and high ethical standards, supports predictable results, builds respectful and inclusive teams, develops trusted customer relationships, communicates effectively, and promotes continuous improvement and growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 or more years of related professional and/or military experience, including project or program management; or a master’s degree and 6 or more years of such experience. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and/or cross-functional organizations, coordinating work, and achieving defined program or project objectives.
• Demonstrated experience leading program or project execution with responsibility for schedule, cost, technical requirements, milestones, and/or deliverables, such as as a Project Lead, IPT Lead/member, Cost Account Manager, or in a comparable role.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing program, technical, manufacturing, or business issues and developing recommendations or corrective actions.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project for program planning, analysis, scheduling, reporting, and/or presentations.
• Experience using SAP or a comparable enterprise resource planning system to support manufacturing, production, supply chain, and/or program execution.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a matrixed organization coordinating activities across multiple functional organizations.
• Experience as a Cost Account Manager and/or responsibility for program profit and loss, budgets, or financial performance.
• Experience applying cost and schedule control processes, including Integrated Master Schedule management and Earned Value Management.
• Project Management Professional certification or equivalent project/program management certification.
• Experience working within Northrop Grumman processes, procedures, and organizational structures.
• Experience applying Risk and Opportunity Management processes, including identification, assessment, mitigation, tracking, and/or opportunity realization.
• Experience using Tableau or comparable data visualization and reporting tools.
• Experience managing development and/or product lifecycle programs.

Responsibilities

• Manage program cost, schedule, performance, and quality across assigned programs.
• Serve as the primary customer contact, monitor program cost, schedule, and technical performance, and cultivate customer relationships to develop future opportunities.
• Provide leadership, management, guidance, and oversight for personnel.
• Participate in negotiating contracts and contract changes.
• Establish plans and schedules aligned with contract objectives and ensure programs remain on schedule to milestones.
• Manage IRAD projects in parallel with customer contracts.
• Identify program problems, obtain solutions, allocate resources, and recommend changes or updates to contractual requirements while leading a multidisciplinary IPT.
• Coordinate preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and contract financial terms and conditions.
• Prepare presentations and present program reviews to internal and external customers.
• Establish milestones, monitor adherence to master plans and schedules, identify problems, and obtain solutions, including resource allocation or changes to contractual specifications.
• Resolve issues in accordance with business objectives, strategies, legal requirements, regulations, contract terms, and company policies.
• Lead program execution by providing clear assignments and direction, maintaining close communication, and securing the support the team needs.
• Ensure the program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manage changes through control board activities.
• Develop and maintain master plans and schedules.

Benefits

• Health Plan and health insurance coverage
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off, including paid holidays and PTO for vacation and/or personal business
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• 9/80 work schedule where available
• Life and disability insurance
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary annual bonus, depending on the position

What This Job Offers

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