Program Manager 2 - Refueling

Northrop Grumman • Dulles, VA

2d • $161,100 - $241,700

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Superiority Division is hiring a Program Manager Level 2 to support its In-Space Refueling organization. Reporting directly to the Refueling Portfolio Program Manager, this role supports refueling programs, proposals, and Internal Research and Development (IRAD) activities, helping the team execute efficiently and effectively. The role also develops and implements organizational strategies, policies, and practices to optimize execution and promote a strong team culture.

The position provides support across program execution, Control Account Management (CAM), Earned Value Management (EVM), proposals, and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs). It contributes to program planning and reporting, customer and internal reviews, workforce and resource planning, risk and opportunity management, contract scope and change control, and the development of business opportunities. The Program Manager also helps improve organizational processes, maintain program management artifacts and systems, and communicate program performance to customers, executives, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience, or a Master’s degree and 6 years of experience, supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries; an additional 4 years of direct program or project management experience may be substituted for a degree.
• At least 3 years of experience leading tasks to meet schedule, cost, and requirements objectives as a project lead, integrated program team member, or cost account manager.
• At least 3 years of demonstrated success leading teams and/or organizations toward a common goal.
• Previous experience with Control Account Management and Earned Value Management responsibilities.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring a government clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Northrop Grumman processes and procedures.
• Existing TS/SCI or Top Secret clearance, or ability to receive clearance.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience across the program life cycle, from proposals through program start-up and execution.
• Enjoyment of working in a dynamic environment in a new and growing business area.
• Experience with Microsoft OneNote, SharePoint, and Confluence.
• Business acumen: ability to apply business and financial knowledge, insights, tools, and processes to program decisions, actions, and performance.
• Capture management skills, including understanding customer technical and business requirements and shaping customer expectations with advantageous solutions.
• Communications skills for managing stakeholder information through organized processes, from definition and collection through sharing, storage, and retrieval.
• Issue and problem resolution skills, including systematically identifying program impacts, communicating and monitoring issues, and resolving conflicts across program levels.
• Planning, scheduling, and earned value skills, including developing, integrating, executing, directing, and controlling program plans and cost and schedule baselines.
• Program integration skills for coordinating management activities and processes across program interdependencies throughout the program life cycle.
• Proposal management skills, including defining strategy, leading proposal teams, shaping requests for proposals, developing proposals, incorporating review comments, and managing post-proposal submittals.
• Risk and opportunity management skills, including identifying uncertainties, determining response plans, and managing and communicating risks and opportunities throughout the program life cycle.
• Scope, configuration, and change management skills, including planning, defining, communicating, monitoring, and controlling scope.

Responsibilities

• Perform Control Account Management and Earned Value Management responsibilities, including oversight and review of portfolio activities for trends.
• Prepare agendas, track action items, and produce charts and reports for program meetings; follow up to ensure actions and deliverables are completed on time.
• Support customer and internal Program Management Reviews, weekly reports, staff meetings, special-topic meetings, and other recurring meetings.
• Improve operational systems, processes, and policies, including management reporting, information flow, business development processes, and organizational planning.
• Support maintenance of and adherence to the Program Management Plan.
• Maintain CDRL lists and ensure the team understands deliverable expectations and due dates.
• Document and maintain team roles, responsibilities, and organizational charts.
• Maintain artifacts describing team meeting purposes and attendees, and optimize meeting schedules.
• Organize team training and engagement activities.
• Support staffing meetings and other functional activities.
• Organize and maintain team resources and systems, including SharePoint and Confluence.
• Develop program-specific onboarding materials and resources for the refueling team.
• Support regular data calls for OU, BU, and division leadership.
• Promote best practices across program management, including risk management and change control.
• Support or lead the development of proposals and Engineering Change Proposals as needed.
• Develop content and planning for team meetings, including all-hands meetings.
• Organize and maintain the SharePoint site for customer deliverables.
• Support planning and execution of Internal Research and Development activities as needed.
• Develop new business opportunities through long-term strategic planning, capture planning, proposals, and business plans.
• Improve processes for measuring and reporting program performance.
• Deliver presentations to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders.
• Identify, allocate, and manage program resources, including workforce planning.
• 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 insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

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