Sentinel Sr Staff Engineer Construction - 16633

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

18d

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman's Defense Systems sector is looking for a Sr Staff Construction Engineer to lead over the Bechtel Subcontract, located at the Strategic Deterrence Division (SDS) headquarters in Roy, UT. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. What You'll Get To Do: Plans, designs and oversees the construction of new or expanded facilities. Prepares architectural, engineering, and cost estimates, functional studies, construction plans, specifications, and schedules. Obtains and supervises outside contractors. Recommends architectural and engineering design procedures and standards for the planning and design of facilities. Supervises the detailed design, budgetary costing, standardized construction, and final inspection of facility projects. Conducts construction surveillance to ensure adherence to contractual requirements. Provides engineering consulting services to local and divisional offices. As the Bechtel SMT Technical Lead, you will partner with the Program Element and Segment Executives, Global Supply Chain, Mission Assurance, Office of the Chief Engineer, and lead a cross-functional technical team of various systems engineering disciplines managing major supplier efforts focusing on technical excellence and technical rigor. Primary job responsibilities are leading the technical oversite for Bechtel as the main engineering point of contact for the Program. This includes aligning supplier technical activities with overall program technical baseline and verifying supplier technical deliverables are successfully integrated: Develop Bechtel Statements of Work (SSOW) through collaboration with key technical and programmatic stakeholders. Assists Program and Supplier Management Team Lead (SMTL) in generating technical content for Bechtel Request for Information (RFIs ) / Request for Proposals (RFPs) / etc. Responsible for Bechtel proposal technical evaluations and supports program and supplier management team lead (SMTL) in negotiations. Review and approve Bechtel's technical subcontractor deliverables (SDRLs) with guidance from applicable cross functional program Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Partner with the SMTL to align Bechtel technical objectives within program cost and schedule constraints. Establish and track technical goals and commitments for Bechtel to drive maturity and ensure high-quality execution. Manage and mitigate technical execution risks by monitoring Bechtel technical performance against metrics and addressing identified capability gaps. Oversee and maintain the SMT technical action item tracker to facilitate communication and accountability with Bechtel. This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. Position Benefits: As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage • 401k • Educational Assistance • Life Insurance • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions • Paid Time Off • Health & Wellness Resources • Employee Discounts

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 14 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 10 years of related engineering experience.
Must be a U.S Citizen with an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR).
Experience working in construction management and overseeing all stages of the construction lifecycle, including quality assurance, safety standards, compliance standards and other industry regulations.
Experience working with DOORS, CPLM, and other management tools.
Experience with the systems engineering “V” and different phases of the acquisition lifecycle including requirements development to acceptance testing.
Experience in managing a technical baseline.

Nice To Haves

Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Prior Supplier Management Experience on a Program in the Development phase.
Technical evaluations of supplier proposals & subsequent contract negotiations.
Experience in managing technical risks and opportunities.
Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM) or being a control account manager (CAM).

Responsibilities

Plans, designs and oversees the construction of new or expanded facilities.
Prepares architectural, engineering, and cost estimates, functional studies, construction plans, specifications, and schedules.
Obtains and supervises outside contractors.
Recommends architectural and engineering design procedures and standards for the planning and design of facilities.
Supervises the detailed design, budgetary costing, standardized construction, and final inspection of facility projects.
Conducts construction surveillance to ensure adherence to contractual requirements.
Provides engineering consulting services to local and divisional offices.
Develop Bechtel Statements of Work (SSOW) through collaboration with key technical and programmatic stakeholders.
Assists Program and Supplier Management Team Lead (SMTL) in generating technical content for Bechtel Request for Information (RFIs ) / Request for Proposals (RFPs) / etc.
Responsible for Bechtel proposal technical evaluations and supports program and supplier management team lead (SMTL) in negotiations.
Review and approve Bechtel's technical subcontractor deliverables (SDRLs) with guidance from applicable cross functional program Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
Partner with the SMTL to align Bechtel technical objectives within program cost and schedule constraints.
Establish and track technical goals and commitments for Bechtel to drive maturity and ensure high-quality execution.
Manage and mitigate technical execution risks by monitoring Bechtel technical performance against metrics and addressing identified capability gaps.
Oversee and maintain the SMT technical action item tracker to facilitate communication and accountability with Bechtel.