Program Manager 3

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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 Defense Systems Sector is currently seeking a Manager of Programs Level 3, in our growing Fuzing and Warhead business, within our Missile Products Business Unit (BU), at our Allegany Ballistic Laboratory (ABL) facility located in Rocket Center, West Virginia. This position will support various programs within the business unit portfolio of programs. This position reports directly to the programs portfolio Market Area Manager. The primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals. This position is on-site and no remote work available. Program Managers are responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout). Primary responsibilities are the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems. Job duties include, but are not limited to: Establishing, cultivating and maintaining customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community Establishing, developing and supporting new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans. Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract. Architecting, establishing and maintaining a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations Creating, developing and leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives Designing, establishing and measuring and reporting program performance Creating, developing and delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders Architecting, developing and participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions Establishing and supporting design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product production process research, development, integration and test Architecting, creating, managing, reviewing and finalization of the program Statement of Work Creating, developing and evaluating, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements Approving and management of the program and subordinate baselines Establishing, managing and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools Prioritizing, developing, evaluating, allocating and managing program resources needs and accountability, including workforce planning Allocating, Developing and managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.) Establishing, cultivating and managing suppliers to meet program objectives. Allocating and ensuring adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards Architecting, developing and ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities Architecting, developing and managing adherence to master plans and schedules Developing, managing and conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization Desired Attributes: Business Acumen: The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of developing market strategies Capture Management: Insight into customer technical and business (financial, political, cultural) requirements and the ability to shape customer expectations with a solution that satisfies their needs and is advantageous to the company. Communications: The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program and stakeholder needs. Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to manage a project team daily and communicate effectively with segment leadership regarding status, awareness’s, and escalations. Ability to resolve disputes and negotiate with positive outcome while maintaining good relationships within the organization, specifically between peers and management as well as all levels of program. Program Growth: The ability to recognize and respond to customer needs in order to develop additional sales that support organizational objectives. Proposal Team Development: The ability to define proposal strategy and develop proposal teams t