Program Manager 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

An organization within Northrop Grumman's Intelligence Systems division, the Surveillance and Targeting Operating Unit is seeking a Deputy Program Manager for the Ammolite and On-Orbit Missions Operations Programs. The position will be located in Baltimore, MD and will be 100% on-site .

Overview

The Deputy Program Manager will support the Program Manager for execution of On-Orbit mission operations for a constellation of radar satellites. The team is responsible for on-orbit satellite checkout and transition to operations. The Deputy Program Manager is the primary operational interface to our customer and is responsible for the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the Mission Operations Element, with focus on contract change coordination, proposals and maintaining a team to sustain recurring on-orbit operations. The scope of the role will also include execution of capability enhancement contracts with SEIT and software development.

Role and Responsibilities:
The Deputy Program Manager is 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 and include, but are not limited to:

Cultivate customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community

Develop new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans

Maintain a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporate necessary internal and external sub-organizations

Lead and direct cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives

Measure and report program performance

Deliver presentations to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders

Participate in the negotiation 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

Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements

Adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools

Identify, allocate and manage program resources, including workforce planning.

Manage Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)

Manage suppliers to meet program objectives

Adhere to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards

Ensure program team understands and adheres to contract scope and manages change through control board activities

Adherence to master plans and schedules

Conduct thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation, and realization

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years' experience supporting US Government contracts and/or customers in a project/technical lead role; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years' relevant experience

Experience in program or Project management, or as an IPT Lead Experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost