Manager Programs 3 - Advanced Communication Apertures OU
Northrop Grumman
- Baltimore, MD
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.
- Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.
- Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations.
- Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives.
- Measuring and reporting program performance.
- Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders.
- Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
- Establishing design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test.
- Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work.
- Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements.
- Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines.
- Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools.
- Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning.
- Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
- Managing suppliers to meet program objectives.
- Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.
- Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities.
- Development and adherence to master plans and schedules.
- Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization.
- Functional responsibility of direct reports.
- Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Engineering and 9 years', Master’s Degree and 7 years’, or a PhD and 4 years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or program management in other industries.
- Experience leading the performance of contracts greater than $10M annually and proven performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager.
- Experience working in the Program Management Communications or Aerospace market.
- Must possess strong organizational and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with all levels of management and individual contributors.
- Ability to travel domestically as required.
- Strong personal verbal and written communications skills.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Active US DoD Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years) and the ability to qualify for access to Special Access Programs (SAPs) prior to starting.
- Active US DoD Top Secret clearance and the ability to qualify for access to Special Access Programs (SAPs).
- Prior experience leading sensor system, technology, hardware/software development or production programs, operations management, knowledge of RF system products, capabilities and enabling technologies.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering with ten year's experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) and/or Government contracts.
- Prior experience with execution of small to large, multi-year contracts (CPIF, FPIF, FFP, IRAD, and/or CRAD programs).
- Prior experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and MS Project.
- Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR).
- Sr Proposal Management with the ability to oversee and facilitate the proposal process.
- Ability to identify, select and manage subcontract and supply chain elements of program management.