F-35 Deputy Fleet Readiness & Sustainment Program Director 1
Northrop Grumman
- Redondo Beach, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community to include our Prime Contractor, Lockheed Martin Aeronautic as well as the F-35 Joint Program Office
- Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans
- Optimizing the FR&S 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 quality, cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
- Driving predictable program performance, including regular measurement and management of key performance metrics
- Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
- Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
- Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
- Development and adherence to program, business, and technical baselines, including use of tools such as Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through appropriate change processes
- Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
- Developing and managing suppliers to meet program objectives
- Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
- Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
- Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of related professional / military experience
- Background in program management in the defense industry
- Experience in sustainment of complex weapons systems
- Experience working with executives and senior leaders
- Experience managing communications with stakeholders
- Demonstrated depth in technical and business acumen
- Retired military with experience in fleet readiness, sustainment and/or depot maintenance
- Master’s degree and advanced training in program management and capture management
- Profit & loss responsibility with demonstrated ability to achieve financial performance targets
- The ability to address uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach
- Experience leading a large, aircraft production and/or sustainment program