Manager Programs 2
Onsite
Woodland Hills, CA, United States
Woodland Hills, CA, United States
Posted 11 days ago
Job Details
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 Mission Systems sector has an opening for a Program Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within the Integrated Digital Systems Operating Unit located in Woodland Hills, CA. The Program Manager is responsible to report to the Director of Programs for program cost, schedule, performance, and quality in all aspects of managing the individual programs assigned. This key position includes the following responsibilities:
- Acts as primary customer contact and monitors program activities, including cost, schedule, and technical performance. Cultivating customer relationships to develop further opportunities
- Provides leadership, management, guidance, and oversight for personnel
- Participates in the negotiation of contracts and contract changes
- Establish plans and schedules in alignment with contract objectives
- Ensure that the programs/projects are on schedule to the program milestones
- Manage IRAD projects in parallel with customer contracts
- Identifies program problems and obtains solutions, allocates resources, and recommends changes/updates to contractual requirements leading a multi-disciplined IPT
- Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of the contract
- Prepares presentations and presents program reviews with both internal and external customers
- Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications
- Resolves issues in accordance with business objectives, strategies, legal requirements, regulations, contract terms, and company policies
- Leads the team in the execution of the program by providing clear assignments and direction, maintaining close communication, and getting the team the support needed to perform with success
- Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
- Development and adherence to master plans and schedules
- Must have a Bachelor's degree and 10 years of related professional/military experience that includes a background in project/program management, or a Master's degree and 8 years of related professional/military experience that includes a background in project/program management
- 2 years of leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal
- 2 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, within cost, and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager
- Development of program plans and integrated master schedule
- Experience in cost and schedule controls, including IMS management and experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
- Experience with schedule management, program financial controls, business acquisition process, leading planning activities, and defining/tracking a wide range of program metrics
- Knowledge of Risk and Opportunity Management
- Strong understanding and proven experience effectively working within and through a corporate culture
- Expertise leading process improvement, organizational effectiveness, or operational planning
- Conducting risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
- Must be willing and able to travel up to 25% of the time as required by business needs
- The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance is required
- Relevant experience at various levels of responsibility within a matrix organization
- Experience as CAM and/or past profit/loss accountability
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
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