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 and include, but are not limited to:
Cultivating and maintaining effective customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
Developing and supporting new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans
Establishing and maintaining a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
Developing, directing and leading cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
Establishing, measuring and reporting critical program performance metrics
Developing and delivering effective presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
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
Creating, managing, reviewing and finalization of the program Statement of Work
Developing, evaluating, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements
Establishing and managing program and subordinate schedule baselines
Establishing, managing and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools
Developing, evaluating, allocating and managing program resources needs and accountability, including workforce planning
Developing and managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.) requirements
Cultivating and managing quality suppliers to meet program objectives
Ensuring adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
Developing and ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
Developing, managing adherence to master program plans and schedules
Developing, managing and conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
Desired Attributes
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to manage a project team daily and communicate effectively with segment leadership regarding status, awareness, and escalations
Ability to resolve disputes and negotiate with positive outcome while maintaining good relationships within the organization, specifically between peers and management
Ability to manage projects to specified milestones and established schedules
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
Ability to identify and address program impacts through a systematic, proactive approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the program
Ability to define proposal strategy, lead proposal teams, analyze and shape RFPs, produce and deliver winning proposals, effectively track and incorporate Review Team comments and findings, and manage post-proposal submittals (orals, finding responses)
Ability to address program uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the lifecycle of the program
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience OR a Master’s degree and 6 years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and project management in other industries
8 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either a project lead, integrated program team lead or cost account manager
6 years of demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal
Competency in Project Management skills and toolsets
Knowledge of pricing and proposals
Competent in standard Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook)
Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government DoW Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications
A degree in a science, engineering, or a business program
Experience in the aerospace/defense industry or within the Department of Defense or NASA
PMP® certification
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Agile methodologies
Ability to define technical strategy to promote capturing business in new areas
Current US Government DoW Secret clearance
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Primary Level Salary Range: $153,800.00 - $230,800.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
