Manager Programs 3
About the role
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 (NGMS) sector is looking for a Manager, Programs Level 3 to support the Power & Control Systems (P/CS) Operating Unit (OU) onsite in Sykesville, MD. This position is responsible for the AN/SPY-6 program which is a fast-paced high visibility full-rate production program, responsible for building and delivering power systems. This position is full-time on-site in Sykesville, Maryland. Relocation assistance may be available. Travel is required for approximately 25% of the time.
Responsibilities
- Deliver all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule while achieving technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies across the SPY-6 portfolio.
- Lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.
- Lead all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout).
- Manage profit and loss to financial plans.
- 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.
- Establish a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates 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.
- Create, review and finalize the program Statement of Work.
- Identify, distribute, track, and complete program requirements.
- Establish and manage the program and subordinate baselines.
- Develop and adhere 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