Program Manager 2 - Refueling

About the role

• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
• CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret
• TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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 Space Superiority Division is looking for a Manager Programs Level 2 to support the In-Space Refueling organization.

The Program Manager Level 2 reports directly to the Refueling Portfolio Program Manager and provides diverse support across a variety of refueling activities - including executing programs, proposals, and IRADs. This person will ensure that the refueling team is executing efficiently and effectively. This person architects and implements organizational strategies, policies and practices that optimize team execution and promote best culture. This person will provide support across a variety of disciplines - from program execution to CAM/EVM and proposal/ECP support. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value Management responsibilities
• CAM oversight and review of other activities across the portfolio to provide heads up on trends
• Support agenda generation, action item tracking, and preparation of charts and reports that support program rhythm, including follow-up with team members to ensure actions and deliverables are completed on time
• Customer and Internal Program Management Reviews
• Weekly Reports
• Staff Meetings and other recurring meetings
• Special topic meetings as needed
• Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of the refueling organization's mission - includes management reporting, information flow and management, and the business development process and organizational planning
• Support maintenance of and adherence to Program Management Plan
• Maintain CDRL lists and ensure team clearly understands expectations for deliverables and due dates
• Document and maintain clear list of roles and responsibilities and org charts across the team
• Maintain artifacts on team meeting rhythm with purpose of meeting and attendees - optimize to support team schedules
• Organize team activities for training and engagement
• Support staffing meetings and other functional activities
• Focal point for organization and maintenance of team resources and systems like SharePoint, Confluence, etc.
• Develop onboarding materials and resources for use across the refueling team that are unique to the program
• Support PM on a regular basis with data calls for OU, BU, and division leadership
• Ensure that best practices are being followed across all aspects of program management (risk management, change control, etc.
• Support or lead generation of proposals and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) as needed
• Support generation of content and planning for team meetings such as all-hands
• Organize and maintain SharePoint site for customer deliverables
• Support planning and execution of Internal Research and Development activities as needed
• Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans
• Improving processes for measuring and reporting program performance
• Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
• Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
• 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

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 8 years, or Master's and 6 years' experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries. An additional 4 years of direct experience in program or project management disciplines can be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 3 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager
• 3 years of demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal
• Previous experience with Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value Management responsibilities
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Northrop Grumman processes and procedures
• Existing TS/SCI or Top Secret clearance or ability to receive clearance
• Highly organized with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience across program life cycle from proposals through program start-up and execution
• Enjoys working in a dynamic environment as this is a new and growing business area
• Experienced with Microsoft OneNote, SharePoint, Confluence
• Business Acumen: The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of program decisions, actions, and performance.
• Capture Management: Insight into customer technical and business (financial, political, cultural) requirements and the ability to shape customer expectations with a solution that satisfies their needs and is advantageous to the company.
• Communications: The 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
• Issue & Problem Resolution: The 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.
• Planning, Scheduling & Earned Value: The ability to initiate, develop, integrate, execute, direct and control program plans and cost and schedule baselines that meet both program contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations.
• Program Integration: The ability to identify, orchestrate, coordinate and controls the management activities and processes that integrate program interdependencies throughout their life cycle to achieve successful program completion.
• Proposal Management: The 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).
• Risk & Opportunity: The 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.
• Scope, Configuration & Change: The ability to effectively plan, define, establish, communicate, monitor, and control scope to ensure that all of the work required and only the work required is performed.

Primary Level Salary Range

$161,100.00 - $241,700.00

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.