Head of Programme Management

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

TRAVEL: 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 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. Northrop Grumman’s Multi-Domain Operations Division - through its Communications & Networking (C&N) Business Unit is looking for Program Manager 3 to support the SATCOM OU in leading programs based at our Dulles or Colshire Virginia location. Please be aware that this position is contingent upon capturing program award(s) and obtaining and maintaining associated business and/or customer funding.

The primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The individual will lead a cross‑functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.

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 customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.

Developing new business opportunities through long‑term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.

Establishing a 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 cost, schedule and technical performance objectives.

Measuring and reporting program performance.

Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders.

Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.

Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines.

Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools.

Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning.

Managing suppliers to meet program objectives.

Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.

Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities.

Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization.

Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years, or Master’s and 8 years’ experience leading programs.

Manage and monitor the working of the various functional organizations supporting the program.

Provide program status briefings to BU and Division management and serve as the primary focal for Program status to our customer.

Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies and tools (Earned Value Management System).

5 years of experience supporting and/or managing Space programs related to developing spacecraft, satellites, ground systems and/or space payload systems.

Must have experience managing programs from capture strategy/proposal, through concept design, prototyping, manufacturing, integration, and delivery.

Demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal (experience in professional, academic, and other relevant settings is acceptable).

Experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, Integrated Program Team (IPT) Lead or CAM.

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.

• 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.
• 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.
• Resources:* The ability to plan for, identify, estimate, cost, acquire, schedule, and retire resources needed to satisfy program requirements within organizational constraints.
• 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.
• Supplier & Subcontractor:* The ability to identify, select, direct and manage subcontract and supply chain elements of the program in a manner that supports program goals and company strategy.
• Technical Performance:* The ability to establish and apply a technical performance baseline to monitor and compare key program technical performance measures, assess program and product status, and take appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline.

Customer intimacy: Consistently makes time to seek and incorporate input from customers and understand their expectations. Demonstrates commitment and energy to meet customer needs. Guides program team and support functions on how to take action to satisfy customer expectations.

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. 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. 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. Job Category: Program Management

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