RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a F-35 Planning & Integration Manager 2 (Manager Project Management 2) to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals within our F-35 organization. This leadership role is located onsite in Redondo Beach, California.
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.
This leadership position offers an exciting opportunity to serve as the Level 2 Planning & Integration Manager for the F-35 Master Planning Integration (MPI) organization. The selected manager will oversee day-to-day operations and driving change activity that includes Major A/B Contract Change Requests (CRs) and proposals impacting all F-35 contracts.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and integrate all planning activities serving the Air Systems Integration and Proposal Management teams
- Coordinating across all planning teams including Program Planning & Scheduling, Production Master Scheduling, GSC Advanced Planning, Operations, Labor, and Material Planning.
- Schedule alignment between support functions with program priorities to deliver timely, accurate proposal plan schedules.
- Partner with Air Systems Integration and proposal teams to resolve proposal issues, ensuring timely closure of tasks in support of program milestones and identification of risks
- Provide clear guidance on schedule requirement changes to support comprehensive CR and proposal schedules
- Establish and maintain planning artifacts including GR&As, lead times, funding requirements, master schedules, second-source BAM, and other materials required for Major A/B CRs and proposals.
- Ensure proper CR schedule integration, BOM reconciliation, and SOW estimation for all major proposals.
- Drive development and approval of CR/proposal packages and ensure seamless transition to the MPI Master Planning team for execution.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of related experience as defined below, OR a Master’s degree and 6 years of related experience as defined below
Related experience includes professional and/or military experience to include a background in project management, scheduling and planning, quality, program management, business management, global supply chain, engineering, contracts management, capture efforts, and/or business management related functions
Must have a minimum of 4 years experience leading a team, process, and/or projects
Must be able to travel 10% of the time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM field
SQL, Power BI, or Tableau experience
Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry
Program execution and Functional Management Experience
Experience using Microsoft Office Suite with an emphasis on Microsoft Project
Primary Level Salary Range: $133,100.00 - $199,700.00
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.
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.
