Northrop Grumman

Program Manager 2

Northrop Grumman$139K — $208K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 10 years of related experience, or Master's degree and 8 years of related experience
  • Experience in project/program management, engineering, or business management
  • Product team leadership or subcontract management experience
  • Strong collaboration skills with stakeholders
  • Proven P&L experience
  • Background with major prime customers
  • Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

  • Lead a cross-functional team to deliver critical subassemblies on time and within budget
  • Cultivate and maintain customer relationships to identify further opportunities
  • Develop new business opportunities through strategic and capture planning
  • Establish a program organization that meets customer needs and addresses necessary internal and external teams
  • Negotiate contracts and manage specifications, operating budgets, and milestones
  • Create and adhere to master plans and schedules
  • Implement risk and opportunity management practices

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • Health, life, and disability insurance coverage
  • Savings plan options
  • Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector has an opening for a Program Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Aerostructures organization. This Program Manger 2 role is located onsite in Clearfield Utah.

Manage a team of individuals to deliver a critical subassembly to one of our nation's strategic deterrent platforms. Execute a program baseline with strong emphasis on programmatic discipline and fundamentals to deliver product on time and within budget. This individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals from program and business management to engineering and manufacturing teams. Additionally, cross-coordination with external customer and stakeholder organizations will also be required, with strong emphasis on building a relationship based on past performance and trust.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Technical and Programmatic execution with emphasis on adherence to on-time and on-budget cost and schedule performance in an aerospace manufacturing environment.
  • 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, including establishing a regular program rhythm for technical, financial and programmatic reviews at all levels, both internal and external, to report progress and mitigate issues.
  • Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
  • 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 10 years (or Bachelor of Science in STEM and 9 years) of related experience as defined below, OR a Master's degree and 8 years (or Master of Science in STEM and 7 years) of related experience as defined below:
  • Related experience includes professional and/or military experience to include a background in project management, program management, engineering, capture efforts, and/or business management related functions.
  • Experience in product team leadership, or program management, or subcontract management team leadership.
  • Demonstrated collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to resolve technical and programmatic challenges.
  • Must have P&L experience.
  • Experience working with major prime customers.
  • Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. Government Secret Clearance and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
  • Aerospace composite and / or advanced materials product experience.
  • Communication: 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.
  • Requirements: The ability to define, document, analyze, trace, prioritize, and confirm requirements throughout the entire program life cycle.
  • Business proposal and capture experience.
  • Significant Risk & Opportunity management experience.


Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $208,700.00

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.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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88,000 employees
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$82.7 billion
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Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
5 Year Trend
+7.6%
Revenue
$36.7 billion
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