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Company/Organization: Northrop Grumman
Position: Management
Job Type: Permanent
Posted: 9/3/2024 7:15:29 PM
Description:
Requisition ID: R10169036- Category: Program Management
- Location: Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: Days (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10 of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.
Northrop Grumman, Mission Systems is looking for a Programs Director to support the Aircraft Survivability (ACS) business unit at our Rolling Meadows, IL facility. The Director is responsible for leading a team of production program managers in the Global Survivability Programs Operating Unit.In this role, the Director will coordinate across multiple programs to support USG customer requirements while maintaining a high level of program execution performance standards. The successful candidate will ensure department wide success and be able to balance meeting individual goals with department wide goals. Additional responsibilities include identifying and growing new markets, and opportunities to increase awards, sales, margin and cash.The position will require a candidate with strong leadership and decision-making skills with the ability to perform in a dynamic environment. The position must role model Northrop leadership characteristics. Strong communication, executive presence and cross-cultural skills are required to be able to effectively interact with a geographically disbursed senior leadership team. We are looking for a self-starter with the initiative to drive the business, coupled with good sound judgment.The Director is responsible for developing a performance and growth strategy for their teams and ensuring coordination and management of all phases of execution, from inception (proposal development) through completion (contract closeout). Primary responsibilities will 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
- Leads the planning and execution of the program in conjunction with Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations and Quality Assurance.
- 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
- Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirement
- Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines
- Development and adherence to budget baselines using Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost schedule control methodologies and tools
- Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
- Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
- Adherence to 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
Basic Qualifications:- Bachelors Degree and 10 or more years of experience supporting Department of Defense, Government contracts, or project management; OR Masters Degree and 8 or more years of experience supporting Department of Defense, Government contracts, or project management
- Experience leading a team of program managers, with demonstrated success aligning teams, organizations to achieve a common goal
- Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
- Experience managing 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.
- The ability to address 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.
- The ability to plan for, identify, estimate, cost, acquire, schedule, and retire resources needed to satisfy program requirements within organizational constraints.
- 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
- Active DoD Secret Clearance; OR DoE equivalent
Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
- Prior experience supporting Electro-Optical / Infrared (EO/IR) products and technologies
- Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR)
Salary Range: $200,100 - $300,100
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 candidates experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
