Description
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The GBSD program is looking for a Program Managers to join our Program Integration Team located in Roy, UT.
For the Program Manager position you 39;ll be responsible for:
This team is responsible for oversight and integration of program operations, execution and managing the program performance baseline. This includes integration with cross functional disciplines to include master planning, configuration and data management, digital engineering, business management, risk management, processes and tools, engineering, and more. This position regularly interfaces with senior management across the company and our customers.
The selected candidate will oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serve as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. The candidate will also review status of projects and budget, manage schedules and prepare status reports, assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. The selected candidate will also develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
Essential Responsibilities:
* Lead a team within the program operations team focused on the horizontal and vertical integration of the GBSD enterprise
* Serve as a leader the program engaging in many ad hoc activities required to ensure streamlined cadence for program operations and execution
* Collaborate across all functions within the program to develop advanced concepts, techniques and requirements for new applications and tools
* Coordinate schedules, requirements, and performance visibility to both the Program Office and the Customer while maintaining quality, cost, and schedule requirements
* Lead and facilitate internal and external meetings to support the program and represent program management in appropriate program reviews or boards
* Identify and mitigate project risks throughout project life cycle
* Support and generate proposal documentation as needed to foster new work
* Develop and deliver high level briefings to Program Leadership and/or customer
* Provide solutions to complex problems that are consistent with the organization rsquo;s objectives
* Identify opportunities for change and champion needed changes in the organization
Qualification
* Bachelor 39;s Degree inclusive of 5 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree
* Active Secret clearance
* Demonstrated knowledge of project management principles and execution of a large complex program
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
* Demonstrated ability to lead a team
* Prior experience in leadership skills to plan, organize, integrate and drive program activities across multiple engineering disciplines, along with the ability to effectively motivate people to work as an integrated team across locations, companies and cultures.
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop/maintain strong working relationships with team members and internal/external customers
* Capability to create and conduct high level briefings
* Experience with high level customer engagement
Preferred Qualifications:
* Bachelor 39;s Degree with 15 years of experience and/or Master 39;s Degree with 13 years of experience
* PMP certification
* Experience in program stand up
* Experience working within an Integrated Product Team (IPT)
* Experience with conducting Integrated Baseline Reviews
* Experience with schedule management, risk management and performance management
* Experience facilitating high level system design reviews
* Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM)
* Experience with tableau and data analytics
* Experience with earned value management knowledge in a program management capacity
* Experience with Agile Project Management
* Ability to work independently and multi task
* Experience with creating and monitoring staffing metrics
* Experience with facilities management
* Master rsquo;s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math), Business Administration, Project Management or other applicable degree
Travel:10%
Falls Church, VA
Northrop Grumman Corporation, a security company, provides products in the areas of autonomous systems, cyber, space, strikes, and logistics and modernizations in the United States, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Aerospace Systems, Innovation Systems, Mission Systems, and Technology Services. The Aerospace Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces manned aircrafts, autonomous systems, spacecraft systems, high-energy laser systems, microelectronics, and other systems and sub-systems for use in the areas of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, strike operations, communications, earth observations, and space science.
The Innovation Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces flights, armaments, and space systems. It offers launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile products and defense electronics; precision weapons, armament systems, and ammunitions; satellites and associated space components and services; and advanced aerospace structures. The Mission Systems segment offers products and services that include C4ISR systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR), and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; cyber solutions; space systems; intelligence processing systems; air and missile defense integration systems; navigation systems; and shipboard missiles and encapsulated payload launch systems.
The Technology Services segment provides logistic solutions that supports the full life cycle of platforms and systems. Its products and services include software and system sustainment; modernization of platform and associated subsystems; advanced training solutions; and integrated logistics support. Northrop Grumman Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.