United States-Virginia-Dulles, United States
$181-271k
Full Time
a month ago
Job description
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’s Space Sector is looking for a Manager, Programs Level 3 to be the HALO Mechanical Layout IPT lead.
The Mechanical Layout IPT lead will be responsible for all cost, schedule and technical performance of the Mechanical Structures, Harness, Fluid Transfer, Crew Accommodations, and Pressure Control subsystems of HALO that contribute to the overall spacecraft layout - including subcontracted efforts, IWO, materials, and NG Labor. The IPT lead will be accountable to ensure that technical requirements are met, while meeting cost and schedule commitments. The IPT lead will direct the efforts of a team of subsystem managers, technical leads, cognitive engineers, and technical staff while coordinating with supplier managers, systems engineering, integration and test, business management and scheduling. Additionally, the IPT lead will coordinate with functional management to ensure adequate resources are provided for this effort.
The IPT lead will report to the HALO Engineering Manager and will provide regular status on IPT performance to the Engineering Manager, NG program management, and the NASA customer. The IPT lead will be responsible to adjudicate interferences and conflicts as necessary to achieve a compliant design within cost and schedule constraints.
This position is located in Dulles, VA. It will require regular travel to Gilbert, AZ and other sites. A successful candidate will have experience in management of spacecraft vehicle design and integration efforts, program management, risk management, and have strong organizational, technical, and programmatic skills.
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
Leading and directing a large cross-functional Integrated Program Team (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.
Coordinating the identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of IPT requirements
Management of the IPT baselines – including subordinate elements of the IPT
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 Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
Managing suppliers to meet program objectives
Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
Ensuring the IPT understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
Conducting risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years, or Master’s and 8 years’ experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries
3 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager
2 years of demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity with Class A space missions and spaceflight hardware design & integration
Experience with Firm Fixed Price contracting and change management
Experience with NASA contracts, programs, and architectures.
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.
International Program Management: The ability to effectively manage both cultural differences and ways of doing business in countries other than the United States; while ensuring that items, commodities and technologies entering or leaving the United States do so within the proper US legal and regulatory framework.
Planning, Scheduling & Earned Value: The ability to initiate, develop, integrate, execute, direct and control program plans and cost and schedule baselines that meet both program contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations.
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.
Risk & Opportunity: The ability to address program 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 throughout the lifecycle of the program.
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.
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