Program Manager 1 - Northridge CA

Program Manager 1 - Northridge CA

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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 Defense Systems sector is currently seeking a Program Manager Level 1 to support the production and sustainment of our legacy programs in our Northridge, CA location. This position has a 100% on-site requirement, no hybrid or remote work. The primary objective will be to balance multiple legacy programs with various customers, including international clients, ensuring the successful delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule while maintaining all technical requirements. The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.

Key responsibilities include managing cost, schedule, and technical performance of legacy programs and subsystems, and are expanded to include:

• Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives for production and sustainment of legacy programs
• Measuring and reporting program performance across several programs, addressing the unique needs of different customers
• Working with supply chain and engineering to resolve technical challenges and obsolescence issues inherent to a legacy program
• 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 across multiple programs
• Creation, review, and finalization of program Statements of Work that reflect the nuances of multiple customer requirements
• Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements, ensuring alignment across various initiatives
• Establishment and management of program baselines, catering to the specific needs of the customer
• Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost and schedule control methodologies and tools for multiple programs
• Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
• Managing Government/customer supplied property or information effectively across different contracts
• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
• Ensuring program teams understand and adhere to contract scope and manage changes through control board activities across all legacy programs
• Development and adherence to master plans and schedules tailored to multiple legacy programs
• Conducting thorough risk and opportunity management practices, including identification, mitigation, and realization of program-specific risks across several programs and customers
• Cultivating customer relationships to develop further opportunities within diverse customer communities, including international markets
• Developing new business opportunities through long-term strategic planning, capture planning, and the development of proposals and business plans that reflect the legacy program focus

Desired Attributes: Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage teams daily and communicate effectively with leadership regarding status, awareness, and escalations of multiple programs. 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 across various programs. 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 for a diverse set of customers. Ability to resolve disputes and negotiate with a positive outcome while maintaining good relationships with customers and within the organization across multiple initiatives.

Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and 5 years of related experience OR a Master's degree and 3 years of related experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries. 5 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost, achieving all requirements as either a project lead, integrated program team lead, or cost account manager within a legacy program context. Basic competency in Project Management skills and toolsets. Competent in Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook). Must be able to obtain a DoD security clearance. (US Citizenship is a requirement)

Preferred Qualifications: A degree in a science, engineering, or a business program. Experience in the aerospace/defense industry or within the Department of Defense or NASA. PMP certification. Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Agile methodologies. Active Security Clearance.

Primary Level Salary Range: $129,900.00 - $194,900.00