Manager Programs 3 - Rolling Meadows, United States - Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman
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Rolling Meadows, United States

1 month ago

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Requisition ID:

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Category: Program Management

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Location: Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States of America

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Clearance Type: Secret

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Telecommute: No

  • Teleworking not available for this position
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Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
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Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
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Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

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Positions Available: 1


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.


The primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions.

The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.

The Program Manager 3 will be expected to take on a leadership role in the Survivability Development Programs operating unit with a focus on development of systems and capabilities that form the future of the ACS business unit.


Program Managers are responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout).

Primary responsibilities are the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems and 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
  • Leading and directing crossfunctional Integrated Program Teams (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.
  • Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements.
  • Establishment and management of the program baseline.
  • Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) 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 program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities.
  • 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 Master's and 8 years' experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers. In lieu of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience will be considered.
  • Must possess an active/current DoD Secret clearance.
  • 5 years of experience supporting and/or managing development programs.
  • 5 years demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal.
  • 5 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.
  • Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies and tools (Earned Value Management System).
  • 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 res
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