RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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 is hiring a Program Integration - Program Manager 3, located in Chandler, Arizona. The Program Manager 3 will lead all closed area initiatives and operations. As a strategist, consultant and implementer, the successful candidate will ensure streamlined activities within the organization based on the priorities of the Launch Vehicles (LV) business unit.

• Direct and control the execution of all Closed Area operations
• Provide the strategic planning for the growth of classified areas across all LV programs
• Establish requirements and execute plans for information technology, facilities, staffing, security, and the integrated data environment at the Secret collateral level and higher
• Manage customer relationships to ensure compliance and that all security requirements are met
• Manage the cost and schedule for each secure area project (including customer and capital funds)
• Provide consistency across programs for hardware and software needs
• Develop a standard set of needs for each functional area’s engineers and support staff
• Build strong partnership to ensure lockstep coordination with adjacent disciplines and program leadership
• Provide direction and guidance for Cyber Security, IT, Security and facilities regarding current and future closed areas

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate success in applying leadership characteristics to achieve sustainable top performance, a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.

In this role, the ideal candidate will possess the ability to balance programmatic needs to deliver results within cost, schedule, and quality parameters while encouraging and rewarding innovative behaviors through all levels of the organization. Demonstrated abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, are a must.

Excellent verbal and writing communication skills are required.

The ideal candidates will have demonstrated success in influencing the direction of technology or engineering discriminators, including identifying and championing change within the organization, to achieve competitive advantage for the business in the classified realm.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree and 9 years of related professional experience to include a background in Program Management, and/or related military experience. Master's Degree and 7 years of experience.
• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance (granted or renewed in the last 6 years)
• Must be able to attain and maintain Special Access Program within a reasonable amount of time determined by business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret / SCI clearance
• Master’s degree (MBA)
• Extensive experience in Leadership roles within the Aerospace and Defense industry, or within the military.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certified
• Experience establishing and maintaining ICD 705 facilities for classified work
• Experience managing Special Access Programs

Salary Range: $161,500.00 - $242,300.00

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 candidate's 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.