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Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)

Senior Manager 3 - Program Affordability (Active TS/SCI REQUIRED)

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU), Virginia, Minnesota, United States, 55792


Requisition ID: R10160841

Category:

Program Management

Location:

Dulles, Virginia, United States of America | Gilbert, Arizona, United States of America | Redondo Beach, California, United States of America | Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America

Clearance Type:

SCI

Telecommute:

No - Teleworking not available for this position

Shift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Travel Required:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation assistance may be available

Positions Available:

1

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Senior Manager 3 for Program Affordability. This position supports the Waimea Program and Capture, which is a Space Sector Priority Win and can be located at either Dulles, Gilbert, Baltimore or Redondo Beach.

The Program Affordability lead will be responsible for identifying, analyzing and driving program affordability and cost competitiveness for the Waimea Program and Capture. This Senior Manager will coordinate with all levels of the organization to identify and develop strategies to achieve program affordability goals to include Design to Cost (DTC) and Life Cycle Cost Estimate (LCCE) management. The Program Affordability Lead is responsible for developing the Capture’s Cost Competitiveness targets and coordinating across all stakeholders to track, analyze and report on status against those targets.

This position will be a key element of the Waimea Capture leadership team ensuring the program is successful in achieving our manufacturing cost and schedule targets.

This position is responsible for performing affordability analysis to support Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Design to Cost (DTC), Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV) and Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) initiatives. Analytical tools/approaches leveraged include commercial/Gov’t parametric models, such as PRICE and SEER, as well as custom developed parametrics determining correlation between operational or technical requirements and cost.

This position requires experience developing complex cost models using advanced cost estimating techniques as well as excellent interpersonal skills required to solicit input, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of technical and programmatic leadership.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree with 10 years of related experience or a master’s degree and 8 years of related experience.

Active TS/SCI Clearance.

Strong technical, systems engineering, and production acumen.

Prior Independent Cost Estimate and other estimating experience.

Strong analytical skills to dissect and understand cost proposals.

At least 5 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule.

1 year of experience managing projects including subcontractor content.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s in Business (Finance, Accounting, Administration, or similar) from an accredited university with 13+ years of related experience or Masters of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline from an accredited university with 13+ years of related experience.

Experience with DoD Acquisition University program management certification.

Working knowledge of cost parametric tools: ACEIT, SEER from Galorath and PRICE Systems & Analytics.

Experience working with SEER-H, VBA and PRICE TruePlanning.

Experience in Cost Data Analysis and Predictive Analytics; Tableau & Alteryx.

Experience working with data visualization software (e.g., MS Excel including macros, Tableau Desktop, QlikView, MS Power BI, etc.) or any other data analysis software applications.

Experience with data mining/analytics programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, or BA.

Experience using Microsoft Office suite of tools.

Excellent verbal and written communications skills across multiple levels.

Demonstrated experience in the identification, qualification, and execution of cost reduction or other strategic initiatives.

Price to Win; Design to Cost acumen.

Demonstrated experience and comfort in presenting to executive management.

Ability to create compelling executive-level presentations to support decision making.

Salary Range:

$156,000 - $271,000

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.

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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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