Operations Project Manager

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Apopka, FL +1 · Manufacturing and Production

Operations Project Manager role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on manufacturing operations for defense programs. Responsibilities include serving as the primary manufacturing interface with PMO, Engineering, and Supply Chain, managing budgets using Earned Value Management (EVM), participating in configuration control and risk management, and supporting proposal generation. Requires experience in engineering, manufacturing, testing, or design, with a strong background in EVMS/CAM, project management, and production proposals. A Secret security clearance is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as the primary Manufacturing interface with the assigned Program Management Office (PMO), Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain (SCM), Mission Assurance (MA) and customers.
  2. Assess project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with program managers, line managers, and customers.
  3. Cost Account Manager (CAM) for Manufacturing Operations budget, including Earned Value Management reporting and variance reporting. Ensures that the required manufacturing and test resources are forecasted and secured to execute the job (people, equipment, and facilities).
  4. Represent Manufacturing at program Configuration Control Board, ensuring proper implementation of design changes.
  5. Active participant in program risk management activity, ensuring any applicable Manufacturing risks and/or opportunities are captured and managed in the program risk register

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience; OR a Master's degree with 6 or more years of relevant work experience.
  • Experience in engineering, manufacturing, testing, and/or design.
  • Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) or Control Account Management (CAM) techniques, which includes program cost and schedule management.
  • Demonstrated experience in leadership and/or project management.
  • Experience with MS Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with manufacturing production proposals.
  • Experience with SAP and MRP in a low volume, high mix manufacturing environment.
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance.
  • U.S. Citizenship required

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
  • Experience with cost, schedule, project leadership, and/or process improvement.
  • Experience with Basis of Estimates, Risk Management, Return to Green plans, managing budgets and Earned Value Management (EVM).
  • Experience working on government contracts.
  • Proficiency in Risk and Opportunity management.
  • Experience with SAP S4/MRP.
  • Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance.

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret security clearance
  • U.S. Citizenship required