Staff Change Management Technical Project Lead
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Escondido, CA, USA, Palmdale, CA, USA, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, El Segundo, CA, USA |
| Salary | $139900 – $256400 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 7 years of related engineering experience.
- Familiarity with the Technical Change Management Process.
- Experience with project planning, cost, schedule & performance, including Earned -Value and performance measurement baseline concepts
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
- Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs. (Of note: SAP/PAR will be upgraded once selected candidate is in role. Therefore, candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR.)
Responsibilities
- Drive the development of technical solutions, lead the effort with Responsible Engineers (REs) to prepare the change request packages and lead the effort from approval to completion.
- Ensure all change requests meet technical requirements to progress through the change management lifecycle to include presentations at Enterprise Technical Change Boards.
- Oversee enterprise technical, cost and schedule performance for complex technical projects for a wide range of avionics systems and technologies.
- Support IFC manager with integrating Change Requests into the technical baseline
- Lead a multi-disciplinary team to: Develop new projects for approval, including development of the statement of work (SOW) and schedule; Coordinate gathering of impacts and estimates for the proposal; Develop and adhere to the budget baseline using the Earn Value Management (EVM) process, including development of discrete work packages, providing weekly status of IMS tasks, and providing input to monthly Estimate at Complete (EAC) updates; Manage enterprise execution of projects and technical tasks to completion and provide regular status updates to leadership; Assess, track, and mitigate technical, cost, and schedule risk.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience and knowledge of program management processes (project planning and scheduling, cost control, change control, EVMS, staffing, and risk and opportunity management.)
- Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM)
- Experience with preparing proposals (Basis of Estimate and Rationale)
- Experience with managing suppliers
- Current Special Program Access