Senior Principal Proposal Analyst - R10233152

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.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available.

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes.

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret.

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time.

• Supporting proposal activities of diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement and collaboration with other team members.
• • This role will be a key member of proposal teams that support a variety of proposal activities (Firm Proposals, Not-to-Exceeds, Rough Order of Magnitude (ROMs), and other pricing exercises) to meet program goals.
  • Candidates for this position will lead/support proposal activities of diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement and collaboration with other team members.
  • Developing compliant estimates according to company and Government policies and procedures.
  • Estimates labor and/or material costs of manufacturing and engineering based on request for proposal (RFP) and change requests (CRs) data submitted by prospective customers.
  • Compiles cost, schedule, and technical elements in the development of proposals in accordance with request for proposal (RFP) specifications.
  • Prepares and maintains historical cost data for use in estimate development.
  • Populating existing or creating models with updated information and/or creating report ready spreadsheet tables/graphs.
  • Foreseeing and identifying potential problems (understanding impacts to other areas).
  • Reviewing Task Description/Basis of Estimate for compliance and adherence to the program or capture plan (analogous, parametric, CERs and engineering estimates).
  • Generating and maintaining proposal data files in Propricer and/or Proposal Integration Folders.
  • Supporting customer Request for Information (RFIs), fact finding, updates, and corrective actions.
  • Participating or supporting as a member of the contract negotiations team.
  • Supporting Certifications Sweeps and process for certifying proposals.
  • Supporting Customer/Government Audit on a periodic basis.
  • Actively pursuing problem-solving opportunities and suggesting/implementing work-around solutions to improve proposal process.
  • Support of affordability and quality initiatives.

• Level 4 (Senior Principal):
  Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics or related discipline with 8 years of proposal, material estimating or related experience OR a Master's degree in business, finance, economics or related discipline with 6 years of proposal, material estimating, or related experience.
• Experience with rates and factors.
• Experience with MS Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Experience with CAS, FAR and DFARS government regulations.
• Must have an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 5 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.

• Ability to quickly join and lead large scale proposal activity within team.
• Knowledge or familiarity of aerospace production operation functions, tasks, and processes.
• Knowledge of internal Northrop Grumman policies, procedures, processes and programs.
• Ability to create automation tools for the overall Pricing and Estimating team to minimize required administrative tasking and focus on estimating and analysis.
• Pursuing problem…