Sr SMT Technical Lead - Bechtel Sub - R10232650

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Relocation assistance may be available.

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Yes, 10% of the Time.

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Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is looking for a Supplier Management Team Technical Lead over the Bechtel Subcontract, located at the Strategic Deterrence Division (SDS) headquarters in Roy, UT.

• Partner with the Program Element and Segment Executives, Global Supply Chain, Mission Assurance, Office of the Chief Engineer, and lead a cross‑functional technical team of various systems engineering disciplines managing major supplier efforts focusing on technical excellence and technical rigor.
• Primary job responsibilities are leading the technical oversight for Bechtel as the main engineering point of contact for the Program. This includes aligning supplier technical activities with overall program technical baseline and verifying supplier technical deliverables are successfully integrated.
• Develop Bechtel Statements of Work (SSOW) through collaboration with key technical and programmatic stakeholders.
• Assist Program and Supplier Management Team Lead (SMTL) in generating technical content for Bechtel Request for Information (RFIs) / Request for Proposals (RFPs) / etc.
• Responsible for Bechtel proposal technical evaluations and supports program and supplier management team lead (SMTL) in negotiations.
• Review and approve Bechtel’s technical subcontractor deliverables (SDRLs) with guidance from applicable cross functional program Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Partner with the SMTL to align Bechtel technical objectives within program cost and schedule constraints.
• Establish and track technical goals and commitments for Bechtel to drive maturity and ensure high‑quality execution.
• Manage and mitigate technical execution risks by monitoring Bechtel technical performance against metrics and addressing identified capability gaps.
• Oversee and maintain the SMT technical action item tracker to facilitate communication and accountability with Bechtel.

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 14 years’ experience; 12 years’ experience with a Masters’ degree in STEM; or 10 years’ experience with a PhD.
• Must be a U.S Citizen with an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR).
• 2 years of experience working in construction management and overseeing all stages of the construction lifecycle, including quality assurance, safety standards, compliance standards and other industry regulations.
• 4 years of experience with the systems engineering “V” and different phases of the…