Manager, Pricing Cost Estimating

Northrop Grumman

Manager Pricing Cost Estimating 2 at Northrop Grumman leading pricing and estimating team across multiple locations. Focus on cost volume quality and compliance in response to proposals.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeEl Segundo • California, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $126,600 - $219,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a pricing and estimating team supporting multiple lines of business and programs across various sites
Manage team staffing, resources, tools, and training as needed
Direct team execution in all aspects of cost volume quality, compliance, and products in response to customer’s request for proposal (RFP)
Brief senior management, contract personnel, proposal coordinators, customer representatives, and government auditors on a variety of issues as required
Engage with Senior P&E/Program/Business Unit leadership to develop pricing and estimating strategies needed to successfully capture follow-on or new business in line with company objectives
Establish strategic relationships with program, business unit, and functional leadership; and customer counterparts to enhance team operations, resources, and deliverables
Understand and adhere to internal and external policies and procedures as it pertains to the role
Support DCMA/DCAA offices and Government Compliance regarding proposal and business system audits

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors Degree and 7 years of related Business Management experience, or a Masters Degree and 5 years of Business Management experience.
Must have thorough understanding of pricing and estimating methodologies, quality, and compliance requirements (FAR/DFARS) related to cost volumes and Cost Estimating System requirements.
Experience evaluating/analyzing, integrating, and communicating Pricing/Estimating and financial impacts, cost issues and risks to senior and executive leadership.
Experience in development of proposal cost or pricing strategy
Working knowledge of Enterprise Pricing Software (i.e., ProPricer)

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays
paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools

pricing methodologiesestimating methodologiescost volume qualitycompliance requirementscost estimating systemproposal cost strategyfinancial analysisrisk evaluation

Soft Skills

team leadershipcommunicationstrategic relationship buildingresource managementtraining management