The Surveillance & Targeting Business Unit within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
The Surveillance & Targeting Unit, in the Intelligence Systems Division of Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Manager, Project Manager 3. In this position, the selected individual will provide support to executive leadership for multiple operating units and functions, facilitate business reviews, and integrate day-to-day operational objectives to meet the division’s financial, non-financial, and growth goals. This position will be based in Linthicum, Maryland.
This is position is 100% on-site.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and act as the primary liaison between project management, planning, project teams, and line management.
- Maintain and continuously improve the operating unit’s SharePoint sites to enable efficient access to procedures, work instructions, and operational data and to create a more user‑friendly platform across the OU.
- Support OU/BU reporting, including data collection, analysis, and preparation of charts and presentation materials for leadership reviews.
- Coordinate OU staffing activities, including workforce planning inputs, onboarding support, and alignment of resources to program needs.
- Serve as OU intern lead, coordinating intern assignments, engagement, and integration into project teams.
- Track and drive closure of design review actions, ensuring decisions and corrective actions are captured and completed on schedule.
- Manage IPRS activities and associated division-level reporting, ensuring accurate, timely inputs.
- Lead team engagement and recognition initiatives to support a positive, high‑performing project environment.
- Support customer engagements and site visits, including planning, logistics, briefing material preparation, and follow‑up action tracking.
- Provide PMR preparation and execution support to IPT Leads and Program Managers, including data consolidation and briefing development.
- Support proposal efforts, including coordination, inputs, and documentation, ensuring alignment to NCTA funding, management requirements, and capture strategies.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with 9+ years of relevant professional experience; OR a Master's degree with 7+ years of relevant professional experience
- Two years in a leadership role, as a manager or team lead
- Experience leading MRB’s (Material Review Board)and CCB’s (Change Control Board)
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret with the ability to obtain SCI access
- US Citizenship is required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active SCI access
- Experience with Defense and/or Intelligence Community customers
- Familiarity with IPRS, WLF and data analysis tools
- Previous program/project execution experience
- Strong time‑management and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently and complete assigned work on schedule
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings
- Demonstrated skills to plan, organize and develops solutions to complex problems
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with 9 or more years of relevant professional experience
- Master's degree with 7 or more years of relevant professional experience
- Two years of experience in a leadership role as a manager or team lead
- Experience leading Material Review Boards and Change Control Boards
- Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI access
- U.S. citizenship
- Active SCI access
- Experience with Defense and/or Intelligence Community customers
- Familiarity with IPRS, WLF, and data analysis tools
- Previous program or project execution experience
- Strong time-management and prioritization skills
- Ability to communicate effectively and present technical approaches and findings clearly
- Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and develop solutions to complex problems
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