Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Project Manager to support our hardware design and development team with overall execution on a restricted program located in Melbourne, FL.
This role requires a candidate skilled in the core competencies of project management, specifically risk and opportunity management and change management.
The successful candidate will support the team lead in day to day execution, coordinating with multiple stakeholders to ensure cost, schedule, and technical objectives are being met. They will work with leadership to gather performance metrics and execution status for presentation at internal checks and reviews, preparing briefing material for both customers and leadership. The successful candidate should possess enough technical acumen and situational awareness to ensure seamless integration with other teams to achieve program objectives.
This role is in person supporting 9/80 work schedule at our Melbourne, FL site and requires an active or in scope security clearance to start.
Responsibilities:
Work closely with program leadership to ensure continuous on-time delivery of capabilities
Facilitate weekly heading checks and regular communications to keep all affected parties informed of progress, changes and issues
Integrate cost, schedule, and technical requirements and identify risks and opportunities throughout execution
Manage multiple work packages and support team leads and CAMs through the business management cycle
Participate in Risk and Opportunity Management
Participate in proposal activities for new projects
Provide upwards reporting for senior management program reviews
Participate in process improvement initiatives and the change management process
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree with 5 Years of experience in project management (or equivalent military experience); OR Master's Degree with 3 Years of project management experience
- Experience using Microsoft Office products (i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MSProject)
- Current in scope US Government Secret Clearance and the ability to attain Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time deemed by business needs
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Agile methodology
- Experience working with cross-functional teams in an agile environment
- Proficiency in Earned Value Management System (EVMS) techniques, which includes program cost and schedule management
- Strong teamwork and communication skills to ensure changes to plans are fully understood
- Ability to influence and drive results without direct authority of personnel
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to organize, balance, and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously in a highly dynamic aerospace environment
- Ability to develop solutions to complex problems requiring the use of ingenuity, creativity, and participation of internal and/or external personnel & teams
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years of project management experience OR Master's degree with 3 years of project management experience
- Experience using Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MSProject)
- Current in-scope US Government Secret clearance (active) and ability to attain Special Program Access within a reasonable time
- Ability to work in person at Melbourne, FL and support a 9/80 work schedule
- Ability to travel up to approximately 10% of the time
- Experience with Agile methodology
- Experience working with cross-functional teams in an agile environment
- Proficiency in Earned Value Management System (EVMS) techniques
- Strong teamwork and communication skills
- Ability to influence and drive results without direct authority
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Ability to organize, balance, and prioritize multiple tasks in a dynamic aerospace environment
- Ability to develop solutions to complex problems using creativity and cross-team participation
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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