Northrop Grumman's Sentinel Program has an opening for an Administrative Assistant 4 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Roy, UT. This position will report to the Sentinel Business Management Director.
What You’ll Get To Do:
Key responsibilities include performance of all administrative and support functions for the director and other leaders in Business Management and Contracts organizations. The job will involve coordination among multiple functional organizations located across multiple campus locations and time zones, and with Government counterparts. This position will also coordinate travel and expenses for travel. The position requires a self-motivated professional who is skilled in a full range of administrative support functions; including answering phones, ordering supplies, coordinating security related functions, travel arrangements, planning team engagement activities, filing expense reports, coordinating meetings across multiple calendars, managing/coordinating guests, supporting the program group’s day-to-day administrative needs including facility requirements, and coordinating the new employees’ onboarding process.
Key Responsibilities:
Proactively manage calendars for assigned staff. Prioritize and schedule meetings, handle quick turn requests, monitor and act upon upcoming needs, and resolve frequent schedule conflicts
Support reporting and presentation requirements. Collect and summarize data, prepare draft documents, plan and schedule reviews, and facilitate complete and timely submissions.
Make travel arrangements and process expense reports in a timely manner for assigned staff.
Attend staff meetings, publish agendas and follow-up on action items.
Arrange and execute support for a variety of internal and external on-site meetings, including conference room reservations and catering.
Respond to a wide variety of employee requests, provide direct support and/or resource referrals as appropriate.
Manage and/or support special projects as assigned.
Provide back-up support for other administrative staff as needed.
Reviews drafts and finished documents for appropriate grammatical usage; answers questions relating to office operations and established policies and procedures.
Gathers, compiles and reports on information relevant to supervisors’ assignment.
Meeting support: preparing rooms ahead of meetings, logging in to the computer, joining teleconference, opening files; managing catering, coffee/water service, as required.
Manage facility footprint, coordinate with facilities team ongoing needs and changes
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
Basic Qualifications:
High School diploma/GED with at least 6 years’ experience as an administrative assistant or similar.
Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
Experience with organizing/maintaining/deconflicting schedules, meetings, and travel arrangements.
Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Associates Degree.
Active US Government Secret or Top-Secret security clearance.
Proficiency in business and travel expense system (Concur, Edge,
or similar) with complex, frequently changing travel.
Experience in planning, coordinating and overseeing catering for corporate meetings.
Strong proofreading and document preparation skills.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- At least 6 years of experience as an administrative assistant or in a similar role
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Experience organizing, maintaining, and deconflicting schedules, meetings, and travel arrangements
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
- Associate degree
- Active U.S. Government Secret or Top Secret security clearance
- Proficiency with Concur, Edge, or a similar business and travel expense system
- Experience planning, coordinating, and overseeing catering for corporate meetings
- Strong proofreading and document preparation skills
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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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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