Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an Administrative Assistant 4 to support System Integration and Sustainment, and Specialty Engineering. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.
What You’ll Get To Do:
The successful candidate will be a vital member of the team and perform in an administrative leadership role. The Administrative Assistant will be performing normal office functions including, but not limited to:
- Providing support to Director’s team, including scheduling internal and external meetings.
- Manage a complex and dynamic executive calendar, strategically prioritizing competing demands, resolving conflicts.
- Coordinate travel, including itineraries, transportation, lodging, schedule changes, and timely expense reporting.
- Manage executive office information flow, ensuring time-sensitive emails, information, requests, decisions, and commitments are appropriately prioritized and addressed.
- Anticipate executive needs, identify emerging issues, and proactively resolve or elevate matters requiring executive attention.
- Office seating coordination with facilities.
- Maintaining various forms/files/folders/access lists.
- Facilitate meetings and conferences, coordinate content and logistics, share materials, capture and distribute appropriate notes, meeting minutes and action items.
- Escort cleaning personnel.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships, communicating with executive, administrative and management personnel to gather or convey relevant information.
- Answering questions related to office operations, established policies, procedures, and procedures.
- Independently prioritize and execute multiple concurrent assignments in a high-tempo environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
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 or higher and a minimum of 6+ years of experience providing Administrative or Executive support.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
- Advanced Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated outstanding verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Ability to be an exceptional team player, interface well at all levels in the organization.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.
- Proficiency in business and travel expense system Concur (or similar) with complex, frequently changing travel.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple administrative projects and initiatives.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational and problem solving skills.
- Ability to be collaborative, proactive, self-motivated, well-organized, detail oriented and assertive as necessary and able to execute projects and tasks independently.
- Ability to exercise good judgment while demonstrating flexibility and agility, prioritizing multiple tasks with competing deadlines, managing schedule conflicts, and providing excellent follow-through.
- Experience in planning and providing logistical support for meetings and events.
Skills Required
- High School Diploma or GED and at least 6 years of administrative or executive support experience
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Outstanding verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills
- Ability to work effectively as a team member and interface with personnel at all organizational levels
- Active DoD Secret Security Clearance
- Proficiency with Concur or a similar business and travel expense system
- Experience managing multiple administrative projects and initiatives
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Collaborative, proactive, self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented, and assertive work style
- Ability to prioritize competing deadlines, manage schedule conflicts, exercise judgment, and execute independently
- Experience planning and providing logistical support for meetings and events
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple medical plan options by region alongside dental, vision, mental‑health resources, and wellness programs. Recent materials also highlight added family‑building support, including a dedicated fertility benefit.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) savings plan is positioned as competitive with a company match, auto‑escalation features, and access to an employee stock fund/ESPP. Official filings and benefits guides emphasize retirement as a core element of the Total Rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Many sites offer a 9/80 schedule, generous PTO, paid holidays, and flexible/telework options where program needs allow. Paid parental and caregiver leave are prominently featured, with recent enhancements for the delivering parent.
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