Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a experienced Principal Project Manager. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
What You’ll Get To Do:
The successful candidate will help drive execution and must be able to effectively communicate with higher-level leadership. You will interface across all elements and sub-elements within Logistics Support as well as coordinate with other program and SDS division leaders. A successful track record of program performance, cost and schedule management, and interpersonal team building skills is highly desired. A good team focus, proactive mindset and willingness to multi-task is important in this role.
Responsibilities:
- Integrate and manage between program Segments and supporting functional teams by performing tactical day to day operations.
- Performing work related to planning, monitoring, and controlling work scope within your assigned program area.
- Review status of projects and budget, manage schedules, assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
- Develop mechanisms for monitoring and reporting project progress and for intervention and problem solving with senior management and managers.
- Generating Change Control Board packages and Budget Change Requests in coordination with CAMs and WPLs and support briefings to the appropriate review boards.
- Maintaining consistency and high quality of project management work products.
- Team building.
- Contribute to developing new concepts, techniques, and standards; serve as the organization’s subject matter expert; perform complex tasks with demonstrated skill; and communicate technical approaches and findings clearly and effectively.
- Develops innovative solutions to complex problems, applying ingenuity while ensuring each solution aligns with organizational objectives.
- Execute complex assignments independently with minimal direction, exercising broad latitude to define objectives and determine appropriate approaches.
- Make decisions that have long lasting impact on the organization’s direction, ensuring outcomes that avoid costly resource waste and protect customer satisfaction.
- Consults with management and serves as the organization’s external spokesperson on major policy, plan, and objective matters, advising senior leadership and customers.
- Background/experience with of the defense acquisition process/phases.
- Experience developing and executing formal entry/exit criteria for program events.
- Experience developing and executing formal Standard operating procedures (SOP) for program events.
- Large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production.
- Experience with implementing and using model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools, practices, and methods.
- Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.) for the development of complex systems of systems.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities.
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:
- Bachelor's degree and 5 years of related experience; master's degree and 3 years’ experience; PhD and 1 years’ experience or an additional 4 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
- Must be a U.S citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance and ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
- At least 1 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule.
- Demonstrated track record/ experience in project management/ execution and closeout.
- Skilled use of Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project).
- Demonstrated knowledge of Project Management principles.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers.
- Experience planning, scheduling, and managing projects with many different stakeholders.
- Experience developing content, packaging, and briefing communication.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Background/experience with of the defense acquisition process/phases.
- Experience supporting formal entry/exit criteria for program events.
- Experience supporting formal Standard operating procedures (SOP) for program events.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and 5 years of related experience; master's degree and 3 years of experience; PhD and 1 year of experience; or 4 additional years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period.
- At least 1 year of experience leading a project or driving performance against schedule.
- Demonstrated project management, execution, and closeout experience.
- Skilled use of Microsoft Office products, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Project.
- Knowledge of project management principles.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to establish working relationships with technical staff, peers, and customers.
- Experience planning, scheduling, and managing projects involving multiple stakeholders.
- Experience developing, packaging, and briefing communications.
- Experience with the defense acquisition process and phases.
- Experience supporting formal entry and exit criteria for program events.
- Experience supporting formal standard operating procedures for program events.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including high-value customer presentation experience and the ability to manage competing priorities.
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