Sr Principal Project Management

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector is currently hiring a Sr. Principal Project Management professional in the Strike portfolio to join our team. This project management position will support a restricted effort in Palmdale, CA. Teleworking is not available. 

Role Description:

The selected candidate will report to the RISE team, and support and track cost reduction initiatives and serves as liaison between project owners and program management. Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project owners and supporting organizations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Project management tasks to oversee, report progress and drive closure on 10+ projects.
  • Responsible for developing and maintaining project schedules and project progression metrics. Responsible in assisting project owners in developing project closure criteria and developing a project schedule that gets you there.
• Coordinate across functions to break constraints.
  • Responsible for identifying and vocalizing help needed to break constraints that could delay project progression. Candidate will be expected to reach out to various functions to answer questions and coordinate tasks.
• Assist in development of project budget and schedule.
  • Responsible to assist project owners in creating a project schedule and estimate EP needed for successful project execution.
• Track execution and projected performance to budget and schedule
  • Once budget and schedules are assigned, candidate will be responsible for tracking and reporting budget and schedule data. Candidate will be responsible to coordinate budget and schedule status with project owners and assist in accurately forecasting estimate at completion.
• Document artifacts needed for proof of completion, future training/reference, etc.
  • Responsible for developing project closure criteria and templates to assist project owners in documenting relevant project information. Responsible for storing closure packages in an organized folder structure.
• Host status/progress reviews on their assigned projects to capture updates, help needed and action completion.
  • Responsible for capturing project health and developing return to green plans with the project owners.

Basic Qualifications, Sr. Principal Project Management:

• Bachelor's Degree with 10 years of related professional experience; master's degree with 8 years of related professional experience.
• Active DoD Secret clearance within 4 years of last investigation / adjudication.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR/SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project)
• Knowledge of Project Management principles

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Current Special Program Access
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment
• Aerospace and/or Defense Industry Experience

Salary range: $109,900 - $164,900

Salary Range: $109,900.00 - $164,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.