Senior Principal Operations Project Manager

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Waynesboro, VA +1 · Manufacturing and Production

This role is for a Senior Principal Operations Project Manager at Northrop Grumman, focusing on production and manufacturing operations for defense systems. The position involves overseeing project operations, managing schedules and budgets, assessing technical issues, and driving continuous improvement. It requires experience in project management, manufacturing, and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), with a preference for PMP certification and experience in regulated manufacturing environments.

What you'd actually do

  1. Oversees and manages the operational aspects of proposed and ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management, planning, project team, and operations management.
  2. Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
  3. Assesses project and technical issues and develops and drives action plans and resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction goals and objectives.
  4. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, operations management and customers.
  5. Drives continuous improvement through mitigating risks and realizing opportunities.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience in project management, manufacturing, or engineering OR Master’s degree with 6 years of experience in project management, manufacturing or engineering
  • Experience as an OPM, project manager, engineering program manager, or manufacturing analyst/engineer in leading a team of engineering and/or production personnel in military grade product manufacturing
  • Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) or Control Account Management (CAM) techniques, which include program cost and schedule management
  • Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Experience working with and manipulating detail-oriented data
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security clearance and higher-level program clearance(s)
  • US citizenship is required

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Business Management, Business Administration, Communications or other related field
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
  • Proficiency in Risk and Opportunity management
  • Experience presenting to executives
  • Scheduling experience
  • Experience with SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in a manufacturing environment
  • An active DoD Secret security clearance

What the JD emphasized

  • DoD Secret Security clearance
  • US citizenship is required