RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
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 Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Project Manager/Sr Principal Project Manager. This position is located in Roy, Utah and supports the Sentinel program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
What You’ll Get To Do:
- Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serve as a liaison between project management, subcontracts/contracts management, planning, project team, and line management. Primary focus will be support of Sentinel products coming from approved suppliers at Roy, UT.
- Review status of projects and Earned Value performance; manage schedules and prepare status reports.
- Assesses project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
- Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
- Support sub-contracting effort either via IWO or supplier.
- Help support risk and opportunity management for the team.
- Help organize and plan out summit meetings and develop agendas with the assistance of engineering team.
- Integrate yourself with other project managers on other IPTs.
- Work closely with Engineering team and Global Supply Chain (GSC) to translate engineering needs to PO generation.
- Support leadership with supplier deliverable timelines and PO execution.
- Independently demonstrates the skill and ability to perform fairly complex professional tasks.
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:
- **Principal Project Manager: **5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelors Degree; 3 years with a Masters; 1 year with PhD; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- **Sr. Principal Project Manager: **8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelors Degree; 6 years with a Masters; 4 years with PhD; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
- Must be able to work on-site in Roy, Utah.
- At least 4 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.
- Capable of working with minimal direction, independently determines and develops technical objectives of assignments, and presents work upon completion for high level review.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers.
- Proficient in using the Atlassian Suite of tools (Confluence and Jira).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Subcontract Management (SMT) background – experience with managing scope of work (SOWs) would be a massive plus.
- PMP Certification.
- In scope active DoD Top Secret clearance.
- Experience with Special Program Access S/4 (SAP).
- Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM).
- Experience with Agile Project Management.
- Exceptional analytical, strategic, and critical thinking skills.
- Experience working within a multi-team environment.
- Experience with schedule management, risk management and performance management.
- Experience with earned value management knowledge in a program management capacity.
- Experience managing cost and schedules.
- Excellent interpersonal, com.
Primary Level Salary Range: $81,400.00 - $122,000.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $168,200.00
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.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.