Principal / Sr Principal Project Management

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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking an experienced Principal Project Manager/ Sr. Principal Project Manager to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in in Palmdale, Rancho Bernardo, or El Segundo, CA, with some travel between those sites as required.

This project management position will support the Program Manager or IPT Lead and leadership team on a restricted effort in Rancho Bernardo, El Segundo or Palmdale, CA, with some travel between those sites as required. Teleworking is not available as an option. The overall responsibilities include executable tasks that will enable program leadership to achieve operational excellence.

Primary duties will include facilitating cross-IPT and cross-function integration, managing the operational aspects of ongoing projects, and serving as liaison between project management and planning, project teams, other management team members, and program Functions.

Regular Responsibilities May Include The Following

• Review status of projects and budgets, manage schedules, and prepare status reports
• Assessment of project issues and development of resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Development of mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
• Tool and metric development, and management of small projects within the larger program and business area
• Support of new business proposal writing and team organization
• Support of internal and customer meetings including meeting logistics, presentation material templates, collection, and content generation, meeting attendance for on-site integration, action item tracking, and post-meeting follow-up
• Maintaining organization charts
• Conduct business travel up to 25% of the time from assigned work location to Palmdale or Rancho Bernardo, CA.
  
  

Must be highly detail-oriented, organized, proactive, and a skilled communicator.

Basic Qualifications For Principal Project Management

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university and 6 years of experience in Project Management, Program Integration/Execution; 4 years with master's degree

Experience with Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project)

Knowledge of Project Management principles

Current, active DoD Secret clearance within 4 years of last investigation / adjudication

Must be able to attain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR/SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Basic Qualifications For Sr. Principal Project Management

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university and 10 years of experience in Project Management, Program Integration/Execution; 8 years with master's degree

Experience with Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project)

Knowledge of Project Management principles

Current, active DoD Secret clearance within 4 years of last investigation / adjudication

Must be able to attain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR/SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Preferred Qualifications

Current Special Program Access

Master's Degree

Project integration experience

Experience with formal Risk Management including tools and Risk Management process

Possess the ability to adapt quickly in a rapidly changing environment

Be able to organize and execute tasks well and to a level of completion that creates value given vague success criteria

Able to learn new processes and technical information quickly

Excel in an environment with multiple stakeholders giving input into tasks

Have good communication and work well with cross-functional and diverse groups

CAM Certification or related experience, PMP Certification

Aerospace and/or Defense Industry Experience

Salary Range: $88,700 - $133,100

Salary Range 2: $109,900 - $164,900

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.