Multi-Site Engineering Programs Lead

Northrop Grumman; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 86,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in the Buffalo, NY area seeks a Principal Project Manager to oversee engineering operations across Buffalo and Apopka sites. You will partner with senior leaders to drive strategic initiatives, manage resources, and align programs with financial targets.

You will lead reporting cadences, coordinate meetings, and ensure data-driven decisions through metrics repositories and governance processes. U.S. Citizenship and Secret clearance preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience in Project Management or related discipline fields.
• Master’s degree with 3 years of experience, Ph.D. with 1 year, in Project Management.
• An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead business operations for Amhurst, NY and Apopka, FL engineering teams and coordinate with division level business operations leader including coordination of engineering status reporting.
• Partner with engineers and managers in an operational cadence to include cyclic reporting and analysis of program and portfolio goals.
• Support the process for resource planning including budgeting, planning and financial forecasting.
• Manage and maintain data repositories (e.g; SharePoint, Website content).
• Planning, coordination, and facilitation of meetings such as leadership off-sites and site visits, functional reviews, staffing and financial reviews, staff meetings, etc.
• Draft organizational communications related to calendar events, functional processes, and strategic updates.
• Shadow the director at major meetings and events, reviewing the agenda and pre-/post-interactions to ensure successful outcomes.
• Anticipate and manage materials, data, and presentation needs for upcoming meetings and events.
• Brief the director on key issues, challenges, and decisions made at meetings.
• Translate business needs into short / long term engineering functional strategies (people, process, tools, products and services).
• Coordinate regular review of engineering metrics (e.g; metrics repository and leading indicators, IPRS, Salesforce).

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Resource allocation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s degree

Ph.D.

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in the Buffalo, NY area seeks a Principal Project Manager to oversee engineering operations across Buffalo and Apopka sites. You will partner with senior leaders to drive strategic initiatives, manage resources, and align programs with financial targets.

You will lead reporting cadences, coordinate meetings, and ensure data-driven decisions through metrics repositories and governance processes. U.S. Citizenship and Secret clearance preferred.