Principal Program Manager - Govt Contracts, 10% Travel

Northrop Grumman; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Bonuses

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal Project Manager/Sr. Principal Project Manager to lead programs from inception through completion.

You will coordinate proposals, budgets, and contracts, serving as primary customer liaison and directing IPTs to meet cost, schedule and technical performance targets. You will cultivate customer relationships, identify new business opportunities, and manage resources and master plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years, or master’s and 3 years’ of relevant experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries.
• Experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager.
• Demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.
• Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.
• Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives.
• Measuring and reporting program performance.
• Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders.
• Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
• Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work.
• Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements.
• Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines.
• Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning.
• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.
• Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities.
• Development and adherence to master plans and schedules.
• Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization.
• Lead develop and submit cross functional proposals.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Cross-functional teamwork

Customer relationships

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal Project Manager/Sr. Principal Project Manager to lead programs from inception through completion.

You will coordinate proposals, budgets, and contracts, serving as primary customer liaison and directing IPTs to meet cost, schedule and technical performance targets. You will cultivate customer relationships, identify new business opportunities, and manage resources and master plans.