Principal Project Management

Northrop Grumman; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal Project Manager to lead EVMS across engineering and logistics teams at our Palmdale facility, reporting metrics to leadership. This on-site role requires a TS/SCI clearance and travel up to 25%.

Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related experience (or higher degrees with fewer years) and have experience in project management and scheduling within an IPT.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of related experience; OR a Master’s degree with 3+ years; OR a PhD with 1+ year.

Responsibilities

• Manage EVMS across diverse engineering and logistics teams.
• Decompose and track cost/schedule changes and their impact.
• Create, maintain, and report key performance metrics up to leadership.
• Coordinate with teams to schedule resources and remove roadblocks.
• Deconflict tasking and manage risks/issues to aid mitigation.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

EVMS

Cost tracking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years, or Master’s with 3+, or PhD with 1+ year

Tools

EVMS tracking system

Job description

## Description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

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 looking for Principal Project Management team member. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

• Manage EVMS across a diverse set of engineering and logistic teams.
• Decompose and track cost/schedule changes into how they impact our team.
• Ensure further decomposition is accurate and upward summary captures current situation accurately.
• Create, maintain, validate, and report key performance metrics up to leadership.
• Work with the teams to schedule resources and remove roadblocks.
• Coordinate with other project managers, teams, and leadership to deconflict tasking, identify risks/issues/opportunities, and help the team execute mitigation/capture steps in accordance with program leadership goals.
• Utilize a database to track task progression and provide actionable summary reporting.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Basic Qualifications Principal Project Management:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of related experience; OR a Master’s degree and 3 years of related experience; OR a PhD and 1 year of related experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret SCI clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience in project management and scheduling.

Preferred Qualifications Both Levels

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Current applicable US Government Top Secret clearance.
• Familiarity with software languages.
• Familiarity with military maintenance requirements.
• Experience in an engineering related discipline.

Primary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00

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.