Principal Project Management

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 94,200 - 141,200; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in San Diego, CA seeks a Principal Project Manager to support the ACN OU and NIC Division. The role is onsite in San Diego, CA, with 10% travel and a Secret clearance requirement.

The position offers engagement with leadership, IPT teams, and cross‑functional collaboration on program reporting, budget adherence, and process improvement in a dynamic defense environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience supporting U.S. Government contracts or project management.
• Master's degree with 3 years of relevant experience may substitute for a bachelor's.
• Experience using MS Office for data analysis, tracking, and reporting.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple stakeholders and teams.
• US Citizenship and active Secret clearance (or higher) required.

Responsibilities

• Work with Program Manager and IPT leads on program reporting and executive presentations.
• Ensure IPT processes deliver quality, compliant, on-time deliverables.
• Support Risk & Opportunity management for IPT and programs.
• Implement new processes and drive process improvements.
• Maintain meeting attendance, minutes, and action items to closure.
• Manage budgets using EVM or similar cost/schedule controls.

Skills

MS Office Suite

Excel

MS Project

Cost accounting

Earned Value Management

Risk & Opportunity management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

MS Project

Cost Accounting Tools

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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 Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Principal Project Manager to support the Advanced Communications and Networks (ACN) Operating Unit (OU), operating within the Connectivity & Network Solutions Business Unit (BU) in the Navigation, Intelligence & Connectivity (NIC) Division. This position will be located onsite at San Diego, California.

The ACN OU is offering a unique opportunity for employees to jump‑start their careers in program management in the Project Management field. This position will provide direct support to the OU Leadership Team.

What You'll Get To Do

• Working side by side with the Program Manager and Integrated Product Team (IPT) leads on all program reporting and executive level presentations.
• Ensuring that IPT processes and products result in quality, compliant, affordable, and on-time deliverables that achieve customer satisfaction.
• Supports Risk and Opportunity management of the IPT and program.
• Ensures implementation of new processes and implements process improvement changes.
• Creating, maintaining, and updating meeting attendance lists, minutes and rhythm.
• Capturing, tracking and managing meeting action items to closure.
• Adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost and schedule control methodologies and tools.
• Adherence to all internal processes, policies and applicable industry standards.
• Ensuring IPT understands and adheres to contract scope and manages change through control board activities.
• Development and adherence to plans and schedules.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years’ or a master's degree with 3 years of relevant professional experience supporting U.S. Government contracts or project management activities. Additional 4 years of directly related professional work experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Demonstrated use of MS Office Suite applications, including Excel for data analysis, tracking and reporting; Word for formal documentation, PowerPoint for executive and customer/stakeholder briefings, and MS project for schedule development and tracking.
• Demonstrated experience applying business and financial management principles supporting program or project execution, including cost account management, financial tracking, forecasting or performance reporting.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating work across multiple internal and external stakeholders, including cross-functional teams supporting project and program deliverables.
• Experience supporting Risk and Opportunity Management activities, including risk identification, tracking, mitigation planning, or reporting.
• Experience supporting monitoring and control of program plans, cost and schedule baselines to support contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations/deliverable.
• Superior attention to detail with focus on customer satisfaction.
• US Citizenship required.
• Must have an active U.S. Government Secret clearance or higher (granted or renewed within the last 6 years) to be considered and the ability to obtain special access clearances upon starting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting program management, engineering, manufacturing, or supply chain functions within a program or project execution environment.
• Experience supporting development, production and/or sustainment program lifecycle phases, including planning, execution, or transition between lifecycle phases.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Project for schedule development, tracking or reporting.
• Current or prior Cost Account Management Certification or equivalent training supporting cost account management or Earned Value Management (EVM) program activities.
• Experience or formal training supporting EVM activities including cost performance tracking, variance analysis, forecasting, or baseline management.
• Active Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

What We Can Offer You

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

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.