Principal Project Management/Sr. Principal Project Management

Northrop Grumman Corp.; South Dakota; On-site; USD 77,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Shift differential

Discretionary bonus

Annual bonuses

Long term incentives

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Sector in Rapid City, SD is seeking an experienced Principal Project Management/Senior Principal Project Manager to join our Program Management Office. This non-management role focuses on reviewing project status, budgets, resource planning, meetings, and administrative support in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will lead multiple projects, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure on-time, within-budget performance while navigating government

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years in PM, or Master’s with 3+ years.
• Experience leading a project and driving performance against schedule.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience working with and manipulating detail-oriented data.
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S. Secret clearance in-scope

Responsibilities

• Support the program to accomplish monthly deliverables, metrics, and presentations.
• Collaborate across functions to meet objectives.
• Monitor cost & schedule performance and support leadership reporting.
• Coordinate SMT teams including engineers, subcontract admins, QA, logistics, schedulers, and cost/material planners.
• Execute earned value management of labor and material control accounts.
• Report earned value and supplier status to Program Managers and IPT Management.
• Prepare conference/meeting materials for internal and external audiences.
• Participate in contractual and technical meetings and take notes for reports.
• Capture and manage Action Items to completion.
• Utilize tools/templates for progress monitoring.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

EVMS/CAM

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Deltek COBRA

MS Project

SharePoint

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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 Aeronautics Sector is seeking an experienced Principal Project Management/Senior Principal Project Management to join our team of qualified individuals within our Program Management Office. This position will be located at Rapid City, SD. Please note this is an individual contributor role and is not a management/leadership opportunity.

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

The successful candidate is expected to be a highly motivated, resourceful, self-starter able to work collaboratively with internal and external teams in high-tempo environments. This position will be expected to assist with reviewing status of projects and budgets, resource planning, preparing for and facilitating meetings, and supporting various administrative functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the program to accomplish a variety of precise, time-sensitive monthly deliverables, metrics, and presentations
• Collaborate across functions to ensure all objectives are met
• Assist with monitoring cost & schedule performance, support business management meetings and reporting to program leadership
• Supports coordinating the efforts of SMT teams, including engineers, subcontracts administrators, supplier quality assurance representatives, logistics engineers, schedule planners, and cost/material planners
• Earned value (EV) management of labor and material control accounts
• Reporting earned value and supplier status to Program Managers, GSC managers, and IPT Management
• Conducting or coordinating review of supplier documentation (e.g., technical evaluations of proposals, acceptance test procedures, cost and schedule reports, software version description documents)
• Facilitate Risk, Issue and Opportunity management
• Prepare conference/meeting presentation material (e.g., capture, collect, and compile data to create slides and other materials) for both internal and external audiences
• Participate in contractual and technical meetings and engineering reviews, takes detailed notes to facilitate creation of detailed/technically complex reports
• Captures and manages Action Items to completion and/or close
• Implementation and use of tools/templates for monitoring project progress
• Most assignments are complex and performed independently without appreciable direction; exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignment

Basic Qualifications for Principal Project Management

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years’ experience in project management OR Master’s degree with 3 years’ experience in project management
• At least 2 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience working with and manipulating detail-oriented data
• Experience with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Project Management

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years’ experience in project management OR Master’s degree with 6 years’ experience in project management
• At least 4 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience working with and manipulating detail-oriented data
• Experience with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company

Preferred Qualifications

• Special Program Access
• Strong written and verbal communication, including presentation skills to senior leadership
• Experience with Deltek COBRA
• EVMS/CAM Experience related to managing and reporting on the health of a program
• Aerospace and/or Defense Industry Experience
• Prior work in a sustainment environment
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft (MS) Office products to include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, and Project

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Primary Level Salary Range: $77,000.00 - $115,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $96,200.00 - $144,200.00

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.

• overtime
• shift differential
• discretionary bonus
• annual bonuses
• 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.

• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• 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.