Principal Project Manager

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

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

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 is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies

We are seeking a Principal Project Manager to join our MSTS Engineering & Sciences organization. This is a dual-role position, supporting an existing team that oversees and manages the engineering teams in Buffalo, NY & Apopka, FL and will partner directly with an MSTS Senior Engineering Director to drive strategic initiatives, shape operating rhythm, enable data driven decisions.

The position will require interface across the leadership team and coordination across multiple sites.

What You’ll get to Do:

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 to achieve contractual and organizational objectives.

Support the process for resource planning (including staffing, NCTA, Capital, etc.) 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).

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Project Manager:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience, Master’s degree with 3 years of experience, Ph.D. with 1 years of experience in Project Management or related discipline fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S Citizenship is required.
• Experience with prioritizing multiple responsibilities and/or accomplishing them simultaneously
• Experience with leading and delivering complex projects
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience in one of these areas: Capital/NCTA management, facilities, project leadership, staffing strategy, and resource allocation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain/maintain an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance
• Experience working in a dynamic work environment
• Familiarity with Northrop Grumman’s portfolio, product lines, and business planning processes and tools.
• Experience in corporate engineering standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Experience with analytical and problem‑solving capabilities, enabling swift, data driven recommendations from both quantitative and qualitative sources.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and collaborate with senior leadership

Primary Level Salary Range: $85,600.00 - $128,400.00

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.