Principal/Sr Principal Project Management - 18582

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 81,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs

Paid Time Off

Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems invites a seasoned Principal Project Manager/Sr Principal Project Manager to join the Sentinel program in Roy, UT. You will lead as CAM across the full Support Equipment scope, coordinating with IPTs and leadership to plan, execute, and deliver complex tasks within multi‑hundred‑million dollar accounts.

Qualified candidates bring DoD Secret clearance, substantial project leadership, and mastery of EVMS, CAM duties, and Agile practices.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret security clearance or ability to obtain one.
• Experience leading projects or cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project).
• Ability to brief executive leadership.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• Experience in EVMS and CAM responsibilities.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Control Account Manager for Support Equipment scope.
• Plan, schedule and execute work, ensuring EVMS compliance.
• Coordinate between IPT, OU leadership, and business management.
• Engage stakeholders and provide status updates on planning/execution.
• Deliver high-quality results while managing multiple priority tasks.
• Present to small groups and lead cross-functional collaborations.

Skills

Project management

EVMS knowledge

Agile development

Microsoft Office

Excel proficiency

Communication

Executive briefing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Atlassian Tool Suite

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 Defense Systems is seeking a experienced Principal Project Manager/Sr Principal Project Manager. This position is located in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package

What You'll Get To Do

Perform as the Control Account Manager (CAM) for the totality of the Support Equipment scope. The Support Equipment scope is captured within 8 Control Accounts (CAs) containing hundreds of millions of dollars, and thousands of Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) lines. Quickly learn and adapt to enable you to obtain a thorough understanding of the Support Equipment scope and successfully plan and execute the work to be performed. Understand the tasks each team is performing, ensure EVMS compliance, and build relationships between the team, Integrated Product Team (IPT) and Operations Unit (OU) leadership, and the business management office. Communicating closely with the Support Equipment IPT lead will be at top of your priority list to provide status and obtain feedback/guidance for work planning and execution. Being agile, flexible, and having the capability to communicate effectively with peers and interdepartmental stakeholders to address tasking from multiple sources such as Support Equipment, Functional Homeroom (FHR), Business Management (BM), Program Operations & Execution (PE&O), and Launch Systems (LS).

The Support Equipment IPT is part of the Launch Systems Business Unit (BU) for the Sentinel Program located at our Roy, Utah campus with up to 10% travel.

Essential Responsibilities

• Apply industry practices, techniques, and standards—leveraging core concepts and principles to execute moderately complex professional tasks.
• Familiarity and understanding with project management principles.
• Develop solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
• Operate independently with only general supervision, delivering work that is subsequently reviewed to ensure sound judgment, adequacy, and accuracy.
• Contribute to the completion of organizational projects and goals while exercising sound judgment to prevent errors that would otherwise require moderate resources to correct.
• Engage regularly with internal and external stakeholders, representing the organization on project assignments, and delivering presentations to small groups.

This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine‑hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Position Benefits

As a full‑time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

Basic Qualifications

• Principal Project Management: 5 Years with Bachelors; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD. In lieu of formal degree, 4 years of relevant experience may be considered.
• Sr Principal Project Management: 8 Years with Bachelors; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD. In lieu of formal degree, 4 years of relevant experience may be considered.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.
• Skilled use of Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project).
• Working knowledge of Project Management principles.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers.
• At least five years of experience in leading projects or cross‑functional teams.
• Experience in briefing executive leadership.
• Ability to obtain Control Account Manager (CAM) certification.
• Strong foundation in EVMS knowledge.
• Proficiency in Atlassian tool suite.
• Advanced Excel Skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government DoW/DoD Secret security clearance or ability to obtain Secret security clearance.
• Understanding and application of Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
• Current/Active Special Program Access (SAP) or ability to obtain SAP clearance.
• PMP Certification.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively across all levels of the organization and with outside organizations.
• At least 2 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule.
• Demonstrated experience using SAP, Windows software packages, Atlassian Tool Suite, and other electronic databases.
• Proficient in Agile Development.
• Experience with CAM application and responsibilities.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations.
• Ability to provide and implement solutions to advanced problems which require ingenuity and innovation.
• Capable of working with minimal direction, independently determines and develops technical objectives of assignments, and presents work upon completion for high level review.
• Experience leading other Project Managers.
• Familiar with knowledge and understanding of general project management principles.

Primary Level Salary Range

Primary Level Salary Range: $81,400.00 - $122,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range

Secondary Level Salary Range: $101,400.00 - $152,200.00

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.