Principal Technical Services Project Management

Northrop Grumman; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a highly motivated Agile Product Manager/Technical Project Manager to lead TPM efforts, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Agile teams and customer stakeholders. Primary team is located in Tampa, FL with distributed members embedded with the customer.

This full-time onsite role requires U.S. citizenship and active DoD TS/SCI clearance, with no telework available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s of Science degree with 5 years’ experience, or Master’s with 3 years’ experience.
• Experience working in Agile (SaFE) environments as a Product Owner or Product Manager.
• The candidate must have experience in leadership and project management.
• Experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements as either project lead (technical or manager), integrated program team, or cost account manager.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) including presentation skills.
• US Citizenship is required with an active DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance which was active in the last 24 months
• Must possess or acquire DoD 8570 Certification for IAT Level II or higher prior to within 3 months of start date.

Responsibilities

• The Technical Project Manager serves as the team liaison to/from program management, engineering, logistics, mission assurance, and customers.
• Manage program-level scope, issues and risks, and quality management.
• Development and delivery of presentations to customers, management, and other program stakeholders.
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem-solving with program managers, line managers, and clients.
• Focal point in driving engineering process development, continuous improvement, and affordability initiatives related to their specific program.
• Frequent collaboration with internal company and external contacts for quality check inspections and create and maintain documentation. Represents organization on specific projects and tracking metrics. May make presentations to small groups.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Communication skills

Agile/SaFE

Education

Bachelor’s of Science degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Jira

Kanban

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. We are seeking a person who is capable of being responsible for leading Agile Product Manager Engineering efforts, mentoring junior engineers, working extensively with Agile Development teams and Customer Stakeholders. We're looking for a highly motivated individual with an impeccable work ethic and a strong ability to work in a collaborative fast-moving dynamic team environment. The primary team is located in Tampa, Florida with distributed team members embedded directly with the customer.

This position requires full time work onsite at our Tampa, FL location. No telework available.

This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen with Active DoD TS/SCI.

The Responsibilities Of An TPM Include

• The Technical Project Manager serves as the team liaison to/from program management, engineering, logistics, mission assurance, and customers.
• Manage program-level scope, issues and risks, and quality management.
• Development and delivery of presentations to customers, management, and other program stakeholders.
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem-solving with program managers, line managers, and clients.
• Focal point in driving engineering process development, continuous improvement, and affordability initiatives related to their specific program.
• Frequent collaboration with internal company and external contacts for quality check inspections and create and maintain documentation. Represents organization on specific projects and tracking metrics. May make presentations to small groups.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s of Science degree with 5 years’ experience, or Master’s with 3 years’ experience supporting the Department of War.
• Experience working in Agile (SaFE) environments as a Product Owner of Product Manager.
• The candidate must have experience in leadership and project management.
• Experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements as either project lead (technical or manager), integrated program team, or cost account manager.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) including presentation skills.
• US Citizenship is required with an active DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance which was active in the last 24 months
• Must possess or acquire DoD 8570 Certification for IAT Level II or higher prior to within 3 months of start date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cost, schedule, project leadership, and/or process improvement
• Experience using Jira, Kanban
• The ideal candidate has strong knowledge in the Cyber/IT field and has a collaborative style, with a strong sense of urgency and desire to get things done, and flexibility to adapt in a fast-changing environment.
• PMP Certification

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

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.