Senior Project Technical Manager (Secret Clearance)

Northrop Grumman; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Project Technical Manager 3 for our Rancho Bernardo, CA or Palmdale, CA locations. The role requires a strong background in program management, EVMS, and scheduling, with the ability to obtain a US Secret clearance.

The selected candidate will oversee diverse engineering and logistics teams, decompose changes, track progress, and report metrics to leadership. On-site work is required, with up to 25% travel and competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of related experience; OR a Master’s degree and 3 years of related experience; OR a PhD and 1 year of related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial SAP access via a Program Access Request (PAR).
• Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement of employment to be able to completely support statement of work.
• Experience in project management and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Manage EVMS across a diverse set of engineering and logistic teams.
• Decompose and track cost/schedule changes into how they impact our team.
• Ensure further decomposition is accurate and upward summary captures current situation accurately.
• Create, maintain, validate, and report key performance metrics up to leadership.
• Work with the teams to schedule resources and remove roadblocks.
• Coordinate with other project managers, teams, and leadership to deconflict tasking, identify risks/issues/opportunities, and help the team execute mitigation/capture steps in accordance with program leadership goals.

Skills

Python

Project management

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

PhD

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Project Technical Manager 3 for our Rancho Bernardo, CA or Palmdale, CA locations. The role requires a strong background in program management, EVMS, and scheduling, with the ability to obtain a US Secret clearance.

The selected candidate will oversee diverse engineering and logistics teams, decompose changes, track progress, and report metrics to leadership. On-site work is required, with up to 25% travel and competitive salary and benefits.