Sentinel Program Manager - Space Systems Lead

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Corinne (UT); On-site; USD 115,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is currently seeking a Program Manager 1 for our Sentinel Program Leadership Team to support the Sentinel program in Promontory, UT. This 100% on-site role requires coordinating cross-functional teams and managing risk to meet schedule and budget.

The role includes serving as primary customer interface, tracking milestones, and driving continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with contract terms and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline or Business with 5 years’ experience supporting US government contracts.
• Two plus years’ experience in Program or Project Management, or team lead.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams to achieve single objective.
• Ability to develop workflows.
• Familiarity with Program Management methodologies such as EVMS.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead successful program execution by managing risk, safety, quality, schedule, technical performance, and cost to meet requirements on time and within budget.
• Proactively identify, assess, and resolve program issues and risks; drive continuous improvement and challenge the status quo to achieve results.
• Serve as a primary customer interface, ensuring issues are resolved and requirements changes are managed in alignment with business objectives, contract terms, regulations, and internal guidelines.
• Balance the interests of the customer, the business, and employees while representing the program and organization in a professional manner.
• Support management of the program team, including coaching, conflict resolution, performance feedback, and initiating corrective actions when needed.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities (e.g., contracts, finance, engineering, operations) to ensure alignment and effective execution of program tasks.
• Develop, maintain, and execute program plans and schedules, including performance to the IMS and critical milestones.
• Communicate clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing, with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with functional and technical leads to drive technical excellence, balance risk, and deliver required performance.
• Utilize division and program management systems to track progress, remove roadblocks, and keep the program moving forward.
• Support business development by delivering on-time, on-cost performance and leveraging existing scope to grow and win additional work.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Workflow development

EVMS familiarity

Secret clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or Business

Tools

EVMS

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is currently seeking a Program Manager 1 for our Sentinel Program Leadership Team to support the Sentinel program in Promontory, UT. This 100% on-site role requires coordinating cross-functional teams and managing risk to meet schedule and budget.

The role includes serving as primary customer interface, tracking milestones, and driving continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with contract terms and security requirements.