Sr Principal Project Management

Northrop Grumman; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 117,500 - 176,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Project Management professional in Palmdale, California. This individual contributor role requires on-site presence and entails overseeing A/C delivery within a designated Business Area, acting as a liaison among internal and external stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will manage integrated portfolios, facilitate leadership reviews, and ensure the project’s success through collaboration across all functional teams. A Bachelor's degree, significant project management experience, and a current Secret security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Experience with project management methodologies.
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
• An active US Government Secret security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Support the A/C Delivery IPT to accomplish deliverables and presentations.
• Collaborate across functions to ensure all objectives are met.
• Monitor cost & schedule performance and report to leadership.

Skills

Project management

Excellent communication skills

Problem solving skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Ability to work in a matrix environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 8 years experience in project management

Master’s degree with 6 years experience in project management

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Senior Principal Project Management – Palmdale, California

This is an individual contributor, non‑manager role with no direct reports. Due to the nature of the role, an on‑site presence is required and cannot be performed remotely.

The Program Integration & Execution (PI&E) organization seeks a key member to support a Strike Program A/C Delivery IPT. This individual will oversee A/C delivery within a designated Business Area and Integrated Product Team, ensuring alignment with the program. Acting as the primary liaison between the Program Business Area units and internal/external stakeholders in coordination with the IPT, this role will be responsible for managing the IPT’s operating cadence including but not limited to: managing an integrated portfolio schedule, facilitating/coordinating leadership reviews, setting up meetings for Directors and PMs, taking notes, documenting actions, collecting inputs to close actions, building reports, identifying trending data, standardizing processes/templates and leading special projects. This role is expected to partner across all functional groups and will have insight into all aspects of the business to include financials, program execution, staffing, reporting, and strategy.

Key Roles And Responsibilities

• Support the A/C Delivery IPT to accomplish a variety of precise, time‑sensitive deliverables, metrics, and presentations
• Collaborate across functions to ensure all objectives are met
• Assist with monitoring cost & schedule performance, support business management meetings, and subsequent reporting to program leadership
• Earned value (EV) management of control accounts
• The selected candidate should thrive working in a fast‑paced work environment with high expectations, engaged in significantly diverse assignments, within a collaborative team setting across all levels of the organization.
• Facilitate Risk, Issue and Opportunity management
• Establish and maintain the strategic rhythm
• Adept at dealing with competing priorities and deadlines at a leadership level (supporting Directors and above); the candidate must be responsive, pro‑active and enjoy working in a dynamic environment.
• Experience operating within a matrix environment and influencing senior peers.
• Excellent communicator who can provide clear and concise messaging both externally to customers and internally within Northrop Grumman.
• A collaborative individual with confidence and integrity to earn stakeholders’ confidence
• Strong logic, drafting and presentation development skills
• Excellent problem solving, influencing, negotiation and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with clarity and impact at all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to prioritize and complete competing priorities and projects within critical deadlines.

Basic Qualifications For Sr. Principal Project Management

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years’ experience in project management, OR Master’s degree with 6 years’ experience in project management
• Experience with Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience working with and manipulating detail‑oriented data
• A current active US Government Secret security clearance or higher is required to start, with the ability to obtain and maintain SAP/PAR clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Control Account Manager (CAM) experience
• Experience working with senior executives.
• High energy, strategic thinker with demonstrated ability to operate at both a strategic and a hands‑on level, as needed.
• Experience processing large amounts of information, synthesizing, and integrating to meet various leadership team needs.

Primary Level Salary Range: $117,500.00 - $176,300.00

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.