Sr Principal Project Management - Program Integrator - 18225

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr Principal Project Manager in Roy, UT to lead large, complex programs with senior customer engagement and strong governance. You will drive schedules, budgets, and risk management while advancing agile practices and Earned Value Management in a highly secure environment.

The role requires US citizenship, active DoD Secret clearance, and the ability to pursue Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree and 6 years, or PhD and 4 years. 4 additional years may be included in lieu of degree.
• US Citizen with active DoD Secret Clearance, current and within scope, investigation date within last 6 years.
• Ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance and SAP approval within company-defined time.
• Proven experience leading large, complex programs and engaging senior customers.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint, Word, Excel; producing executive briefs and status reports.

Responsibilities

• Liaise among project management, teams, and customers to align objectives.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor schedules, budgets, and risk registers with leadership dashboards.
• Lead creation and execution of program documents and processes.
• Manage EVM functions and control account management to track performance.
• Oversee requirements management with traceability and validation.
• Coordinate staffing, resources, and capability development to meet milestones.
• Facilitate program reviews and customer engagements with actionable outcomes.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau) for decision making.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Agile

Earned Value Management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Tableau

Microsoft Office

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 Sr Principal Project Manager. This position is located in Roy, UT. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do

The ideal candidate is a team player; but also, a strong independent contributor with strong leadership skills, demonstrated problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills, as well as interpersonal and organizational skills and a proactive, detail-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison among project management, functional teams, line management, and customers to ensure alignment of program objectives.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor integrated program schedules, budgets, and risk registers, providing regular status reports and dashboards to senior leadership.
• Lead the creation and execution of Program Definition Documents, Strategic Rhythm, and integrated processes, tools, and infrastructure.
• Manage Earned Value Management (EVM) functions, acting as Control Account Manager, to track performance variances and forecast program health.
• Oversee requirements management, ensuring traceability, verification, and validation across the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction phase.
• Coordinate staffing integration, resource allocation, and capability development to meet program milestones.
• Facilitate program reviews, presentations, and customer-engagement activities, delivering clear briefings and actionable outcomes.
• Implement and monitor issue and action-item tracking, driving timely resolution and continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain program performance dashboards, metrics, and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau) to support decision making.
• Apply Agile program-management practices to drive iterative development, risk reduction, and schedule optimization.

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

• 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

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and 8 years of relevant experience, OR a Master’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience, OR a PhD and 4 years of relevant experience. 4 additional years may be included in lieu of degree.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project-management principles and execution of large, complex programs, with experience leading teams and engaging senior customers.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and ability to produce briefings, status reports, and executive-level presentations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance.
• PMP certification and demonstrated expertise in earned value management and Agile project-management practices.
• Experience in system-development lifecycle, including requirements, integration, and test-metrics development within a multi-team environment.
• Familiarity with Engineering Procurement System, Capital/Government.
• Hardware Control, and schedule/risk/performance-management tools.
• Proven ability to facilitate program reviews, serve as Control Account Manager, and develop dashboards/metrics using Tableau or similar analytics platforms.

Primary 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.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.