Sr Principal Project Management Staffing Lead

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr Principal Project Manager Staffing Lead to join our Rancho Bernardo, CA team. This onsite role leads workforce planning, staffing integration, and data-driven staffing decisions for the RQ-4 program, coordinating with WorkForce2, POST, and leadership reviews.

You will develop dashboards, drive staffing strategies, and ensure compliance with labor categories while partnering with IPTs and HR to align with program priorities and budgets.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience (e.g., program staffing, workforce planning, project management, or operations).
• Must have experience with workforce planning, staffing coordination, resource management, or data analytics (e.g., tracking demand vs supply, managing requisitions, or coordinating assignments).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain an active US Government Secret or higher clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead all workforce planning and staffing integration across WorkForce2, POST, the GSD Monthly Staffing & Resource Review Board, and the RQ 4 Staffing Review as the single point of accountability.
• Own the integrated WorkForce2 staffing plan and drive mitigation plans for gaps, surpluses, single points of failure, and aging vacancies.
• Manage and optimize POST requisitions (creation, activation, candidate tracking, closure) and reconcile POST and WorkForce2 data into a single authoritative staffing picture for RQ 4 leadership.
• Develop and maintain staffing dashboards, metrics, and reports for PMRs, resource review boards, and customer reviews, clearly linking staffing status to cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Lead monthly GSD Staffing & Resource Review Board and recurring RQ 4 Staffing Reviews, preparing packages, presenting workforce risks/opportunities, and driving decisions and action closure across program, functional, HR, and TA.
• Ensure skills mix and labor category compliance against contractual and baseline plans, working with functional leadership and finance to correct misalignments and optimize staffing cost vs capability.
• Partner with IPTs to identify and mitigate staffing related risks and opportunities in TRIO/program registers, documenting and tracking mitigations for workforce issues (skills gaps, coverage risks, clearance delays) through closure.
• Work closely with EI&Es and FHR managers to ensure the staffing forecast is accurate, current, and aligned with program priorities, and to take a proactive approach to managing near term and long range staffing needs.
• Continuously improve staffing processes and tools (WorkForce2, POST, trackers) and act as an expert consultant/advisor to senior management on workforce strategy, staffing trade offs, and scenario planning for RQ-4.

Skills

Workforce planning

Staffing coordination

Resource management

Data analytics

Clearance eligibility

Executive briefing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Ph.D.

Tools

WorkForce2

POST

Tableau

Trackers

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr Principal Project Manager Staffing Lead to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in our RQ-4 organization. This role is located onsite in Rancho Bernardo. CA

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all workforce planning and staffing integration across WorkForce2, POST, the GSD Monthly Staffing & Resource Review Board, and the RQ 4 Staffing Review as the single point of accountability.
• Own the integrated WorkForce2 staffing plan and drive mitigation plans for gaps, surpluses, single points of failure, and aging vacancies.
• Manage and optimize POST requisitions (creation, activation, candidate tracking, closure) and reconcile POST and WorkForce2 data into a single authoritative staffing picture for RQ 4 leadership.
• Develop and maintain staffing dashboards, metrics, and reports for PMRs, resource review boards, and customer reviews, clearly linking staffing status to cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Lead monthly GSD Staffing & Resource Review Board and recurring RQ 4 Staffing Reviews, preparing packages, presenting workforce risks/opportunities, and driving decisions and action closure across program, functional, HR, and TA.
• Ensure skills mix and labor category compliance against contractual and baseline plans, working with functional leadership and finance to correct misalignments and optimize staffing cost vs capability.
• Partner with IPTs to identify and mitigate staffing related risks and opportunities in TRIO/program registers, documenting and tracking mitigations for workforce issues (skills gaps, coverage risks, clearance delays) through closure.
• Work closely with EI&Es and FHR managers to ensure the staffing forecast is accurate, current, and aligned with program priorities, and to take a proactive approach to managing near term and long range staffing needs.
• Continuously improve staffing processes and tools (WorkForce2, POST, trackers) and act as an expert consultant/advisor to senior management on workforce strategy, staffing trade offs, and scenario planning for RQ-4.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelors degree and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience (e.g., program staffing, workforce planning, project management, or operations), OR a Master's Degree and at least 6 years of relevant military / professional experience (e.g., program staffing, workforce planning, project management, or operations), OR a Ph.D. and at least 4 years of relevant military / professional experience (e.g., program staffing, workforce planning, project management, or operations)
• Must have experience with workforce planning, staffing coordination, resource management, or data analytics (e.g., tracking demand vs supply, managing requisitions, or coordinating assignments)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with workforce tools such as, WorkForce2, POST, trackers Experience with Tableau
• Experience supporting staffing in an aerospace/defense or similar highly regulated environment
• Experience managing staffing for programs with classified work, including coordination of clearance and access requirements.
• Demonstrated success driving improvements in staffing processes, metrics, or cycle times.
• Experience briefing high level executives

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.