Staff Information Systems Project Manager - 18602

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 152,900 - 229,300; 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 Staff Information Systems Project Manager to lead a multi-disciplinary team on the Sentinel program in Roy, UT. This role requires an active DoD Secret clearance and strong experience in managing complex software and systems engineering projects.

You will drive schedule adherence, risk management, staffing, and executive engagements, while coordinating across functional teams to deliver on program objectives with cost discipline and quality.

Qualifications

• 12+ years experience with a Bachelor's degree, 10+ with a Master's, or 8+ with a PhD (or equivalent).
• U.S. citizen with active DoD Secret clearance and SAP approval ability.
• Experience with Systems Engineering or SDLC processes.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office and Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Leadership across teams and demonstrated project management success.
• Knowledge of EVMS and risk management portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Act as assignment manager for PM team including CAMs and PMs.
• Improve processes and optimize procedures for efficiency.
• Ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery with sound decisions.
• Lead risk management by identifying, analyzing, tracking and communicating risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop mitigation plans and escalation.
• Prepare charts and briefings to visualize program health for execs.
• Guide and support team members for executive and customer engagements.
• Support program increment rhythm and OU level execution of objectives.
• Coordinate staffing: postings, rosters, onboarding and offboarding.
• Oversee daily operations with senior leaders; manage calendars and meetings.
• Build relationships and communicate to ensure accountability across stakeholders.
• Operate with urgency and accountability; own tasks and strategic direction.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Risk management

Communication skills

Earned Value Management

EVMS

OTJ coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university

Master's degree from an accredited university

PhD from an accredited university

Additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Office Suite

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 Staff Information Systems Project Manager

This position will be located in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

• Act as the assignment manager for the SWF Project Management and Operations Team, including a team of CAMs and Project Managers.
• Improve current processes and optimize organizational procedures for efficiency and productivity.
• Ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget and make accurate decisions and recommendations to prevent serious delays, excess time, additional resources, and increased costs.
• Lead risk management activities by identifying, analyzing, tracking and communicating organizational and project risk and opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to develop mitigation plans, monitor risk status, and ensure timely escalation of issues that may impact organization objectives.
• Prepare charts, briefings and metrics as needed to provide the Software Factory with visualization material necessary to understand the health of the organization.
• Directly responsible for guiding and supporting team members to prepare, coordinate, and facilitate executive level and customer level engagements.
• Support program increment rhythm to enable and integrate OU level execution of objectives.
• Coordinate and manage staffing needs for the organization, including developing draft job descriptions, post requisitions, managing rosters, managing seat assignments, onboarding and offboarding of team members.
• Oversee daily operations in collaboration with senior leaders and directorates, and perform administrative tasks such as managing calendars, generating correspondence, maintaining electronic files, planning, and coordinating meetings, developing high level briefings and scheduling facilities.
• Build relationships and effectively listen and communicate to influence and ensure accountability across a network of stakeholders.
• Acting with a sense of urgency and accountability; taking ownership of tasks and strategic direction.

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

• 12 Years of experience with a Bachelors degree from an accredited university; 10 Years of experience with Master’s degree from an accredited university; 8 years experience with PhD from an accredited university OR an additional 4 years of additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain SAP approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
• Must have knowledge/experience of Systems Engineering “V” Life Cycle, or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process.
• Must be knowledgeable in Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, SharePoint).
• Must be knowledgeable in Atlassian Suite (i.e. Jira and Confluence).
• Prior leadership experience (team, people, project, program, etc.)
• Demonstrated track record/ experience in project management/ execution and closeout.
• Firm understanding and application of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) minimum 2 years.
• Experience building strong relationships – both internally and with customers.
• Firm understanding and application of Active Risk Management portfolios $50M factored risks.
• Demonstrated ability in prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Certified Project Management Professional.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.
• Ability to document, track, and monitor problems to ensure a timely resolution.
• Possess strong organizational, planning, and decision-making skills and the ability to work as a team member and with other members from different technical backgrounds.
• Effective verbal and written communications skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a Control Account Manager or Program Manager with robust Full Criteria Earned Value Management (EVMS) experience (labor, material, Subs, IWOs).
• Experience with risk and opportunity management.
• Experience with contract actions and vehicles (i.e. CDRLS).
• Experience in briefing executive leadership.
• Agile Certification (Scrum Master, Product Owner/Manager, Release Train Engineer).
• Experience managing software engineering teams that use Agile Methodologies.
• DAU Certification.

Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00

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.