Northrop Grumman

Principal Technical Services Project Management

Northrop Grumman$98K — $147K *
Tampa, FL 33647In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 5 years of experience or a Master's degree with 3 years of experience in defense-related roles.
  • Proven experience in Agile environments, specifically as a Product Owner or Product Manager.
  • Demonstrated leadership and project management experience with successful task execution on schedule and within budget.
  • Strong communication skills, including the ability to deliver presentations effectively.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen with an active DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance obtained within the last 24 months.
  • Required to have or obtain DoD 8570 Certification for IAT Level II or higher within 3 months of starting.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the main liaison between the technical team, program management, and customers.
  • Manage program scope, issues, risks, and quality to ensure project success.
  • Prepare and deliver presentations for various stakeholders including customers and management.
  • Identify project challenges and develop solutions to maintain productivity and client satisfaction.
  • Establish monitoring systems for project progress, ensuring timely intervention and problem resolution.
  • Lead initiatives for engineering process development and continuous improvement within the program.
  • Collaborate with internal and external partners for quality assurance and maintain comprehensive project documentation.

Benefits

  • Potential for relocation assistance.
  • Full-time onsite position in Tampa, FL with no telework options available.
  • Opportunities for further certifications and professional development within the role.
  • Participation in health insurance, life and disability insurance plans.
  • Access to savings plans and paid time off for vacations and personal business.
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. We are seeking a person who is capable of being responsible for leading Agile Product Manager Engineering efforts, mentoring junior engineers, working extensively with Agile Development teams and Customer Stakeholders. We're looking for a highly motivated individual with an impeccable work ethic and a strong ability to work in a collaborative fast-moving dynamic team environment. The primary team is located in Tampa, Florida with distributed team members embedded directly with the customer.

This position requires full time work onsite at our Tampa, FL location. No telework available.

This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen with Active DoD TS/SCI.

The responsibilities of an TPM include:
  • The Technical Project Manager serves as the team liaison to/from program management, engineering, logistics, mission assurance, and customers.
  • Manage program-level scope, issues and risks, and quality management.
  • Development and delivery of presentations to customers, management, and other program stakeholders.
  • Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
  • Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem-solving with program managers, line managers, and clients.
  • Focal point in driving engineering process development, continuous improvement, and affordability initiatives related to their specific program.
  • Frequent collaboration with internal company and external contacts for quality check inspections and create and maintain documentation. Represents organization on specific projects and tracking metrics. May make presentations to small groups.

Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's of Science degree with 5 years' experience, or Master's with 3 years' experience supporting the Department of War.
  • Experience working in Agile (SaFE) environments as a Product Owner of Product Manager.
  • The candidate must have experience in leadership and project management.
  • Experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements as either project lead (technical or manager), integrated program team, or cost account manager.
  • Strong communication (verbal and written) including presentation skills.
  • US Citizenship is required with an active DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance which was active in the last 24 months
  • Must possess or acquire DoD 8570 Certification for IAT Level II or higher prior to within 3 months of start date.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with cost, schedule, project leadership, and/or process improvement
  • Experience using Jira, Kanban
  • The ideal candidate has strong knowledge in the Cyber/IT field and has a collaborative style, with a strong sense of urgency and desire to get things done, and flexibility to adapt in a fast-changing environment.
  • PMP Certification


Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

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.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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Size
88,000 employees
Market Cap
$82.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
5 Year Trend
+7.6%
Revenue
$36.7 billion
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