Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking for a Project Management to join our team! This position will be located on site in Melbourne, Florida.
The Project Management (Level 2 or Level 3) will oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. The candidate will review status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. This Principal Project Manager (Level 3) should be able to work independently with little oversight and be able to receive requirements at a high level and derive lower-level requirements as required. The selected candidate should possess leadership skills and should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.
Essential duties include, but are not limited to:
- Manages/Facilitates Risk, Issue and Opportunity Management
- Manages program rhythm and associated calendars
- Develops/maintains Program Definition Documents (PDDs), Contract Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS), and other Program Management Plans (PMPs)
- Integrate, control, and manage program and product requirements
- Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives
- Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress, for intervention, and problem solving with project managers, functional managers, line managers, and clients.
- Coordinate with internal and external customers, integrated product teams, and suppliers
- Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions
- Work under consultative direction toward long-range goals and objectives
- Actively work with Leadership to ensure success of the program
- Identify Opportunities to save cost and/or schedule to bring more value to our customer and improve performance
- Technical data package analysis
- Non-technical requirements management
- Program Resource Management
This role may be filled as a level 2 or level 3 based on the qualifications outlined below.
Basic Qualifications:
Level 2:
- Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of project management, supply chain, engineering or business management experience OR a Master’s degree with project management, supply chain, engineering or business management experience
- Knowledge of project management principles and practices
- Experience preparing and presenting presentations
- Microsoft Office skills (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
- Must active US Government Secret security clearance and be able to attain program specific accesses
Level 3:
- Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of project management, supply chain, engineering or business management experience OR a Master’s degree with 3 years of project management, supply chain, engineering or business management experience.
- Knowledge of project management principles and practices
- Experience preparing and presenting presentations
- Microsoft Office skills (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
- Must active US Government Secret security clearance and be able to attain program specific accesses
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in project management or similar degree field
- PMP certification
Primary Level Salary Range: $65,500.00 - $98,300.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $81,400.00 - $122,000.00
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.