Northrop Grumman

Sr Principal Project Management

Northrop Grumman$101K — $152K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 8 years of project management experience, or Master's degree with 6 years of experience
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
  • Experience in leading projects and ensuring schedule adherence
  • Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
  • Skilled in handling and analyzing large datasets
  • Must possess an active US Government Secret security clearance or higher, with potential for a SAP/PAR clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Support the DevOps OU with precise, time-sensitive monthly deliverables
  • Collaborate with various Business Areas to meet all Operating Unit objectives
  • Monitor cost and schedule performance while supporting business management meetings
  • Facilitate management of Risks, Issues, and Opportunities
  • Establish and maintain a strategic rhythm for project operations
  • Coordinate efforts across diverse sub-OU teams
  • Manage Earned Value (EV) of labor and material accounts as needed, providing status reports to Program Managers.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Savings plan options
  • Company paid holidays
  • Paid time off for vacation and personal business
  • Potential for overtime and discretionary bonuses as well as Long Term Incentives for eligible positions.
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Sr. Principal Project Management to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals onsite in Melbourne, Florida.

Due to the nature of the role, an on-site presence is required and this role cannot be performed remotely. The position will follow our 9/80 schedule and allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

This is an individual contributor, non-manager role with no direct reports.

The successful candidate is expected to be a highly motivated, resourceful, self-starter able to work collaboratively with internal and external teams in high-tempo environments. This role will actively work with the DevOps (software) Operating Unit (OU) Lead to integrate, control, and analyze cost and schedule performance to ensure success of a restricted program. This position will be expected to assist with reviewing status of projects and budgets, resource planning, preparing for and facilitating meetings, and supporting various administrative functions.

  • Key roles and responsibilities:
    • Support the DevOps Operating Unit to accomplish a variety of precise, time-sensitive monthly deliverables, metrics, and presentations
    • Collaborate across Business Areas, Operating Units, and functions to ensure all OU objectives are met
    • Assist with monitoring cost & schedule performance, support business management meetings, and subsequent reporting to program leadership
    • Facilitate Risk, Issue and Opportunity management
    • Establish and maintain the strategic rhythm
    • Supports coordinating the efforts of various sub-OU teams
    • Earned value (EV) management of labor and material control accounts (as required)
    • Reporting earned value status to Program Managers, and OU Management.
    • The selected candidate should thrive working in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, engaged in significantly diverse assignments, within a collaborative team setting across all levels of the organization.


Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience in project management, OR Master's degree with 6 years of experience in project management
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
  • Experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule
  • Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Experience working with and manipulating large amounts of data
  • A current active US Government Secret security clearance or higher is required to start, with the ability to obtain and maintain SAP/PAR clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Control Account Manager (CAM) experience
  • Existing PAR/SAP clearance to restricted program


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.

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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