Sr. Principal Project Management - Deployment Surge Team Lead (AHT)

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Interim 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.

This individual should possess leadership and team-building capabilities, excellent communication, and have strong interpersonal skills. Must possess solid organization abilities and be a motivated, flexible team player.

Position is to join the Deployment Product Team supporting OCONUS Operations for the Network and Field Services Business Area. This dynamic role works directly with the Deployment Product Owners to manage the Surge Team and facilitate overall success. This is a highly visible position that works directly with Deployment Leadership.

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of Deployment Surge Team projects and serves as liaison between Deployment Leadership and CONUS based Field Service Engineers (FSEs). Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem-solving.

This position will be location in Huntsville, Alabama.

Responsibilities:

• Manage skillset and technical development of FSEs to maintain a high level of standards for FSE proficiency

• Support the Deployment Product to ensure CONUS based FSEs are engaged and workload balanced

• Work with Logistics Product Owner to ensure equipment set for deployment is fully mission capable

• Work with Product Engineers during new product release to oversee testing and validation conducted by FSEs and provide feedback for system enhancement

• Work with Operations Product Owner to assist in coordination of FSE deployments and assignments, new release of FW/SW, and new equipment installations

• Manage the second troubleshooting support of all OCONUS based FSEs

• Facilitate meetings with Government Customer and provide regular feedback to the status of installed systems and SW across all OCONUS locations

• Perform roles and responsibilities related to Control Account Manager (CAM) and Earned Value Management (EVM) 

• Candidate must be an independent self-starter able to work with multi-disciplined teams to analyze and solve problems and meet customer needs/contractual requirements

• Must possess excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills

• Evaluate and enhance processes to increase efficiency, productivity, and quality

Basic Qualifications:

• Education requirements for a Sr. Principal

  • High school diploma and 14 years of experience

  • Bachelors degree and 10 years of experience

  • Master degree and 8 years of experience

  • Doctorate and 5 years

• Hands on experience in project management and/or control account management

• Familiarity with risk development and mitigation plans

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products

• Experience with JIRA Board processes and implementation planning

• Ability to coordinate across multiple disciplines and product teams

• Demonstrated leadership success and ability to gain influence with peers and others in a matrixed organization

• Experience in Microsoft Project (scheduling), EVMS, Microsoft Excel (pivot tables), and Microsoft PowerPoint

• Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain one

• Mush have ability to provide tasking to a team of up to 7 CONUS based FSEs while they are between assignments

• Must have great communication skills as this position is customer facing as well as program facing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Assessing product needs in accordance with customer specifications

• Conducting technical training and product briefing with customers, vendors, and company representatives

• Experience performing operator and administrative functions on the Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) Command and Control (C2) 

• Experience in networking or basic understanding of the OSI model and network architectures

• Deployment experience in a field technical support role

Salary Range: $104,900.00 - $157,300.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.