Sr Principal Project Manager (*Active Secret required)

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Project Manager to join our Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit. This position would be based in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area.

This role oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as a liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. 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 with project managers, line managers, and clients.

This motivated individual will serve as a project manager within the DARC organization and will provide overarching leadership to one or more project teams engaged in the design, implementation, and modification of IT projects that span across functional organizations while providing oversight and leadership for all project requirements. The selected candidate will serve as the customer liaison for project leadership and will manage all scheduling, change
management, risk management, and cost management requirements for the assigned project. The selected candidate will also be responsible for any optimization, or other remediation work assigned by the project management lead. Up to 10% travel may be required.

Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Develop customer relationships and cultivate customer intimacy

• Collaborate with Integrated Product Team leads, directing a cross-functional team to meet program cost, schedule and technical objectives

• Preparation of project execution plans and identification of appropriate technical and business resources required

• Ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget.

• Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) and serving as the Cost Account Management (CAM).

• Development and delivery of presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders

• Work in a deadline-driven environment, handling and prioritizing multiple tasks. Works under general direction, independently determine and develop approaches to solutions.

• Manage and track the status of projects, metrics, financial budgets, and EACs; Manage schedules and prepare status reports; and ensure project remediation and ongoing compliance goals are met

• Must possess excellent communication skills - both verbal and written; strong interpersonal skills; a good problem-solving mindset; and the ability to present program visibility at internal/external meetings to include all levels of management including executive-level

This is not a manager position. This is an individual contributor role.

Basic Qualifications

• 9 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's degree; 7 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's degree; 4 Years of relevant experience with a completed PhD; An additional 4 years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree (High School diploma or equivalent is required with additional experience)

• Must have an Active Secret DoD security clearance (US Citizenship required)

• Experience with financial systems including cost performance reporting and analysis

• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM)

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

• Strong PC skills - specifically Excel proficiency (including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and conditional formatting)

• Ability to travel domestically 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance

• Experience with project management tools and presenting project data like status, risk, and deliverables to key stakeholders

• Previous experience working on Agile Development projects

• Experience with multiple contract types (CPIF, FFP)

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including data retrieval and pivot tables

• PMP Certification

• Advanced level knowledge of Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence

• Agile or SCRUM Certification

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration or related field

• Experience with Earned Value and performance measurement baseline concepts and ability to apply them to multiple contracts, CLINs, and control accounts

To better support our employee’s work/life balance, most NG worksites support a 9/80 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off. This schedule or other work-hour flexibility options can be determined upon hire.

With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on Earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. #definingpossible

Salary Range: $95,000.00 - $149,900.00

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.