Requisition ID: R10185594- Category: Program Management
- Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10 of the Time
- Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history. Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Project Manager to integrate courseware teams with overall program execution locate in Melbourne, FL. This role requires a candidate skilled in project management, change management, and Northrop Grumman Principles and Operating Procedures.
The successful candidates will coordinate with multiple stakeholders to ensure cost, schedule, and technical objectives are being met, ensure staffing and scheduling forecasts are feasible, and present status at internal checks and reviews. Working closely with our agile release teams, this candidate will assist with execution, prepare briefing material for both customers and leadership, and ensure seamless integration with other teams to achieve program objectives.
This role is in person supporting 9/80 work schedule at our Melbourne, FL site and requires an active or in scope security clearance to start.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Chief Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, Architects, and Subject Matter Experts to ensure continuous delivery of capabilities
- Facilitate weekly heading checks and regular communications to keep all affected parties informed of progress, changes and issues
- Integrate cost, schedule, and technical requirements and identify risks and opportunities throughout execution
- Manage multiple work packages for teams and support CPOs and CAMs through the business management cycle
- Participate in Risk and Opportunity Management
- Participate in proposal activities for new projects
- Provide upwards reporting for senior management program reviews
- Participate in process improvement initiatives and the change management process
Basic Qualification for Principal Project Management:
- Bachelors Degree with 5 Years of experience in project management (or equivalent military experience); OR Masters Degree with 3 Years of project management experience
- Must have experience using Microsoft Office products (i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MSProject)
- Current in scope DoD Secret Clearance and the ability to attain Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time deemed by business needs
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Agile methodology
- Experience working with cross-functional teams in an agile environment
- Proficiency in Earned Value Management System (EVMS) techniques, which includes program cost and schedule management
- Strong teamwork and communication skills to ensure changes to plans are fully understood
- Ability to influence and drive results without direct authority of personnel
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to organize, balance, and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously in a highly dynamic aerospace environment
- Ability to develop solutions to complex problems requiring the use of ingenuity, creativity, and participation of internal and/or external personnel & teams
Salary Range: $78,700 - $118,100
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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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.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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
