F-35 Principal/Sr Principal Project Management

Northrop Grumman•Redondo Beach, CA

1d•$94,200 - $176,300•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Project Manager / Senior Principal Project Manager to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals within our F-35 Business Unit. This position will be located 100% onsite in Redondo Beach, California. As a Principal / Senior Principal Project Manager, you will support the Proposal Operations team and be responsible for managing F-35 Proposals from receipt of Request for Proposal (RFP) to Proposal submission to the customer. You will apply proven proposal planning and execution strategies and processes to lead cross-functional teams within specific F-35 Operating Units (Production, Development, Fleet Readiness & Sustainment, International Training & Support) to develop successful, compliant, integrated, compelling, and on-time proposal submissions. The Principal / Senior Principal Project Manager will report directly to the Senior Manager, Proposal Operations through the F-35 Program Integration & Operations Team. The proposals you will lead include major long-term Production follow-on efforts, Support Equipment follow-on and growth efforts, Development, Field Support Services, Major A/B Change Requests and all other F-35 proposals. Candidates for this position will demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced across leadership, collaboration, business analysis, communication, project management, stakeholder management, change management, risk management, capture, and proposal-based capabilities. The role will also establish and maintain proposal metrics, drive insights for leadership, and complete other operations & integrations project management duties as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience, Master’s degree and 3 years of experience or in-lieu of degree with 9 years of experience (for Principal Project Manager)
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years of experience, Master’s degree and 6 years of experience or in-lieu of degree with 12 years of experience (for Senior Principal Project Manager)
Experience must be in one or more the following: Project Management, Proposals , Capture Efforts, Program Management, Business Management, Global Supply Chain, Engineering, Contracts Management, Strategy and Operations, and/or Business Operations
Experience with Microsoft Office
Ability to travel up to 10% of time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs

Nice To Haves

Experience leading, training, and directing activities of team members through execution of competitive and/or sole source proposals
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry
Program execution and Proposals Experience
Experience with SharePoint
Excellent time and resource management skills
Capable of working under tight deadlines, with the flexibility to work on several projects concurrently

Responsibilities

Manage the initiation, development, and completion of responsive Proposals to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and assist with the development of associated products, such as Requests for Information responses, capabilities statements, white papers, briefings, etc.
Lead collaborative proposal kick-offs with relevant program and functional stakeholders to ensure communication of proposal strategy, requirements and schedule
Establish proposal schedule and drive cross-functional teams to meet commitment dates
Lead rhythmic reviews of proposal portfolios to maintain status and dates
Collaborate with business management in developing NCTA cost estimates related to proposal development and provide subsequent oversight and tracking of NCTA funds
Oversee compliance with proposal knowledge management processes; develop and maintain a centralized proposal library (solicitations, responses, debriefings) or other reusable knowledge database(s)
Support development and refinement of templates, and standardized processes to streamline proposal development