Principal or Senior Principal Operations Project Manager

Northrop Grumman•Waynesboro, VA

15d•$89,400 - $167,500•Onsite

About The Position

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. At the heart of who we are, Northrop Grumman is a leading American manufacturing company delivering advanced technologies in support of national security. Our manufacturing operations in Waynesboro, Virginia support production of advanced electronics, radar, and communication systems within our broader portfolio of defense capabilities. Our teams work collaboratively to ensure manufacturing excellence, production readiness, and continuous improvement across programs. We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal or Senior Principal Operations Project Manager (OPM) to support production and manufacturing operations at our Central Virginia manufacturing facilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience in project management, manufacturing, or engineering OR Master’s degree with 3 years of experience in project management, manufacturing or engineering (for Principal)
Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience in project management, manufacturing, or engineering OR Master’s degree with 6 years of experience in project management, manufacturing or engineering (for Senior Principal)
Experience as an OPM, project manager, engineering program manager, or manufacturing analyst/engineer in leading a team of engineering and/or production personnel in military grade product manufacturing
Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) or Control Account Management (CAM) techniques or similar, which may include program cost and budgets, schedule management, or tracking and reporting program status
Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
Experience working with and manipulating detail-oriented data
Experience with Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security clearance and higher-level program clearance(s)
US citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Business Management, Business Administration, Communications or other related field
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Proficiency in Risk and Opportunity management
Experience presenting to executives
Scheduling experience
Experience with SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in a manufacturing environment
An active DoD Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of proposed and ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management, planning, project team, and operations management.
Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
Assesses project and technical issues and develops and drives action plans and resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction goals and objectives.
Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, operations management and customers.
Drives continuous improvement through mitigating risks and realizing opportunities.