Principal Project Management/Sr. Principal Project Management

Northrop Grumman•, SD

2d•$77,000 - $144,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Sector is seeking an experienced Principal Project Management/Senior Principal Project Management to join our team of qualified individuals within our Program Management Office. This position will be located at Rapid City, SD. Please note this is an individual contributor role and is not a management/leadership opportunity. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. The successful candidate is expected to be a highly motivated, resourceful, self-starter able to work collaboratively with internal and external teams in high-tempo environments. This position will be expected to assist with reviewing status of projects and budgets, resource planning, preparing for and facilitating meetings, and supporting various administrative functions. We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 5 years’ experience in project management OR Master’s degree with 3 years’ experience in project management
At least 2 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule
Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
Experience working with and manipulating detail-oriented data
Experience with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company
Bachelor’s degree with 8 years’ experience in project management OR Master’s degree with 6 years’ experience in project management
At least 4 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule

Nice To Haves

Special Program Access
Strong written and verbal communication, including presentation skills to senior leadership
Experience with Deltek COBRA
EVMS/CAM Experience related to managing and reporting on the health of a program
Aerospace and/or Defense Industry Experience
Prior work in a sustainment environment
Strong knowledge of Microsoft (MS) Office products to include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, and Project

Responsibilities

Support the program to accomplish a variety of precise, time-sensitive monthly deliverables, metrics, and presentations
Collaborate across functions to ensure all objectives are met
Assist with monitoring cost & schedule performance, support business management meetings and reporting to program leadership
Supports coordinating the efforts of SMT teams, including engineers, subcontracts administrators, supplier quality assurance representatives, logistics engineers, schedule planners, and cost/material planners
Earned value (EV) management of labor and material control accounts
Reporting earned value and supplier status to Program Managers, GSC managers, and IPT Management
Conducting or coordinating review of supplier documentation (e.g., technical evaluations of proposals, acceptance test procedures, cost and schedule reports, software version description documents)
Facilitate Risk, Issue and Opportunity management
Prepare conference/meeting presentation material (e.g., capture, collect, and compile data to create slides and other materials) for both internal and external audiences
Participate in contractual and technical meetings and engineering reviews, takes detailed notes to facilitate creation of detailed/technically complex reports
Captures and manages Action Items to completion and/or close
Implementation and use of tools/templates for monitoring project progress
Most assignments are complex and performed independently without appreciable direction; exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignment