Principal Project Management

Northrop Grumman • Palmdale, CA

1d • $94,200 - $141,200 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a self-starting Principal Project Management team member familiar with working in an Integrated Product Team construct. The position manages Earned Value Management System (EVMS) activities across engineering and logistics teams, tracks cost and schedule changes and their impacts, and ensures detailed and summarized reporting accurately reflects the current situation. The role also creates, maintains, validates, and reports performance metrics; coordinates resources and removes roadblocks; collaborates with project managers, teams, and leadership to resolve task conflicts and address risks, issues, and opportunities; and uses a database to track task progression and provide actionable summary reporting.

This opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates will be determined after funding confirmation. The selected candidate must work full-time, on-site; remote, hybrid, and telework arrangements are unavailable. Travel of up to 25% may be required. Relocation assistance may be available. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret SCI clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) access within a reasonable timeframe determined by business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and 3 years of related experience, or a PhD and 1 year of related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret SCI clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) access within a reasonable amount of time, as determined by business needs.
• Experience in project management and scheduling.
• US citizenship is required for positions requiring a government clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Current applicable US Government Top Secret clearance.
• Familiarity with software languages.
• Familiarity with military maintenance requirements.
• Experience in an engineering-related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Manage EVMS across a diverse set of engineering and logistics teams.
• Decompose and track cost and schedule changes and determine their impact on the team.
• Ensure further decomposition is accurate and upward summaries accurately capture the current situation.
• Create, maintain, validate, and report key performance metrics to leadership.
• Work with teams to schedule resources and remove roadblocks.
• Coordinate with project managers, teams, and leadership to deconflict tasking, identify risks, issues, and opportunities, and help execute mitigation or capture steps aligned with program leadership goals.
• Use a database to track task progression and provide actionable summary reporting.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal