Project Management Manager 1

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

3d•$105,000 - $157,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Project Management Manager 1 for its Engineering & Sciences Baltimore and Partner Sites (E&S BaPS) Business Operations organization. The role supports a team that manages operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as a liaison among project management and planning, project teams, and line management. It leads operational efforts aligned to a Director-level team within E&S BaPS. The position supports activities including executive presentations, data compilation and analysis, intern and Pathways support, workforce planning, and organizational resource tracking. It partners with engineering and division operations leaders to support reporting, planning, budgeting, forecasting, facilities, infrastructure, and engineering strategies. This is expected to be an onsite position and requires the ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance. Travel is 10% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience, master’s degree and 3 years of experience, or Ph.D. and 1 year of experience in Project Management or a related discipline.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance.
Leadership experience combined with strong collaboration and team-building skills.
Experience prioritizing multiple responsibilities and accomplishing them simultaneously.
Experience leading and delivering complex projects.
Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Experience in at least one of these areas: Capital/NCTA management, facilities strategies, staffing strategy, or resource allocation.

Nice To Haves

Active Secret Clearance or higher.
Experience working in a dynamic work environment.
Familiarity with Northrop Grumman’s portfolio, product lines, business planning processes, and tools.
Expert knowledge of corporate engineering standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including data-driven recommendations using quantitative and qualitative sources.
Proficiency leveraging AI technologies to enhance insight generation and decision making.
Ability to engage and collaborate with senior leadership across Northrop Grumman and key customer organizations, building strategic relationships.
Track record managing diverse program types, including research and development, full-rate production, logistics support, systems integration, and service delivery.
Leadership experience in functional and program-wide roles, driving cross-functional teams toward mission-critical objectives.
Exposure to program and project management practices, including cross-functional coordination, dependency management, milestone tracking, and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

Partner with engineering and division operations managers on operational cadence, including recurring reporting and analysis of program and portfolio goals.
Support resource planning, including staffing, NCTA, and capital planning.
Support budgeting, planning, and financial forecasting.
Partner with discipline managers to ensure engineering has the facilities and infrastructure needed to support business execution and growth.
Coordinate engineering status reporting.
Manage and maintain data repositories, including SharePoint and website content.
Plan, coordinate, and facilitate meetings such as leadership off-sites, site visits, functional reviews, staffing and financial reviews, and staff meetings.
Perform special assignments and lead special initiatives as assigned.
Translate business needs into short- and long-term engineering functional strategies covering people, process, tools, products, and services.
Coordinate regular reviews of engineering metrics, including the metrics repository, leading indicators, IPRS, and Salesforce.