Sr Principal Project Management

Northrop Grumman•Cape Canaveral, FL

9d•$101,400 - $152,200•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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for you to join our team as a Senior Principal Project Manager based onsite at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL. The selected candidate will oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serve as a liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Review status of projects and budgets; manage schedules and prepare status reports. Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 8 years of project/program management experience or closely related OR Master's with 6 years relevant experience OR PhD with 4 years relevant experience.
Excellent verbal communication skills and comfortable speaking in a group environment with the customer.
Proficient in Microsoft office software.
US citizenship required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Navy customer SP22
Experience includes Military or Civil Servant
Background working with the Department of Defense (DoD) customer
Experience working DFAR items, DD1149 and/or Navy contracts
Cost Account Manager (CAM) Certification with NG or other Govt contracts.
Logistics experience
Able to review and understand engineering drawings
Occasional travel 5 % of the time to California, West Virginia, Georgia, Washington State or Washington D.C.
Earned Value Management (EVM) experience.
Current government Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

Support of production activities and problems associated with Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Launcher hardware.
Support Spares, Repairs and Gas Generator group production activities, as applicable, in Cape Canaveral Florida, Sunnyvale California, West Virginia, Washington State, Washington D.C.and various vendors across the country.
Support the numerous internal and external meetings by providing Subject Matter Expert inputs and verbally participate in discussions regarding hardware status, cost, schedule, and technical topics.
Support Basis of Estimate (BOE) proposal generation, Rough Order Magnitude (ROM) support for all assigned tasks, Program Management Review (PMR) monthly chart generation and Performance Obligation chart generation.
Work closely with Operation Program Manager (OPM) to track planned work, project execution, project delays and manufacturing activities.
Support Schedule Generation, Reviews & Updates.
Work closely with Global Supply Chain for procurement of spare components and consumable materials to support repairs.
Support project Reviews & Updates as required to support Earned Value Management (EVM) activities.
Coordinate Govt Furnished Material (GFM) with SP22 Navy customer, Logistics and Sub-Contractors
Initiate, monitor and coordinate Intercompany Work Orders (IWO) contracts that are performed by other Northrop Grumman organizations.
Develop Integrated Product Team (IPT) agenda topics and participate in various customer telecons to discuss and resolve issues of concern.
Work with Quality Assurance to support resolution of problems and tracking of hardware through the entire life cycle of the workflow.
Interface with Global Supply Chain (GSC) to support procurement of spares, completion of repairs and build -up of Gas Generators.
Participate in long term planning activities to support program success.