Staff Project Management

Northrop Grumman•Redondo Beach, CA

2d•$146,300 - $219,500•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. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Staff Project Management – Level 5 to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. This individual will contribute to the operational aspects of ongoing facility and non-facility projects throughout the Western Region (Redondo Beach, Commerce, Goleta, Oxnard, Gilbert, Azusa and San Diego) and serve as a liaison between project management, the planning team, the project team, the business team and leadership. This individual will assist in the opening and closing of projects, review the status of projects and associated budgets, look for opportunities to accelerate schedules, and prepare status reports for leadership. They will assist in resolving project issues with the project managers and business teams, monitor progress and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction goals and objectives. This role is distinguished from other project management positions as it includes greater ownership of cost and schedule performance, reporting and tracking, project initiation and closeout tasks, and ongoing oversight and administration. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 12 years of experience in business administration, finance, accounting, or financial analysis OR a Master's degree with 10 years of experience
No clearance required to start
Data and/or financial analysis experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Proficiency in advanced Excel functions, including pivot tables, advanced lookups, and data visualization to analyze and merge large datasets, chart plotting
Demonstrated advanced ability to create executive level Powerpoint charts for leadership reviews
Demonstrated presentation skills at the leadership level
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
Mastery of advanced Excel functions, including pivot tables, advanced lookups, and data visualization to analyze and merge large datasets

Nice To Haves

Experience in the defense industry and knowledge of Northrop Grumman products
Experience in Project execution
Strong working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies
Prior experience with Northrop Grumman financial planning, reporting, and analysis
Experience in project management and associated cost and schedule metric development
Experience developing long range strategic planning (LRSP)
Understanding of U.S. government cost accounting standards
Active DoD/Secret or SCI clearances

Responsibilities

Regularly interface with Facility leadership, Department managers, and regional and cross-regional senior leadership
Serve as the primary interface for Western Region Facilities and Non-Facilities leadership (business unit, program)
Communicate key points, objectives, and narratives to senior leadership, peers, and facilities and non-facilities organizations
Leverage delegated authority and evaluate the necessity, timeliness, and path of escalation
Support across the Western Region and drive cross-regional consistency
Cross-sector coordination and intimate understanding of processes/rules and how they apply cross-functionally with both project execution and MOAs.
Participate in overall strategy discussions involving space utilization and space needs across the enterprise (U&O)
Manage internal project adjudication process as financial delegate
Coordinate with Environmental Safety, Health, and Medical (ESHM) Sustainability team to review and adjudicate priority of projects
Coordinate/integrate the Infrastructure risk tracking tool to the Long Range Strategic Plan (LRSP)
Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) and understand the current state of the organization to ensure the decisions that are being made align with regional objectives and budgets
Drive Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) strategy to project execution – coordination with Regional business management
Provide financial and administrative support and analysis to meet project requirements
Support the review, analysis, and management of contractor invoicing
Conduct budget baseline, funding analysis, cost risk analysis/assessment, and visibility reports
Support internal and external reporting and planning requirements, including financial and cost forecasting
Support the development of consolidated LRSP and the Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
Actively manage both Facilities and Non-facilities capital
Provide complete solutions to complex financial, planning, scheduling and project-related issues
Manage cost and schedule across multiple projects
Utilize and quickly adapt to new cost and schedule management tools
Track the execution of budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS)
Develop, manage, and review financial Estimates at Completion (EAC) as well as Sensitivities
Make recommendations to adjust and manage Sensitivities to meet EAC
Ability to coordinate project initiation and closeout
Drive Projects organization to success utilizing key milestones and overarching philosophy
Work cross-functionally to develop strategies to improve project schedule and financial performance based on metrics and support the management and reporting requirement for projects
Actively manage the project performance narrative across multiple organizations
Integrate data from multiple systems of record to articulate a cohesive performance narrative
Architect logical presentations to accurately and concisely articulate the project status
Ability to transition quickly between asks
Ability to summarize complex subjects to executive leadership team
Ability to manage multiple project portfolios with a variety of stakeholders
Ability to understand and troubleshoot project and financial and schedule anomalies quickly and efficiently
Other duties as assigned