Job Details

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Our Defense Systems Sector is seeking a Sr. Principal Project Management to join our growing team in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

You will become part of Northrop Grumman's Lifecycle Sustainment and Modernization Solutions (LSMS). LSMS provides sustainment support for the US Air Force B-2 Bomber, E-3 Sentry, Airborne Warning and Control System, and numerous other Government platforms. Our team members complete engineering, reverse engineering and logistics solution efforts to solve complex obsolescence problems and ensure warfighter supportability.

This Principal Project Management will support the Program Manager efforts on large projects within an Integrated Product Team (IPT), to include technical planning, requirements development and tracking, system integration, systems integrations lab (SIL), ground and flight testing, verification and validation, airworthiness, system safety, risk, reliability / maintainability, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include concept, requirements, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. This person may have opportunities to lead project teams and be responsible for cost, schedule and performance.

Responsibilities:

• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
• Assesses project risks and issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with program managers, functional managers, and customers.
• Supports proposal development / capture planning and strategic planning.
• Develops customer relationships and customer intimacy.
• Develops and adherence to Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
• Tracks and prepares project deliverables, coordinating individual contributor input to ensure on time delivery.
• Captures and distributes meeting minutes, records and artifacts.
• Facilitates all project and program management life-cycle processes.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have at least a bachelor's degree with 8 years of project management experience or a master's degree with 6 years of project management experience.
• Must have or be able to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance.
• Must be able to work on-site in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• Ability to communicate with multiple levels of the organization having excellent presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting Aerospace, Department of Defense, Government contracts, or project management experience.
• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance (or higher).
• Experience working within an Integrated Product Team (IPT).
• Experience with engineering projects and system engineering methodology.
• Experience with Risk Management, Return to Green (RTG) plans, and scheduling cross functional activities.
• Experience with earned value management.
• Experience with project risk management.
• Experience with Air Force customers and aerospace industry.
• Background in the military/commercial aerospace industry (e.g., aviation/equipment maintenance and/or aircraft operations).
• Experience and detailed knowledge of Air Force Technical Orders (e.g., System, Commodity, inspection, repair, and overhaul, Illustrated Parts Breakdown).
• Highly experienced using Microsoft (MS) Office products to include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and Project.
• Ability, once acclimated, to perform tasks autonomously with minimal oversight/supervision as needed.
• Experience using the following Web applications/Software programs: SharePoint; Teamcenter, Cradle, etc.

Salary Range: $92,900.00 - $139,300.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.