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Orchestrate and control program management activities for an Integrated Product Team, overseeing cost, schedule, and technical performance. Manage proposal development and ensure the timely delivery of contractual commitments to the customer.
Requires a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience (or higher degree with less) and an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance. Must have experience in project management, Control Account Management (CAM), and the ability to obtain SAP access.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Senior Principal Project Manager to join our team fully on-site in Palmdale, CA, San Diego, CA, or Oklahoma City, OK.
Travel up to 10% may be required. There is no remote opportunity for this role.
The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) construct.
Roles and Responsibilities will include:
Identify, orchestrate, coordinate, and control the program management activities for the IPT.
Oversee cost and schedule performance for complex technical projects for a wide range of systems and technologies.
Develop and adhere to the budget baseline using the Earn Value Management (EVM) processes, including the development of discrete work packages, providing weekly status of IMS tasks, and providing input to monthly Estimate at Complete (EAC) updates.
Initiate, develop, integrate, and execute cost and schedule baselines as well as technical performance baselines that satisfy program contractual requirements.
Support the Risk, Issue, and Opportunity process to proactively address potential challenges.
Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects while serving as the key liaison between project management and planning, the project team, and line management. reviewing project statuses and budgets, managing schedules, and preparing status reports.
Craft mechanisms to monitor project progress and facilitating timely and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients will be essential
Manage Taskable Engineering (TE)/proposal development, which includes overseeing the process, writing proposal responses, and collaborating with contracts and pricing teams.
Develop compelling content and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects with tools such as PowerPoint, SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence and Excel.
Drive action item adjudication collaboratively with the operating unit team, Enterprise, and Customer.
Lead the execution of Contractual Deliverable (CDRL) commitments and ensure their on-time or early delivery to the customer.
Drive innovation in proposal strategy by challenging conventional approaches, aligning proposals with customer needs, and ensuring our responses set benchmarks for excellence.
Palmdale, CA Salary: 117,500-176,300
San Diego, CA Salary:117,500-176,300
Oklahoma City, OK Salary: 96,200-144,200
Basic Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience providing project management support or performing technical work on engineering programs
Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
Program Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
Control Account Manager (CAM) Certification.
Proven leadership abilities to manage, coordinate, and oversee multi-disciplinary teams located in numerous geographical locations.
Project integration experience
Proposal writing experience
Experience and ability to autonomously assess complex problems and decompose them into a plan of action while coordinating across a large, diverse team of program, business, and technical SMEs.
Supplier management experience
Risk/issue/opportunities (RIO) experience
Experience in SCIF/SAPF environments
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more at jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers. 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions. Our careers site can be found at jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers. If you are contacted about a job at Northrop Grumman, please verify the email came from the domain @ngc.com before engaging with that contact. If you are contacted by a Northrop Grumman recruiter on LinkedIn, please that their profile includes the verified check mark to ensure the contact is legitimate.
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