Sr Principal Project Management

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Senior Principal Project Manager to join our B-21 Strike team. This position will be located onsite in Palmdale, CA. 

The selected candidate will be part of Program Integration Team (PIT), supporting seating, infrastructure and facilities projects.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities for this position may include (but are not limited to):

• Plans, directs and manages all phases of facilities modification and building projects from establishment of design concepts through design and implementation
• Planning physical space for program expansion and assuring the availability of hardware and software resources
• Ensures project requirements are defined, contract, and contract changes are negotiated, operating budgets established, and financial terms/conditions of contract are identified
• Coordinate/Facilitate Facilities and IT requests
• Attend IPT and Cost Center level meetings and boardwalks
• Respond to help needed
• Prepare, provide, maintain, and present project status to internal PIT leadership
• Responsibility, Authority, Accountability (RAA) for project cost, schedule, quality
• Author/Reviewer of requirements documents
• Review/Redline project design drawings with stakeholders
• Coordinate/Facilitate StS tickets and submit vFire tickets
• Populate and maintain currency in Archibus database
• Employee resourcing (ie: phones, computers, ergo desks, etc)
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans, budgets and schedules
• Identifies problems and develops solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing project scope
• Focal point between the Program and the Facilities Department
• Arranging security escorts for contractors
• Work with security to comply with security requirements and IT for data and communication requirements.
• Coordinate the work of employees and contractors assigned to projects.
• Lead and train others on the team

The selected candidate shall adhere to NG processes. This individual should have demonstrated Project Management experience and strong interpersonal skills, be organized, flexible, and be a team player. Some travel may be required

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• 10 years of Project Management experience; 8 year with a Master's Degree
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suite: PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, Outlook
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to successfully communicate to leadership
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple projects, simultaneously
• Must have Active secret or Top secret clearance (last investigation completed within last 6 years)
• Ability to attain and maintain program access (PAR) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree from an accredited university
• 12+ years of Project Management experience
• Project Management Experience or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate
• Experience working in an aircraft manufacturing environment
• Experience with any of the following: Sharepoint, Tableau, Archibus
• Existing PAR

Salary Range: $103,900 USD - $155,900 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.