Description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Staff Project Management professional to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation organization. This position will be located in Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), CA. There is potential for remote / hybrid / telework available for this position but not guaranteed. Travel up to 10% may be required.

As the selected candidate you will oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects. This position will require the performance of advanced project management tasks from inception to close-out, and continuous management of the system for operational efficiency. Additionally, leading continuous improvement initiatives, the selected candidate will enhance process performance and standardization while driving cost control and resource management. The ability to translate complex business questions into actionable data insights and visualizations will support pivotal decision-making. This role is essential for ensuring the efficient and effective flow of products through our advanced flight test facilities. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) construct.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• 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.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work 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 and 12 years of related project management, program integration, business management, administrative, and/or related experience; OR a Master’s degree and 10 years of related project management, program integration, business management, administrative, and/or related experience, OR a PhD and 8 years of related project management, program integration, business management, administrative, and/or related experience.
• Control/Cost Account Manager (CAM) experience
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Program Management processes and procedures
• Experience in Microsoft Project (scheduling), Microsoft Excel (pivot tables), and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• The ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience Programs such as in Basis of Estimate (BOE), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and SAP
• 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.
• 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
• Project Management experience within the Defense industry or within similar technical fields

Please Note:

Salary ranges will be dependent upon where the position is based and follows our company geographic salary bands aligned with position. Specific salary offer for candidate selected will be commensurate with experience aligned with location specific salary bands.

What We Offer: 

At Northrop Grumman, we are on the cutting edge of innovation -- building the next generation of sophisticated aircraft to protect our country. Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career. We are well-known for our inclusive, family environment, phenomenal learning opportunities, and exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers. We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare and a great 401K matching program!