Sentinel Principal/Sr Principal Project Management - 14884-1
Quick Summary
The successful candidate will help drive execution and must be able to effectively communicate with higher-level leadership.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal/Sr Principal Project Manager. This position is located in Roy, UT. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
Responsibilities
~3 min readThe successful candidate will help drive execution and must be able to effectively communicate with higher-level leadership. You will interface across all elements and sub-elements within Logistics Support as well as coordinate with other program and SDS division leaders. A successful track record of program performance, cost and schedule management, and interpersonal team building skills is highly desired. A good team focus, proactive mindset and willingness to multi-task is important in this role.
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Integrate and manage between program Segments and supporting functional teams by performing tactical day to day operations.
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Performing work related to planning, monitoring, and controlling work scope within your assigned program area.
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Review status of projects and budget, manage schedules, assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
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Develop mechanisms for monitoring and reporting project progress and for intervention and problem solving with senior management and managers.
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Generating Change Control Board packages and Budget Change Requests in coordination with CAMs and WPLs and support briefings to the appropriate review boards.
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Maintaining consistency and high quality of project management work products.
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Team building.
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Contribute to developing new concepts, techniques, and standards; serve as the organization’s subject matter expert; perform complex tasks with demonstrated skill; and communicate technical approaches and findings clearly and effectively.
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Develops innovative solutions to complex problems, applying ingenuity while ensuring each solution aligns with organizational objectives.
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Execute complex assignments independently with minimal direction, exercising broad latitude to define objectives and determine appropriate approaches.
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Make decisions that have long lasting impact on the organization’s direction, ensuring outcomes that avoid costly resource waste and protect customer satisfaction.
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Consults with management and serves as the organization’s external spokesperson on major policy, plan, and objective matters, advising senior leadership and customers.
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Background/experience with of the defense acquisition process/phases.
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Experience developing and executing formal Standard operating procedures (SOP) for program events
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Large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production.
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Experience with implementing and using model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools, practices, and methods.
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Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.) for the development of complex systems of systems.
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Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities.
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
Requirements
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Background/experience with of the defense acquisition process/phases.
Experience supporting formal entry/exit criteria for program events.
Experience supporting formal Standard operating procedures (SOP) for program events.
Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities.
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Posted
- 20 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- September 26, 2026
- First seen
- October 5, 2026
- Last seen
- October 15, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 10
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 19%
- Scored at
- October 16, 2026
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