Sentinel Project Manager/Principal Project Manager - 8429-1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

The 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 Support & Training 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.

• →Integrate and manage between program Segments and supporting functional teams by performing tactical day to day operations.
• →Performing work related to planning, monitoring, and controlling work scope within your assigned program area.
• →Review status of projects and budget, manage schedules, assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• →Develop mechanisms for monitoring and reporting project progress and for intervention and problem solving with senior management and managers.
• →Generating Change Control Board packages and Budget Change Requests in coordination with CAMs and WPLs and support briefings to the appropriate review boards.
• →Maintaining consistency and high quality of project management work products.
• →Team building.

• Project Manager: Bachelors degree and 2 years of related experience; 0 with Master's or 4 years of additional, related experience in lieu of degree.
• Principal Project Manager: 5 Years with Bachelors; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD. In lieu of formal degree, 4 years of relevant experience may be considered.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company to meet its business need.
• Skilled use of Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project).
• Working knowledge of Project Management principles.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers.
• Experience in briefing executive leadership.
• Ability to obtain Control Account Manager (CAM) certification.
• Foundation of EVMS knowledge.
• Proficiency in JIRA.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employee and management .
• In scope active DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience with Special Program Access S/4 (SAP).
• Experience with Agile Project Management.
• Exceptional analytical, strategic, and critical thinking skills.
• Experience working within a multi-team environment.
• Experience with schedule management, risk management and performance management .
• Experience with earned value management knowledge in a program management capacity.
• Experience managing cost and schedules.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

Primary Level Salary Range: $65,500.00 - $98,300.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $81,400.00 - $122,000.00

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.