Sr Principal Project Management

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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’s Space Sector is seeking a Sr Principal Project Management – Level 4 to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

   

This individual will contribute to the operational aspects of ongoing facility and non-facility projects throughout the Western Region (Redondo Beach, Commerce, Goleta, Oxnard, Gilbert, Azusa and San Diego)  and serve as a liaison between project management, the planning team, the project team, the business team and leadership. This individual will assist in the opening and closing of projects, review the status of projects and associated budgets, look for opportunities to accelerate schedules, and prepare status reports for leadership. They will assist in resolving project issues with the project managers and business teams, monitor progress and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.

This role is distinguished from other project management positions as it includes greater ownership of cost and schedule performance, reporting and tracking, project initiation and closeout tasks, and ongoing oversight and administration.
 

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

In this job, you will:

Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

• Regularly interface with the leadership team
• Serve as an interface between Western Region Facilities and Non-Facilities project leads and their leadership (business unit, program)
• Communicate key points, objectives, and narratives to leadership, peers, and facilities and non-facilities organizations

Cross-Regional, Cross-Sector & Site Integration

• Support across the Western Region and drive cross-regional consistency
• Cross-sector coordination and understanding of processes/rules and how they apply cross-functionally with both project execution and MOAs.

Governance, Adjudication & Risk Alignment

• Support internal project adjudication process as financial delegate
• Coordinate with Environmental Safety, Health, and Medical (ESHM) Sustainability team to review and adjudicate priority of projects
• Support the Infrastructure risk tracking tool to the Long Range Strategic Plan (LRSP)
• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB), project status meetings and understand the current state of the organization to ensure the decisions that are being made align with regional objectives and budgets

Financial Planning, Analysis & Capital Management

• Provide financial and administrative support and analysis to meet project requirements
• Support the review, analysis, and management of contractor invoicing
• Conduct budget baseline, funding analysis, cost risk analysis/assessment, and visibility reports
• Support internal and external reporting and planning requirements, including financial and cost forecasting
• Actively manage both Facilities and Non-facilities capital

Cost, Schedule, EAC & EVMS / Project Controls

• Manage cost and schedule across multiple projects
• Utilize and quickly adapt to new cost and schedule management tools
• Track the execution of budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS)
• Develop, manage, and review financial Estimates at Completion (EAC) as well as Sensitivities
• Ability to coordinate project initiation and closeout

Performance Improvement, Strategy & Project Success

• Drive Projects organization to success utilizing key milestones and overarching philosophy
• Work cross-functionally to develop strategies to improve project schedule and financial performance based on metrics and support the management and reporting requirement for projects

Reporting, Data Integration & Narrative

• Integrate data from multiple systems of record to articulate a cohesive project performance narrative
• Contribute to logical presentations that accurately and concisely articulate the project status

Skills that help define success in this role:

• Ability to transition quickly between asks
• Ability to manage multiple project portfolios with a variety of stakeholders

• Other duties as assigned

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience in business administration, finance, accounting, or financial analysis OR a Master’s degree with 6 years of experience
• No clearance required to start

• Data management and/or financial analysis experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Proficiency in advanced Excel functions, including pivot tables, advanced lookups, and data visualization to analyze and merge large datasets, chart plotting
• Demonstrated advanced ability to create executive level Powerpoint charts for leadership reviews
• Demonstrated presentation skills at the leadership level
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment

 Preferred Qualifications:  

• Experience in the defense industry and knowledge of Northrop Grumman products
• Experience in Project Execution
• Prior experience with Northrop Grumman financial planning, reporting, and analysis
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies
• Experience in project management and associated cost and schedule metric development
• Experience developing long range strategic planning (LRSP)
• Prior experience with Northrop Grumman financial planning, reporting, and analysis
• Understanding of U.S. government cost accounting standards
• DoD/Secret or SCI clearances

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https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

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Primary Level Salary Range: $117,500.00 - $176,300.00

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.