**Requisition ID: R10180928**
+ **Category:** Program Management
+ **Location:** Palmdale, California, United States of America | San Diego, California, United States of America
+ **Clearance Type:** Top Secret
+ **Telecommute:** No- Teleworking not available for this position
+ **Shift:** 1st Shift (United States of America)
+ **Travel Required:** Yes, 10% of the Time
+ **Positions Available:** 1
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 is seeking an experienced **Principal/Sr. Principal Project Manager** to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. Position is located onsite in **Palmdale, CA or Rancho Bernardo.**
The selected candidate will be responsible for:
+ Overseeing and managing the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serve as a liaison between program management and planning, project team, and program leadership.
+ Managing status of projects, budgets, and schedules.
+ Preparing status reports and updating shared status boards.
+ Assessing project issues and developing resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
+ Developing mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with program managers and customers.
+ Communicating status of projects to leadership, identifying, and communicating risks and work issues to meet expected results and schedule.
Willing to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended alternate/second shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status for 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, 365 days a year.
**This role may be filled at a Principal or Sr. Principal level based on the qualifications below.**
**Basic Qualifications for Principal Project Management:**
+ Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Project Management experience; or master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience.
+ Experience with Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project).
+ Experience in Agile Methodology, Control Account Management (CAM), and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
+ Risk/issue/opportunities (RIO) experience.
+ Current Top Secret DoD clearance and able to maintain that clearance and the ability to obtain and retain Special Access Program clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
**Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Project Management:**
+ Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of Project Management experience; or master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience.
+ Experience with Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project).
+ Experience in Agile Methodology, Control Account Management (CAM), and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
+ Risk/issue/opportunities (RIO) experience.
+ Current Top Secret DoD clearance and able to maintain that clearance and the ability to obtain and retain Special Access Program clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Current Special Program Access to applicable program
+ Project integration experience
+ Experience in SCIF environments
+ Experience with SharePoint, Confluence, and/or Jira
+ Experience with using Microsoft Office Suite to include Microsoft Project, Learning Content Management Systems, Learning Management Systems, or other related software suites.
+ Must be highly detail-oriented, organized, proactive, and a skilled communicator.
+ Able to operate in fluid and dynamic environment.
+ Demonstrated ability to use databases efficiently to gather data and analyze reports.
**Salary Range:** $91,200 - $136,800
**Salary Range 2:** $113,500 - $170,300
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.
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 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 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.