Project Manager - Sustainment

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

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.

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 Defense Systems sector is currently hiring a Principal Project Manager-Sustainment professional to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Northridge, California. This is an individual contributor, non-manager role with no direct reports. The primary objective of this role is executing multiple projects to achieve performance goals in support of the Sustainment portfolio. The candidate is responsible for overseeing and managing the operational aspects of ongoing projects, and serve as the liaison between program management, integrated product teams, and supporting functions.

Primary responsibilities include managing schedules, preparing status reports, coordinating cross-functional engagement, and assessing project risks to develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction objectives. Additional responsibilities for this position include (but are not limited to):

• Manages all phases of program and project execution.

• Manages schedule for development, production, and product upgrades.

• Preparing status reports and communicating status of projects to management, identifying risks and mitigation activities to meet expected results and schedule.

• Developing mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with program managers and customers.

• Establish prioritization across Sustainment portfolio that aligns with business objectives.

• Participates in process improvement initiatives.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience in project management or operations

• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project)

• Proven success managing multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic sustainment environment

• Experience in sustainment, acquisition logistics, maintenance planning and manufacturing

• Experience interfacing with all levels of employees and Leadership

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret level clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• A degree in a science, engineering, or a business program

• Experience in material requirements planning (MRP) system (Costpoint, SAP, etc.)

• Understanding of creating and executing work in accordance with an integrated master schedule (IMS)

• Knowledge of Project Management principles and experience utilizing them professionally

• Experience with inventory control and configuration tracking…