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Northrop Grumman · 17 hours ago

Sr Principal Project Management - 7947-1 - R10218855

Roy, UT

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$101K/yr - $152K/yr

6+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Sr Principal Project Manager to support the Sentinel program. The role involves managing operational aspects of projects, coordinating with various teams, and ensuring project success through effective scheduling and risk management.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between Mission Assurance, Integration and Test Organization, Shipping and Receiving and Project teams

Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives

Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving

Prepares and manages schedules and prepares status reports on the health of the projects

Identifies risks and opportunities and coordinates with project teams to mitigate and retire risks

Evaluates issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction goals and objectives

Prepares heading check executive level briefings for management and develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress

Must possess the ability to handle multiple tasks in a dynamic environment, work autonomously under general direction and demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills

Provides Agile execution support across sub-IPTs

Supports design, updates, and maintenance of dashboards tracking technical and program performance through metrics

Implements process improvement techniques to reduce program risk to the IFC certification efforts

Qualification

Agile methodologiesEarned Value ManagementProject ManagementMicrosoft OfficeInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsCritical thinking

Required

Bachelor's degree and 8 years of related experience; master's degree and 6 years' experience; PhD and 4 years' experience. An additional 4 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance (Secret, Top Secret; etc.)

At least 4 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule

Demonstrated track record/ experience in project management/ execution and closeout

Skilled use of Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project)

Demonstrated knowledge of Project Management principles

Capable of working with minimal direction, independently determines and develops technical objectives of assignments, and presents work upon completion for high level review

Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills

Ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers