RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

 If you want to put your talent, experience, and passions to use and be part of something greater, you are in the right place

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Sector is seeking a Senior Principal Product Support Integrator to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Product Support organization in Rancho Bernardo, CA.

Accomplish

You are expected to be a highly motivated, resourceful, self-starter able to work collaboratively with internal teams and external customers in high-tempo environments. You will actively work the Program Management Office (PMO) to integrate, control, and manage program requirements to ensure success of program. You will oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serve as the primary liaison between program management and the Product Support Integrated Product Team (IPT) disciplines. You will conduct Earn Value Management (EVM) for Product Support IPT on the 407th USAF Global Hawk RQ4 Program. You should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and work best in a collaborative/team setting across all levels.  You should be comfortable with applying analytical reasoning skills, identifying continuous improvement opportunities in PMO operations, dealing effectively with change and being a flexible team member, and possess solid organizational abilities.

Essential Functions:

• Support the Program Management Office and Leadership to accomplish a variety of precise, time-sensitive monthly deliverables, metrics, and presentations

• Collaborate across Functions to ensure all objectives are met

• Assist with monitoring progress, assessing project issues and driving actions to closure to meet program goals and objectives

• Perform program resource management, including coordination of project staffing baselines and forecasts

• Risk, Issue and Opportunity IPT management

• Support new business proposals and facilitation

• Proactively manage strategic rhythm of the organization to ensure preparedness for program and customer deadlines

• Project and control account management

• Review change board packages and assess for potential impacts

• Assist in development of program metrics and coordinate with Tableau administrators to build products for the program

• Administration of Jira and Confluence sites; adhering to and creating new process documentation and controls to ensure configuration control of data

Succeed

The individual we seek will be self-motivated, proactive, goal-oriented to help us grow our services, become even better at what we do and will possess the following qualifications.

 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years’ experience in project management', OR Master’s degree with 6 years' experience in project management

• At least 2 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule

• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously

• Experience working with and manipulating detail-oriented data

• Experience managing aspects of program execution including planning, baselining, and implementation across multiple teams.

• Demonstrated financial management skills including development and control of program budgets, schedules, Estimate at Complete (EAC), and the ability to recognize and capture program changes.

• Ability to influence and drive results without direct authority of personnel

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and accuracy