Sr Principal Operations Services Project Management

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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 the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support you by expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector - located in Baltimore, MD - has an immediate need for a Lead Senior Principal Operations Project Manager (OPM) to support our Emerging Capabilities Development Programs. ECD programs drive affordable advanced manufacturing, integration and test solutions for future business growth across multiple Mission System sites.

You possess excellent communication skills - both verbal and written; strong interpersonal skills; a good problem-solving mindset; and the ability to present program visibility at internal/external meetings to include all levels of management including executive level.  You are experienced interacting with and managing across multiple functional organizations. You are a self-starter, self-motivated individual who can work in a fast-paced environment. A proactive, self-starter with a passion for supporting organizational success.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Managing and maintaining the day-to-day interfaces and communications between the assigned Program Management Office (PMO), Manufacturing, Test, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), Mission Assurance (MA), Supply Chain (SCM), Hardware Design Engineering, and Shipping

• Achieving targeted cost and schedule requirements

• Facilitating internal and external meetings in a way to support design, production, and problem resolutions

• Reporting Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and support the Cost Account Management (CAM) for manufacturing projects

• Leading a product team, responsible for product-level requirements analysis, engineering and manufacturing of the products assigned, product tracking, and product visibility

• Representing manufacturing at the program Risk Review Board (RRB) meetings and creating / managing any applicable manufacturing risks and/or opportunities from the program risk register

• Supporting and generating proposal documentation as needed to foster new work

• Presenting weekly program status to executive leadership teams

This is not a manager job. This is a Senior individual contributor role.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant work experience; 6 years of relevant work experience with a Master's degree; 12 years of relevant experience may be considered in-lieu of degree

• Experience with SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and MS Office applications including Excel, Word, Project, and Power Point

• Experience with bases of estimates, shop order creation, cost, schedule, project leadership, and/or process improvement

• Reporting Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Level Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in Engineering or Business Management

• Manufacturing or Engineering experience

• Translate complex data and concepts into clear, concise action plans