Sr Principal Information Systems Project Manager

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.

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Information Systems Project Manager. This position can be located in Huntsville, Alabama or Roy, Utah and supports the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program.  The qualified applicant will become a part of Northrop Grumman Enterprise Services, an organization of highly skilled and diverse individuals responsible for providing information technology solutions and services across Northrop Grumman, and driving superior business performance through a robust, secure, cost-effective IT infrastructure which enables collaboration and strategic business partnering to foster innovation and technology.

The selected candidate will serve as Senior Project Manager and will provide leadership and overall direction to one or more project teams engaged in the design, implementation and modification of IT projects for all project requirements. The selected candidate will also serve as the customer liaison for the project leadership and will manage all scheduling, change management, risk management, and cost management requirements for the assigned projects, while also being responsible for any optimization or other remediation work assigned by management.

Additional roles and responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

• Manage and track status of projects, metrics, financial budgets, and EACs; manage schedules and prepare status reports; and ensure project remediation and ongoing compliance goals are met. 
• Create, review, and finalize the project Statement of Work (SOW).
• Assist the project management leadership team in assessing, documenting, and tracking of all new assigned project requirements.
• Prepare project execution plans and identify the appropriate technical and business resources required.
• Participate proactively in developing and maintaining standards, tools, and best practices.
• Lead and direct the assigned project team to meet cost, schedule, and technical objectives.
• Adopt a positive attitude about Agile processes, ensure tasks are flowing from one phase to the next, and facilitate the basics of the process (i.e. transparency, project information is current, impediments are being eliminated).
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of customers life-cycles, standards, and supporting processes and practices.
• Develop customer relationships and cultivate customer intimacy.

This position will require candidates to demonstrate the following:

• Must have problem solving skills with integrated team including but not exclusive to the program manager, functional managers, and customers.
• Must have leadership qualities to help mentor other project managers on the team
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must have excellent time management skills.

Basic Qualifications for a Level 4 (Sr Principal):

• Bachelor’s degree with 9 years of experience, or Master's degree with 7 years of experience.
• Must have an active DoD Secret security clearance with an adjudication or periodic reinvestigation date within the last 5 years; must be able to maintain the required security clearance as a condition of continued employment.
• Must be able to obtain Special Access Programs (SAP/SAR) within a period as determined by customer and/or program requirements; must be able to maintain SAP/SAR as a condition of continue employment.
• Must have experience with project planning, scheduling, and cost performance / Earned Value Management
• Must have experience in communicating with various levels of leadership.
• Must have experience leading and managing multiple concurrent and complex project assignments.
• Must have current PMP Certification

Preferred Qualifications for a Level 4 (Sr Principal):

• Experience with