Technical Services Project & Risk Management (3/4)

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for you to join our team as a Technical Services Project & Risk Management Specialist based in Sunnyvale, CA.

You will join Marine Systems as an individual contributor directing and managing activities associated with the Regional Strike Launcher Program Office.

The ideal candidate demonstrates a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities. You have the ability to collaborate within and across teams to accomplish goals. You are committed to ethics, integrity, and innovation while challenging traditional ways of doing business. You have excellent verbal and written communication skills and you are comfortable engaging with the internal and external customers.

 

What you will get to do:

• Acts as primary contact for program/project risks, leading status review sessions with internal management and customer

• Establishes project milestones and monitors adherence to the processes and schedules, identifies project risks and manages risk mitigation or solutions

• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project and risk management progress and for intervention and problem solving with program/project managers, functional managers, and customers

• Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports

• Ensures that contract requirements are met by directing, requesting, motivating or in other ways effecting desired action by all participating functional organizations and vendors or suppliers which are necessary to meet project requirements.

This position may be filled at a level 3 (Principal) or level 4 (Sr. Principal) depending on candidate experience.

Basic Qualifications for the Principal Technical Services Project & Risk Management Specialist:

• Bachelors degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, OR a Masters degree with 3 or more years of relevant work experience

• Experience in Program/Project Management and/or Risk Management

• Experience working closely with multiple functional organizations (Program Office, Engineering, Manufacturing, Field Operations, etc.)

• The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET security clearance

• U.S. citizenship required 

Basic Qualifications for the Sr. Principal Technical Services Project & Risk Management Specialist:

• Bachelors degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience, OR a Masters degree with 6 or more years of relevant work experience

• Experience in Program/Project Management and/or Risk Management

• Experience working closely with multiple functional organizations (Program Office, Engineering, Manufacturing, Field Operations, etc.)

• The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET security clearance

• U.S. citizenship required 

Preferred Qualifications for Both Levels:

• Experience with Strategic, Conventional, and/or Regional Strike Launcher Subsystems

• Design and operational experience with Navy Programs

• Experience with Microsoft system application and Agile project management tools

• Experience with cost, schedule, project leadership

• Experience with C