Principal/Sr. Principal Software CAM Project Manager

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

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 Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

As a Software Control Account - Project Manager you will be supporting systems using current technologies and others yet to come. We are seeking team members who have a thirst for knowledge, approach each day with optimism, and have a relentless drive to solve complex problems. This position can be based onsite at our Colorado Springs, CO or Bellevue, NE facility.

This role can be placed at a Level 3/Principal or Level 4/Sr. Principal

As a Software Control Account - Project Manager you will be able to: 

• Establish budgetary baselines for Engineering functions with the DARC program through Control Account Management (CAM) best practices

• Manage, track and report earned value metrics

• Support program integrated baseline reviews

• Work closely with engineering and program function leaders to forecast labor

• Work closely with engineering and program functions leaders to accurately manage integrated master schedules

• Manage and report status on program schedules

• Assess Software project issues/risks and develop resolution plans

• Prepare Contract Data Requirements Lists  for necessary reporting for the Software team

• Support Engineering Change Proposals by authoring Basis of Estimates and other proposal activity

Basic Qualifications

• Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain US Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Security Clearance, but not required to start.
• Level 3/Principal: Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years with a Master's degree. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Level 4/Sr. Principal: Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years with a Master's degree. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with cost plus and firm fixed price contract vehicles
• Material account earned value management experience
• Labor account earned value management experience
• Subcontract labor account earned value management experience
• Experience with Agile methodologies and practices, including Scrum or Kanban within the last 3 years
• Ability to develop and manage schedule tasks
• Experience with integration of major subcontract schedules within prime integrated master schedule
• Ability to use Microsoft Project
• Experience creating Basis of Estimates and Proposals

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science Degree
• Active Secret/Top Secret clearance
• Risk management experience
• Earned Value Management Certification
• Project Management Professional Certification
• Software discipline organizational experience
• Experience with the management of Subcontract values greater than 30 million dollars
• Experience with managing labor cost accounts greater than 10 million dollars
• Experience with management of Software Development projects including the production and delivery of CDRLs
• Previous experience as a Scrum Master
• Proficiency in Atlassian tools (JIRA and Confluence)

Primary Level Salary Range: $85,600.00 - $128,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $106,800.00 - $160,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however