Principal Project Management

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: Top SecretTRAVEL: 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Project Management candidate to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Aircraft Solutions organization. This role is located in Melbourne, FL.
Job Description:
Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
Job responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

Manage short and long-term projects through completion

Lead and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects, coordinating with enterprise initiative owners, stakeholders, teams, and business divisions/functional areas

Serve as the customer liaison for the project leadership and 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

Manage and control hardware and software accountability and purchasing

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

Assist in assessing, documenting, and tracking of all new assigned project requirements

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

Implement and manage value tracking mechanisms to ensure measurable outcomes and continuous improvement

Support staff meetings to include facilitating, compiling charts, and tracking action items

Conduct business travel up to 10% of the time to assigned work locations across the sector as required

Basic Qualifications:

Must have a Bachelor's degree and 4 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree and 2 years of related professional/military experience, OR a high school diploma and 8 years of related professional/military experience.