Senior Principal Operations Project Manager (OPM)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE TYPE: 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 Mission Systems is looking for you to join our team as a Senior Principal Operations Project Manager (OPM) based out of Sykesville, Maryland. The OPM must be a self-starter, self-motivated, dynamic individual who can work in a demanding environment.

What You'll Get To Do:

Manage and maintain the day-to-day interfaces and communications between the assigned Program Management Office (PMO), Manufacturing, Test, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), Mission Assurance (MA), Global Supply Chain (GSC), Engineering, and Shipping/Inventory.

Achieve targeted cost and schedule requirements.

Facilitate internal meetings to support design, production, and problem resolution.

Report Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and serve as the Cost Account Management (CAM) for manufacturing projects.

Represent manufacturing as a subject matter expert at Non-Advocate Reviews / Independent Cost Evaluations (NARICE).

Lead/participate in a product team, responsible for product-level requirements analysis, Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRA), engineering and manufacturing of the products assigned, product tracking, and product visibility.

Represent manufacturing at the program Risk Review Board (RRB) meetings and create / manage any applicable manufacturing risks and/or opportunities from the program risk register.

Support and generate proposal documentation as needed to foster new work.

The OPM candidate must 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.
This is an individual contributor role.
Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal OPM:

A Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in engineering, manufacturing or business management or a minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience in engineering, manufacturing or business management with a Master's degree

Experience with leadership and project management

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

Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance per business requirements

US citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in engineering or business management

Experience as an OPM and as a Control Account Manager (CAM)

Experience managing repairs, sustainment activities, and/or experience with GP management through the GOLD system