Project Manager​/Principal Project Manager

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multidomain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader.

At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Project Manager based out of Cape Canaveral, FL
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What you will get to do:

This role serves within the UK Program Office and involves managing aspects of ongoing projects and acting as a liaison between the U.S./UK customer, other government agencies, and NGMS teams, including program management, planning, project teams, and engineering. This position is integral to the UK Program Office and supports the Vanguard Launcher Programs.

Key responsibilities :

• Demonstrates a balanced skill set encompassing interpersonal, business, and project management capabilities.

• Ability to collaborate effectively within and across teams to achieve objectives.

• Commitment to ethics, integrity, and innovation, with a willingness to challenge traditional business practices.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, comfortable engaging with internal and external customers.

Responsibilities:

• Review and manage project statuses, budgets, and schedules, and prepare comprehensive status reports.

• Perform roles related to Control Account Manager (CAM) and Earned Value Management (EVM).

• Establish project milestones, monitor adherence to processes and schedules, identify project risks, and manage risk mitigation strategies.

• Participate in the development of contract proposals and modifications.

• Support internal and customer meetings, including preparation of presentation materials, content generation, meeting attendance for on-site integration, action item tracking, and post-meeting follow-up.

• Serve as a primary contact for project activities, contributing to project status review sessions with internal management and customers to discuss cost, schedule, and performance.

• Assess product needs based on customer specifications and requirements.

• Review project status and budgets; manage schedules and prepare status reports.

• Address project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction goals.

• Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem-solving with engineering, project managers, line managers, and clients.

This position may be filled at the Project Management (2) or Principal Project Management (3) level, depending on candidate experience.

Travel Requirements:

• Domestic and international (UK) travel is required, with frequency varying up to 25-50% of the time.

Basic Qualifications for Project Management:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant professional and/or military experience in project management, program…