Principal​/Sr. Principal Project Management – Data Analytics

Overview

Relocation assistance may be available. CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No. CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret. TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time.

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Principal Project Management or a Senior Principal Project Management to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals onsite in Rancho Bernardo, CA. This position is required full-time, in-office. Hybrid scheduling (time split between in-office and work-from-home) may become available depending on future project needs.

You will serve as a liaison between data scientists, data engineers, and software engineers, functional and technical management, and program management. You will review the status of projects and budgets, manage schedules, prepare status reports, assess project issues, and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives for a highly technical and innovative Data Science, Analytics, and Machine Learning Team within the Product Support division.

You must demonstrate proven leadership and team-building abilities, excel in interpersonal communication in a technical setting, consistently drive high team motivation, and thrive as a flexible and collaborative team member.

This is NOT a manager-level position and will NOT be responsible for direct reports.

The individual we seek will be self-motivated, proactive, goal-oriented to help us grow our services, become even better at what we do and will possess the following qualifications.

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Level or a Sr. Principal Level.

• 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.
• Support staff meetings to include facilitating, compiling charts, and tracking action items by developing comprehensive project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and budget forecasts, for all projects, while demonstrating strong written and verbal effective communication to management.
• Proactively manage risks and opportunities such as allocation of resources and schedule modification.
• Support pre-proposal and proposal activity, including the review of specifications, scope of work, and financial requirements specifically for the Data Science team.
• Assist with streamlining and managing the required processes for procuring novel hardware and software, including all approvals, financials, security, IT, facilities, etc.
• Adhere to existing NG processes and demonstrates ability to understand processes and apply them.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Project Management:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of project management experience, OR Master’s degree with 3 years of project management experience.
• Recent professional experience in scheduling and Earned Value Management (EVM) for Data Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or similar scope projects.
• Proficient computer skills using Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Your ability to obtain and maintain the final adjudicated government Top Secret clearance, and any program access required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Project Management:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of project management experience, OR Master’s degree with 6 years of project management experience.
• Recent professional experience in scheduling and Earned Value Management (EVM) for Data Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or similar scope projects.
• Proficient computer skills using Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Your ability to obtain and maintain the final adjudicated government Top Secret clearance, and any program access required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

• Demonstrated financial management skills/knowledge including development and control of program budgets, schedules, and the ability to recognize and capture program changes, especially for multiple,…