Manager Project Management

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
No

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’s Intelligence Sensing Division (ISD) is an industry-leading provider for satellite systems capabilities serving national security, military, and civil customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable, and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible possible.

We are currently seeking a Manager of Project Management 2 located on-site in Redondo Beach, CA.

• Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and act as the primary liaison between project management, planning, project teams, and line management.
• Review project status, budgets, and schedules; identify variances; and prepare clear, timely status reports for stakeholders.
• Assess project issues and risks, develop and drive resolutions and mitigation plans to meet productivity, quality, cost, schedule, and customer satisfaction objectives.
• Maintain program risk, issue, and opportunity registers in approved tools, ensuring accurate data, clear ownership, defined mitigation actions, and timely status updates.
• Prepare and present regular risk, issue, and opportunity metrics, briefings, and dashboards for internal reviews, customer engagements, and independent assessments.
• Plan, facilitate, and document periodic Risk and Opportunity Review Boards, capturing decisions, approvals, and action items and driving closure.
• Maintain and continuously improve the operating unit’s SharePoint sites to enable efficient access to procedures, work instructions, and operational data and to create a more user‑friendly platform across the OU.
• Support OU/BU reporting, including data collection, analysis, and preparation of charts and presentation materials for leadership reviews.
• Coordinate OU staffing activities, including workforce planning inputs, onboarding support, and alignment of resources to program needs.
• Serve as OU intern lead, coordinating intern assignments, engagement, and integration into project teams.
• Track and drive closure of design review actions, ensuring decisions and corrective actions are captured and completed on schedule.
• Manage IPRS activities and associated division-level reporting, ensuring accurate, timely inputs.
• Lead team engagement and recognition initiatives to support a positive, high‑performing project environment.
• Support customer engagements and site visits, including planning, logistics, briefing material preparation, and follow‑up action tracking.
• Provide PMR preparation and execution support to IPT Leads and Program Managers, including data consolidation and briefing development.
• Support proposal efforts, including coordination, inputs, and documentation, ensuring alignment to NCTA funding, management requirements, and capture…