Sentinel Systems Project Manager

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
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 Defense Systems is seeking a Manager 2 – Systems Project Management . This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

The selected candidate will be responsible for a Systems Security Engineering (SSE) discipline Section within the Mission Defense Team (MDT) supporting the Sentinel Program. As a Section Manager you will be expected to spend approximately 20% of your effort on Functional Homeroom (FHR) responsibilities with 80% of your efforts focused on a technical assignment leading SSE Engineers.

Primary Technical Responsibilities include:

• Communicate complex technical issues and solutions to SSE team members and management.

• Manage SSE team member task allocation, provide technical oversight, direction.

• Allocate resources to meet time, cost, and schedule.

• Communicate with the Functional Homeroom (FHR) to establish standardized SSE processes.

• Conduct Earned Value Management for all SSE cost accounts in conjunction with Cost Account Management (CAM).

• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of SSE Customer Deliverables.

Primary FHR responsibilities include:

• Provide career mentorship to anywhere from 8 and 12 SSE team members.

• Manage personnel performance ratings for SSE team members.

• Mentor SSE team members on career pathway development and goal setting.

• Conduct training for SSE team member process familiarization.

• Build staffing plans for SSE team member role placement.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 6 years related systems engineering experience

• 1 year experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule

• 1 year experience in budgeting or managing Cost Accounts.

• 1 year experience performing Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Top Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years

• Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Experience briefing high level leadership on complex issues.

• Understanding Risk Management (identification and development of risks) and driving risk mitigations to closure.

• Experience conducting threat analysis and protection initiatives.

• Experience in engaging with the intelligence community, utilizing databases, and performing research and analysis.

• Experience with Program Protection and Supply Chain Risk Management.

• Experience with Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis for Security (STPA-Sec)

• Active Top-Secret clearance adjudicated within the last 5 years and ability to…