Project Management

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: 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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Project Management professional to join the RQ-4 Enterprise Program Integration Team (PIT) in Rancho Bernardo, California.

The selected candidate will serve as a Program Integrator supporting enterprise-level program integration. This individual contributor will coordinate assigned PIT processes and recurring products from input collection through validation, release, follow-through, and escalation. The candidate will also support facilities coordination and serve as a Risk Lead for assigned activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recurring data calls, reports, meetings, staffing-input cycles, and other assigned PIT activities.
• Collect, integrate, and validate inputs for metrics, briefings, schedules, trackers, staffing requirements, risk records, and meeting products.
• Serve as a Risk Lead by coordinating risk identification, assessment, documentation, mitigation actions, status updates, and escalation.
• Maintain risk data quality and prepare risk information for working groups, review boards, and leadership reviews.
• Support facilities activities by coordinating requirements, schedules, actions, dependencies, status, and stakeholder inputs.
• Maintain actions, owners, due dates, status, dependencies, and closure evidence.
• Analyze routine variances and trends and recommend corrective actions or escalation.
• Support enterprise reviews, reporting cycles, decision-support products, and special projects.
• Maintain PIT repositories, records, traceability, and meeting artifacts.
• Identify and escalate late inputs, conflicting data, staffing gaps, facilities constraints, resource issues, and unresolved dependencies.
• Recommend practical process improvements that reduce rework and late handoffs.
• Perform assigned work with moderate supervision and contribute to RQ-4 program objectives.

This requisition may be filled at either a Level 2 or Level 3 based on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications

Level 2:

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of related professional or military experience; or a master’s degree with 0 years of related experience.
• Experience in project management, program management, program operations, business management, contracts, budgeting, facilities coordination, risk management, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of project-management methods and tools.
• Strong organizational, analytical, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional inputs, manage deadlines, identify inconsistencies, and follow through on actions.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Level 3:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related professional or military experience; or a master’s degree with 3 years of related experience.
• Experience in project management, program management, program operations, business management, contracts, budgeting, facilities coordination, risk management, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of project-management methods and tools.
• Strong organizational, analytical, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional inputs, manage deadlines, identify inconsistencies, and follow through on actions.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

- Aerospace or defense industry experience.

- Experience with program integration, risk management, facilities coordination, project controls, enterprise operations, staffing coordination, or data analysis.

- Familiarity with risk, issue, and opportunity management processes and tools.

- Familiarity with integrated management frameworks, SAP, or SharePoint.

- Experience preparing leadership briefings and decision-support products.

- PMP certification or a similar credential.

- Active Secret clearance.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $75,800.00 - $113,800.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.