RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
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.
Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Staff Technical Services Project Manager to join our team of individuals driving high quality program execution through their direct support and performance as a member of Digital Engineering Ecosystem (DEE). This role is located in Melbourne, FL.
Due to the nature of the role, an on-site presence is required and cannot be performed remotely. The position will follow our 9/80 schedule and allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
This is an individual contributor, non-manager role with no direct reports.
This position will functionally report to the Program Operations team and deploy to the Digital Engineering Ecosystem.
The successful candidate is expected to be a highly motivated, resourceful, self-starter able to work collaboratively with internal teams and external customers in high-tempo environments. This role will actively work the Digital Engineering Ecosystem (DEE) team and Program leadership to integrate, control, and manage program requirements to ensure success of a restricted program. You will integrate the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serve as liaison between program management, program integration and project teams. This position will be expected to assist the program with reviewing status of projects and budgets, resource planning, preparing for and facilitating meetings, and supporting various administrative functions tied to the DEE business rhythm. They should be comfortable with applying analytical reasoning skills, identifying continuous improvement opportunities in DEE operations, dealing effectively with change and being a flexible team member, and possess solid organizational abilities.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts. Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts
- Problem solving while working on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious
- Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Assignments are often self-initiated. Determine and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Work checked through consultation and agreement with others rather than by formal review of superior
- Develops advanced technological ideas and guides their development into a final product. Erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in failure to achieve critical organizational objectives and effect the image of the organization technological capability
- Serves as organization spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs. Acts as advisor to management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications
- Support the Digital Engineering Ecosystem team and Leadership to accomplish a variety of precise, time-sensitive monthly deliverables, metrics, and presentations
- Collaborate across Functions to ensure all objectives are met
- Assist with monitoring progress, assessing project issues and driving actions to closure to meet program goals and objectives
- Data synthesis, aggregation, analysis, and communication
- Organize knowledge sharing, assist with improvements to within the DEE
- Proactively manage strategic rhythm of the organization to ensure preparedness for program and customer deadlines
- Project and control account management
- Review change board packages and assess for potential impacts
- Assist in development of program metrics and coordinate with Tableau and Atlassian Tool Suite administrators to build products for the program
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 12 years of experience OR Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of experience OR a Doctorate in a STEM discipline and 8 years of experience
- Experience with Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
- At least 2 years’ experience in Data Analytics, Scripting, Long lead tools, Performance dashboards and Atlassian tools
- At least 2 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule
- Leadership experience with demonstrated proficiency in technical expertise with leading projects or program management
- Experience with digital ecosystem architectures
- Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience writing data conversions
- Experience building Tableau views
- Prior CAM experience
- Experience with Supplier Management
- Ability to influence and drive results without direct authority of personnel
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to excel when information is ambiguous or sparse
- Experience working with and manipulating detail-oriented data
- Possess the ability to communicate with internal and external customers, leaders, and development teams
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Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00
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.
