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Requisition ID: R10160828

• Category: Program Management

• Location: Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Positions Available: 1

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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for you to join our Operations Department as a Technical Services Project Management Specialist located at our Baltimore, MD campus supporting the Secure Processing Operating Unit (OU).

What You’ll get to Do:

Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between Operations Execution Manager (OEM), program engineering, program office(s) and with manufacturing operations functional team. You will be part of the team responsible for execution of the distribution scope of a multi-million dollar program. In this role, you will help guide and lead a cross functional team by ensuring logistic issues and roadblocks are resolved quickly, and that the manufacturing program(s) perform on time and on budget. You will be a key point of contact within operations for the program(s).

Responsibilities include the following:

• Prepares project execution plan and coordinates activities between client and company personnel.

• Monitors project completion from initiation through delivery to meet revenue and cost projections.

• Oversees performance of projects or engagements and typically utilizes management skills more than technical skills.

• Resolve logistic and operational issues by working with cross functional teams.

• Coordinate responses with functional organizations to keep projects on schedule.

• Propose, plan/baseline, and execute to performance management baseline.

• Perform risk and opportunity management functions for the manufacturing scope in concert with the overall program.

• Resolve material, manpower, and machine issues to ensure successful manufacturing performance.

• Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.

• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.

• Responsible for data preparation and ensures data integrity.

This position can be filled at the Principal Technical Services Project Management level (Deputy Operations Program Manager) or at the Senior Principal Technical Services Project Management level (Sr. Deputy Operations Program Manager).

Basic Qualifications Principal Technical Services Project Management Specialist:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience; OR 3 or more years of experience with a Master's (Note: an additional 4 years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of degree).

• 3+ years of experience in Program and/or Project Management.

• Experience with SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and MS Office applications including Excel, Word, Project, and Power Point

• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Basic Qualifications Sr. Principal Technical Services Project Management Specialist:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 9 years of relevant work experience; OR 7 or more years of experience with a Master's (Note: an additional 4 years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of degree).

• 3+ years of experience in Program and/or Project Management.

• Experience with SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and MS Office applications including Excel, Word, Project, and Power Point

• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Preferred Qualifications for Both Levels:

• Experience with cost, schedule, project leadership, and/or process improvement

• Experience working on government contracts.

• Experience with Earned Value Management.

• Experience with SAP in a manufacturing environment.

• Must be able to work with diverse groups and various levels of leadership and organizations.

Salary Range: $102,400 - $153,600

Salary Range 2: $127,000 - $190,600

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.