RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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 has an opening for a Project Management to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in El Segundo, CA, with travel to Redondo Beach, CA site periodically.

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. 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. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.

• Managing and maintaining the day-to-day interfaces and communications between IPT Leadership, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Global Supply Chain (GSC), Mission Assurance (MA), and Engineering.

• Lead and guide the scope and schedule various coordination meetings (i.e., OOS, Facilities integration, and Manpower Planning) primarily with Project Engineering and will often include program leadership, Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering / Tooling, Global Supply Chain, Configuration Management, program integration and technical staff.

• Development and implementation of necessary status tools (Health and Visibility Metrics) and business analytics to support IPT progress and achieving targeted cost and schedule requirements.

• Facilitating internal meetings in a way to support production schedule which may result from design, production, and problem resolutions.

• Creating / managing any applicable manufacturing risks and/or opportunities from the program risk register.

• Supporting and generating proposal documentation as needed to foster new work.

Basic Qualifications Project Management (Level 2):

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree with 1 or more years of project management experience and/or experience in a production or operations environment; OR a Master's Degree with 0 or more years of project management experience and/or experience in a production or operations environment.

• Understanding of the Change Management environment with emphasis on Engineering (Design, Manufacturing, Industrial, Procurement).

• At least intermediate level experience with MS Office applications especially MS Project, Excel, Word, Project, and Power Point

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

• Ability to obtain DoD Secret level security clearance with a periodic re-investigation.

• Ability to travel 10% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate or similar.

• IPT schedule integration across multiple programs with experience in leading projects people and/or teams.

• Aerospace and/or Defense industry Experience.

• Experience supporting Structural Composites fabrication and assembly, detail fabrication, assembly, and installation tooling, assembly line process, paint, and coatings manufacturing processes.

• Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt or Black Belt.

• Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing / Assembly line setting.

Salary Range: $72,100.00 - $108,100.00

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.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.