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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 an Associate Project Management/ Project Management to ​join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located onsite in Redondo Beach, California.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Our Project Managers manage 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.

Essential Functions:

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects related to F-35 Teammate Furnished Equipment (TFE) covering all Supply Chain-related aspects of the TFE Statement of work (schedule, cost, quality, technical). 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. Leads cross-functional project teams in support of execution of SOW.  Interfaces directly with customer.  Acts as CAM (Control Account Manager) for high value Control Accounts. 

Schedule

Maintains Line of Balance visibility.  Assesses schedule risks related to supplier deliveries and support of customer/program requirements.  Directs cross functional teams to resolve issues.  Makes recommendations on trades between schedule and cost.

Cost

Manages material Control Accounts related to the TFE Statement of work.  Duties include baselining, monitoring, material forecasting, variance analysis and potential audit support.  Works with Material Cost Management, Subcontracts and Procurement to manage control accounts proactively and progressively. Makes recommendations on trades between cost and schedule. 

This role can be filled as an Associate Project Manager or a Project Manager depending on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications:

Associate Project Management (Level 1):

Must have a Bachelor's Degree with 0 years OR High School Diploma/Equivalent with 4 years of experience. Experience must be in the following: Supply Chain; Project Management, Business Management Sustainment, Proposals, Resource Planning, Accounting, Program Management, Program Scheduling, Program Cost Analysis, Program Integration, Subcontracts Administration, Procurement, or other Global Supply Chain related fieldExperience with Microsoft Office Suite

Project Management (Level 2):

Must have a Bachelor's Degree with 2 years, Master's Degree with 0 years of experience, OR High School Diploma/Equivalent with 6 years of experience. Experience must be in the following: Supply Chain; Project Management, Business Management Sustainment, Proposals, Resource Planning, Accounting, Program Management, Program Scheduling, Program Cost Analysis, Program Integration, Subcontracts Administration, Procurement, or other Global Supply Chain related fieldExperience with Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications:

Aerospace manufacturing backgroundKnowledge of EVMS, familiarity with earned value conceptsControl Account Management (CAM) experienceFamiliarity with F-35SAP ExperiencePresentation skills & project executionInterface with multi-level employees and leadership

Salary Range: $59,600.00 - $89,400.00Salary Range 2: $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.