Principal/Sr Principal Project Management

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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 Principal Project Management/ Senior Principal Project Management Specialist to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.

This position is 100% onsite and located in Clearfield, Utah.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 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.

This position is seeking a highly motivated, strong communicator to join the Global Supply Chain Program Management (GSCPM) team.

Responsibilities:

• Create, document, and maintain formal supply-and-demand plans that align with program goals, business-unit objectives, and corporate priorities.
• Identify critical material gaps early, develop corrective actions, and recover program schedules and budgets.
• Continuously assess shifting program needs; prioritize tasks to meet changing delivery timelines and resource constraints.
• Draft and maintain detailed project plans that integrate supply-chain milestones with overall program schedules, risk registers, and opportunity logs.
• Drive end-to-end delivery execution across multiple campuses, ensuring that final-leg shipments meet timing, quality, and compliance standards.
• Ensure supplier production and shipping schedules with program, business-unit, and corporate targets; negotiate adjustments to minimize bottlenecks.
• Identify, document, and mitigate supply-chain risks; capture and pursue improvement opportunities that enhance cost, schedule, or performance.
• Partner with PMO, engineering, manufacturing, finance, and other campus teams to resolve issues that span multiple sites and functions.
• Prepare and deliver concise briefings for internal and external decision-makers, including manufacturing center of excellence reviews, leadership boards, and customer meetings.
• Identify critical material gaps early, develop corrective actions, and recover program schedules and budgets.
• Continuously assess shifting program needs; prioritize tasks to meet changing delivery timelines and resource constraints.
• Draft and maintain detailed plans that integrate supply-chain milestones with overall program schedules, risk registers, and opportunity logs.
• Drive end-to-end delivery execution across multiple campuses, ensuring that final-leg shipments meet timing, quality, and compliance standards.
• Ensure supplier production and shipping schedules with program, business-unit, and corporate targets; negotiate adjustments to minimize bottlenecks.
• Identify, document, and mitigate supply-chain risks; capture and pursue improvement opportunities that enhance cost, schedule, or performance.
• Partner with PMO, engineering, manufacturing, finance, and other campus teams to resolve issues that span multiple sites and functions.
• Prepare and deliver concise briefings for internal and external decision-makers, including manufacturing center of excellence reviews, leadership boards, and customer meetings.

Basic Qualifications (Principal)

• Must have a Bachelor's degree with 5 years, Master's degree with 3 years, or in lieu of degree 9 years of experience.
• Experience must be in the following: Supply Chain, Project Management, Proposals and/or Capture Efforts, Resource Planning, Accounting, Program Management, Program Scheduling, Program Cost Analysis, Finance, or Business Management, Material Requirements Planning.
• Must have an ACTIVE DoD Secret security clearance and ability to obtain/maintain Special Program Access within a reasonable time deemed by business needs

Basic Qualifications (Sr Principal)

• Must have a Bachelor's degree with 8 years, Master's degree with 6 years, or in lieu of degree 12 years of experience.
• Experience must be in the following: Supply Chain, Project Management, Proposals and/or Capture Efforts, Resource Planning, Accounting, Program Management, Program Scheduling, Program Cost Analysis, Finance, or Business Management, Material Requirements Planning.
• Must have an ACTIVE DoD Secret security clearance and ability to obtain/maintain Special Program Access within a reasonable time deemed by business needs

Primary Level Salary Range: $81,400.00 - $122,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $101,400.00 - $152,200.00

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.