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Principal Project Management

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Northrop Grumman

Edwards Air Force Base, CA (In Person)

$117,700 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 03/15/2026 (Updated 5 weeks ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 5/27/2026

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Principal Project Management Edwards AFB, CA Job Details $94,200 - $141,200 a year 1 day ago Benefits Paid holidays Disability insurance Health insurance Paid time off Qualifications Project team coordination Project reporting Microsoft Excel Supplier management 5 years Budget monitoring Secret Clearance Master's degree Schedule management Proposal writing Bachelor's degree Doctor of Philosophy Team management Content development SharePoint Budgeting Productivity software Senior level Microsoft Project Risk & issue management Communication skills Project stakeholder communication Stakeholder management Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START
Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE
Secret TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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 Principal Project Manager . The selected candidate will be part of the Program Integration Team supporting onsite in Edwards AFB, CA . The overall responsibilities include executable tasks that will enable IPT leadership to achieve operational excellence. Dynamic Restricted Strike Organization, seeking a team player who will oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serve as a liaison between project management and planning, project team, and program leadership. 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. Able to facilitate and act as the subject matter expert on program risk, issue, and opportunity reporting. Regular responsibilities may include the following: Review status of projects and budgets, manage schedules, and prepare status reports Assessment of project issues and development of resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives Manage deliverables to internal and external stakeholders Facilitate program risks, issues, and opportunities meetings and reporting Support and lead role for new business proposal writing and team organization Facilitate internal and customer meetings including meeting logistics, presentation material templates, collection, and content generation, meeting attendance for on-site integration, action item tracking, and post-meeting follow-up Maintaining organization charts SharePoint curation Conduct business travel up to 25% of the time Must be highly detail-oriented, organized, proactive, and a skilled communicator Basic Qualifications for
Principal Project Manager:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited university and/or 5 years of experience in Project Management, Program Integration/Execution; 3 years with master's degree; 1 year with PhD Experience with Microsoft Office Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project) Knowledge of Project Management principles Risk/issue/opportunities (RIO) experience Must have an active DoD Secret clearance that is in-scope (granted or renewed in the last 6 years) and be able to attain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Preferred Qualifications:
Current Special Program Access Project integration experience Supplier management experience Experience in
SCIF/SAPF
environments Control Account Manager (CAM) experience/certification Scheduling experience Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Proposal writing experience Experience and ability to autonomously assess complex problems and decompose them into a plan of action while coordinating across a large, diverse team of program, business, and technical SMEs Aerospace and/or
Defense Industry Experience Primary Level Salary Range:
$94,200.00 - $141,200.00 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.

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