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2025 Associate Project Management - San Diego CA

Northrop Grumman

San Diego, CA

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JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
San Diego, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available


CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret


TRAVEL: No


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.


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 is seeking an Associate Project Management . This position will be located at our Mission Systems Sector in San Diego, CA.


The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Northrop Grumman Mission Systems’ (NGMS) Network Solutions Business Unit (BU)


What you will get to do:


You will oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serve as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Review status of projects and budgets; manage schedules and prepares status reports. Assess project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients. This position will also be responsible for supporting major milestones associated with an integrated master schedule and collaborate with various teams and stakeholders to meet objectives.


Successful candidates will have the following key attributes:


Knowledge, Skills and Ability: Frequent use and general knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards. General application of concepts, and principles. Demonstrates the skill and ability to perform moderately complex professional tasks while driving outcomes and owning results. Acts with a “owner” mindset and takes accountability.

Problem Solving: Develop solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.

Discretion/Latitude: Ability to work under only very general supervision. Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment and overall adequacy and accuracy.

Impact: Capable, assertive in contributing to the completion of organizational projects and goals. Errors in judgment or failure to achieve results would normally require a moderate expenditure of resources to rectify. Deals effectively with change and challenges and helps others do the same. Understands the need to act with a sense of urgency to meet the needs of the business and stakeholders.

Liaison: Frequent internal company and external contacts. Represents organization on specific projects. May make presentations to small groups.

Additionally: Other duties as assigned to meet mission and assignment objectives as required.


Basic Qualifications :


A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:


+ Be completing or has completed their Bachelors degree from an accredited institution

+ Be majoring in or having majored in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field

+ Must be a US Citizen

+ Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

+ The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs


Preferred Qualifications


+ Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher

+ An active DoD Secret clearance that has been granted or reissued in the last 5 years or is currently enrolled in continuous evaluation

+ Special Program Access (SAP)

+ Experience with Tableau, Workload Forecasting (WLF), or similar reporting and staffing tools.

+ Must possess a high level of initiative and ability to effectively handle multiple tasks

+ Ability to work well independently with minimal daily direction, as well as part of a team

+ Must be customer focus oriented; previous experience with government customers is a plus

+ Must be able to work amicably with a diverse work force and respect differing opinions


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.

About the Company

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Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.


© 2020 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Aerospace and Defense
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
https://www.northropgrumman.com/Careers/Pages/default.aspx

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