Northrop Grumman Hiring for Principal Project Management – Staffing Manager Job at Annapolis Junction, MD Full Time

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 Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Staffing Manager to join the Next Generation Cybersecurity department in Annapolis Junction. This role will allow you to be part of a dynamic/growing team in Annapolis Junction staffing several critical programs with cyber software engineers, cyber system engineers, security professionals and testers as we continue to expand our program efforts.

What You’ll Get to Do:

The Staffing Manager oversees and manages all aspects of the program’s staffing activities. Position serves as a liaison between the Program Management Office (PMO), the program’s line management, Talent Acquisition, the Engineering, Sciences and Technology (ES&T) organization, and subcontractor companies. The Staffing Lead organizes, directs, and coordinates the processes that results in making program hires that perform well on the program and deliver customer satisfaction. Excellent written and verbal communications as well as time management skills are a must. Other responsibilities include, but is not limited to:

• Responsible for supporting the activities associated with executing, planning, scheduling, communications, satisfying deliverables, technical performance and security compliance of project activities.
• Interacts with the Program Manager and Technical Task Order Leads to update and understand project requirements, timelines and resource availability.
• Provides status and monthly reports regarding the tracking and presentation of project deliverables; performs fairly complex tasks and participates in determining objectives of assignment.
• Updates staffing plans and forecasts staffing capacity levels according to project progress, change requests, or other delaying conditions.
• Facilitates weekly internal/external stakeholder meetings to engage all parties involved in the staffing process and other significant matters that require coordination amongst multiple contracts; also represents the organization as a primary touch point for programs.
• Serves as a coordination POC for customer deliverables.
• Serves as a coordination POC for team members as well as the 1st day navigator for all program hires and coordinator for all program departures.
• Candidate will track recruiting and interviewing, clearance processing, onboarding and off boarding efforts.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 6+ years’ experience or Master’s Degree and 4+ years’ experience on large scale programs coordinating program related activities including requirements, resources, personnel, funding, and scheduling activities (Note: 10+ years of experience can be substituted for a bachelor’s degree).
• Experience supporting program activities using the Microsoft Office suite, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience on large scale programs of over $5M a year in coordinating program related activities including requirements, resources, personnel, funding, and scheduling activities.
• SharePoint user experience.
• Current TS/SCI Security Clearance.
• Experience in a technical field with exposure to Software Engineering, Systems Engineering and Systems Administrators.
• Experience as a technical recruiter that sourced software and systems engineers.

Salary Range: $86,300 USD – $129,500 USD

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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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 most positions.