Senior Principal Project Manager

Northrop Grumman

Senior Principal Project Manager overseeing cost and schedule performance for complex technical projects at Northrop Grumman. Leading Integrated Product Team activities and managing proposal development.

Posted 7/27/2026full-timePalmdale • California, Oklahoma • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $96,200 - $176,300 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify, orchestrate, coordinate, and control the program management activities for the IPT.
Oversee cost and schedule performance for complex technical projects for a wide range of systems and technologies.
Develop and adhere to the budget baseline using the Earn Value Management (EVM) processes.
Initiate, develop, integrate, and execute cost and schedule baselines as well as technical performance baselines.
Support the Risk, Issue, and Opportunity process to proactively address potential challenges.
Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects while serving as the key liaison between project management and planning, the project team, and line management.
Craft mechanisms to monitor project progress and facilitate timely problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
Manage Taskable Engineering (TE)/proposal development.
Drive action item adjudication collaboratively with the operating unit team, Enterprise, and Customer.
Lead the execution of Contractual Deliverable (CDRL) commitments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years of experience; OR a Master’s degree and 6 years of experience; OR a PhD and 4 years of experience.
Experience in one or more of the following: Engineering, Project/Program Management; Sustainment; Proposals; Resource Planning, Contracts, Subcontracts, Business Management.
Control Account Manager (CAM) experience
Project Management experience
Experience in Microsoft Office
ACTIVE U.S. Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business