Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) is looking for you to join our team as a Manager of Project Management 3 - Operations and Staffing, based out of the Melbourne, FL location.   
 

The position will follow our 9/80 schedule and allows employees who work a nine‑hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.   

NGAS Engineering’s Strategy, Integration & Operations organization seeks a senior level leader to own and execute the end to end engineering workforce strategy. You will be the process owner for staffing, UR&R hiring, promotion planning, labor rate management, contingency planning, and onboarding for a global engineering workforce of ~9,500 employees. The role also oversees enterprise wide workforce platforms (e.g., POST, Talent Acquisition Portal) and drives datacentric decision-making to keep our workforce affordable, capable, and future ready. 

Roles and responsivities include:

Strategic Leadership  

• Define and evolve long-term workforce plans that align with cost, schedule, and performance objectives.  

• Partner with VP and Director level engineering leaders to translate business priorities into staffing and talent strategies.  
   

Operational Execution  

• Drive effective workforce management practices across all divisions. 

• Serve as primary integration point between divisions for staffing interchange. 

• Oversee promotion planning, labor rate planning and workforce health assessments, delivering periodic reports to senior stakeholders.  

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that streamline staffing processes and reduce time to fill. 
   

Systems & Data Management  

• Administer and enhance enterprise workforce platforms (POST, Workforce Planning Suite, upcoming NGAS tools).  

• Build and maintain predictive models for labor rate forecasting, workforce capacity, and contingency scenarios.  

• Champion data driven decision-making through dashboards, Power BI/ Tableau visualizations, and automated reporting. 

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree and 9 years related experience, or a Master's degree and 6 years related experience.

• Must have  3 years leading workforce‑management or talent‑operations initiatives.

• Direct experience designing, implementing, or governing workforce processes (staffing, promotion, labor‑rate mgmt, contingency‑planning, etc) for a large organization of 1,000+ staff.

• Hands‑on experience with internal job‑board or talent‑acquisition platforms (e.g., POST, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, or similar). 

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with experience preparing executive‑level briefings and stakeholder reports.

• Must have a current U.S. Government Secret Clearance (or ability to obtain one within the company’s standard timeframe) and eligibility for Continuous Evaluation and any required program access.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Success integrating HR, program and staffing data to create and execute strategic workforce plans.

• Demonstrated track record of influencing senior technical leaders (VP/Director level) and cross‑functional teams to adopt workforce strategies.

• Experience constructing multi‑year “what‑if” scenario models (growth, technology disruption, regulatory change) using Monte Carlo, time‑series, or systems‑dynamics techniques 

• Experience defining and implementing guard‑rail policies or metrics that safeguard workforce affordability, skill‑mix, and succession pipelines 
   

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