Principal Program Planning Analyst​/Scheduler - R10215072

Principal Program Planning Analyst / Scheduler

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available.

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the 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 is a trusted provider of mission‑enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi‑domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission‑enabling information and provide superior situational awareness to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Program Planning Analyst / Scheduler based out of Linthicum, MD. This is an onsite position that offers the 9/80 work schedule.

As a Planner / Scheduler, you’ll be hired directly into our Scheduling Center of Excellence and placed on programs within the Mission Systems (MS) Sector. The MS scheduling organization focuses on skill development and, most importantly, creates a pathway for professional development and progression. The Center of Excellence provides training within a standard, common tool suite that allows for speed, productivity and integration while facilitating compliance and focusing on program execution.

In this role, you will coordinate with engineering and operations teams to decompose scope and develop the program’s schedule baseline. You will work within a team environment consisting of program management, technical, production, financial and other supporting staff. This is a career‑building role that provides exposure to contract management, production operations, risk and opportunity management and program management practices.

The ideal candidate will have strong team‑building skills, exhibit strong interpersonal skills, and possess comprehensive verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

• Apply knowledge of product development planning to establish and control the program schedule baseline; coordinate with multifunctional teams to update status for management decision making on complex development and production programs.
• Coordinate with business and project management staff to develop an integrated program measurement baseline to manage cost, schedule and technical performance of the program.
• Use project scheduling software to plan and gauge progress against the plan, identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas with the technical leads, and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Perform thorough project analysis through metrics reviews and predictive analysis to enhance cost, schedule and technical performance.
• Perform schedule risk analyses and work with the program manager to resolve risky schedules, critical path issues and network logic conflicts.

• Bachelor’s degree with five years professional related experience – or a Master’s degree with three years of professional related experience.
• Will consider nine years of applied experience in lieu of a degree requirement.
• Program scheduling experience using Microsoft Project, Oracle P6, Deltek Open Plan or other related scheduling tool.
• Experience using the MS Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a…