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Senior Principal Program Planning Analyst​/Scheduler

Job in Linthicum, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Listing for: Northrop Grumman
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-31
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Description & How to Apply Below

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

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

$5K Sign on Bonus payable to selected external candidate holding a current, active SECRET clearance. Internal candidates are not eligible.

What You’ll Get to Do:

The Senior Planner/Scheduler will 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.

The Senior Planner/Scheduler is responsible for coordinating with engineering and operations teams to decompose scope and develop the program’s schedule baseline. This position 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 teambuilding skills, exhibit strong in, and possess comprehensive verbal and written communication/presentation skills.

Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • 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 management 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 (engineering and operations) leads. Work with the program team to develop courses of action and risk mitigation strategies to address performance issues.
  • 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.
  • Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree with 8 years professional related experience
    -OR - a Master's degree with 6 years of professional related experience.
  • Will consider 12 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement.
  • 4 years of program scheduling experience using Microsoft Project, Oracle P6, Deltek Open Plan or other related scheduling tool.
  • Experience using MS Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.
  • Current, active Secret level security clearance (Clearance active within the past two years may also be considered).
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Business…
  • Position Requirements
    10+ Years work experience
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