Sr. Principal or Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst - R10217157-2

Sr. Principal or Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst - R-2

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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 is seeking a Sr. Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst or Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst for our Business Unit,
Armament Systems
, located in Plymouth, MN or Telecommute
.

Armament Systems specializes in the development and production of Ammunition, Guns and Precision Guidance Ordinance.

• Prepares, develops and coordinates the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule.
• Ensures projects are horizontally and vertically integrated across functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing and quality.
• Supports the organization by managing and coordinating program schedules that support meeting our customer’s goals and expectations.
• Responsible for supporting their respective programs by closely working with the Program Manager(s), Material Program Manager(s) and other key program personnel on schedule requirements.
• Understands overall requirements of the proposal, design, procurement, manufacturing and testing as they apply to specific programs and generate schedules capable of tracking all these activities.
• Responsible for analyzing schedules at least weekly to ensure program requirements are being met.
• Monitors the schedules and reports status to the Program Manager and appropriate IPT leads.
• Helps to prioritize and expedite tasks as necessary to ensure the schedule requirements are fulfilled.
• Schedules must be accurate and maintained from program inception through contract closeout.
• Identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts.
• Utilizes Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management (EVMS) and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to focus on critical areas.
• Coordinate with the Program Manager on financial reports, quarterly EACs and all EVMS requirements.

• Principal Program Level
  
  Required Skills:
  
  9 years of work experience. Would consider a BA or BS degree with 5 years of work experience, MS with 3 years of experience.
• 3-5 years of scheduling experience.
• Excellent math and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Minor domestic travel required. Overseas travel opportunities may exist.
• Must be a US Citizen and able to acquire security clearance.
• Able to travel up to 10% of the time.

• Principal Program Level Desired
  
  Skills:
  
  MBA preferred; familiarity with precedence diagramming scheduling methods, critical path methods, network logic and diagramming; 14-point schedule health and strength assessment tools; EVMS; capability to build an IMP/IMS for large programs with multiple locations;
  Open Plan and Microsoft Project; interface between Open Plan and Cobra;
  Schedule Risk Analysis.

• Sr. Principal Program Level
  
  Required Skills:
  
  12 years of work experience. Would consider a BA or BS degree with 8 years of work experience, MS with 5 years of experience.
• 3-5 years of scheduling experience.
• Excellent math and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Minor domestic travel required. Overseas travel opportunities may exist.
• Must be a US Citizen and able to acquire security clearance.
• Able to travel up to 10% of the time.

• Sr. Principal Program Level Desired
  
  Skills:
  
  MBA preferred; familiarity with precedence diagramming scheduling methods, critical path methods, network logic and diagramming; 14-point schedule health and strength assessment tools; EVMS; capability to build an IMP/IMS for large programs with multiple locations;
  Open Plan and Microsoft Project; interface requirements between Open Plan and Cobra;
  Schedule Risk Analysis.

Salary ranges:
Primary Level $95,800 - $143,600;
Secondary Level $119,200 - $178,800. The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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