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Northrop Grumman · 1 month ago

Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst (Level 2 or Level 3)

Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$80K/yr - $119K/yr

2+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading company in defense systems and technological advancements, seeking a Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst to support their Defense Systems programs. The role involves providing planning and scheduling support, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring integration of program cost and schedules.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide Engineering planning/scheduling support to Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Control Account Managers (CAMs) to establish program baseline and manage program execution

Evaluate subcontract / supplier schedules and integrate into IMS

Collaborate with IPTs/CAMs to determine, monitor, and update program schedules with consideration of operational budgets, and manpower requirements

Track plans and schedules, performs risk analysis, prepare & implement change requests, identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts

Perform detailed schedule, resource, work, and cost analysis in deriving solutions / recommendations to address program issues with collaboration with multiple functions

Develop and present weekly/monthly program schedule performance metrics, including Tier 1 summary schedules

Collaborate with development & production team(s) to validate project progress (i.e. Earned Value via QBDs)

Interface / collaborate with the financial team to ensure program cost and schedule integration

Prepares and support major program reviews / events

Prepare and validate month end IMS submittal to customer in accordance with contractual requirements in conjunction with scheduling best practices as prescribed by industry to include, but not limited to: DCMA DECM compliance metrics, Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Critical Path Analysis, Schedule horizontal and vertical integration, Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA)

Understands Engineering Statement of Work (SOW), product details, and processes to provide recommendations for critical management decisions Understanding of schedule performance impacts on program financials

Effective engagement with various levels of leadership

Develop / support new business proposal efforts

Participate in company / organization process improvement, automation, and innovation initiatives

Qualification

Scheduling softwareIntegrated Master ScheduleEarned Value Management SystemMicrosoft Office SuiteSchedule Risk AssessmentAnalytical skillsCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

Requires a Bachelor's degree with a minimum 2 years of related professional experience; a Master's degree with 0 years experience; or 6 years of related experience with a high school diploma (or equivalent) in lieu of a degree (Principal level requires a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of stated professional experience; Master's degree with 3 years of experience; or 9 years of related experience with a high school diploma (or equivalent) in lieu of degree)

Requires US Citizenship and must have the ability to obtain an Active Secret Security Clearance

Requires experience with scheduling software (i.e. MS Project) or equivalent, supporting development and/or production programs

Must be able to work onsite in Huntsville, AL