Principal/Sr Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Program Planning & Scheduling Analysts to join us in the pursuit of top-tier program performance on Low Rate Initial Production and Full Rate Production Advanced Weapon Programs. The positions are based out of based out of Northridge, CA and will report to the Business unit Scheduling Manager over Advanced Weapons.   This role is fast paced and demanding. It will require a high level of work ethic and strategic adaptability.  This role will be responsible for the development, organization, and status of program schedule execution. They are also accountable for Program schedule performance reporting, analysis, and compliance.

This role will be responsible for implementing data driven analytics into effective program performance outcomes.  Candidates for this position will demonstrate a broad and deep skill set that is balanced across leadership, collaboration, innovation, communication, project management, risk/opportunity management, business acumen, and proposal-based capabilities. Responsibilities and essential functions include, but are not limited to:

• Prepares, develops, and coordinates the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet all program objectives
• Ensures major projects and program schedules and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality
• Work with the finance, planning, and business management teams to develop strategies to improve financial performance based on schedule analysis and metrics
• Support the development of presentations for, and occasionally brief to, Division/Sector/Corporate leadership
• Interface with business, program, and corporate personnel
• Tracks plans and schedules, performs risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts
• Calculation and tracking of material related metrics
• Interface with Planners, and Buyers to ensure up to date forecasts and maintain accuracy
• Prepare reports and provide recommendations to program management teams
• Implement and maintain Earned Value Management System (EVMS) compliance including cost/schedule/technical integration
• Utilizes Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas
• Analyze schedule for critical path, recognizing implications of changes and assists in the development and incorporation of work-around plans into the schedule when change is required
• Work with the Capture Lead, Proposal Manager, and core teams to develop the compliant proposal and supporting deliverables
• Provide support to the proposal team by developing, reviewing, and submitting proposals that effectively represent the proposal strategy and baseline

Basic Qualifications for Level 3:

• Bachelor's degree with 6 years of Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Data Science, and/or Aerospace and Defense Business-related experience, or a Master's degree with 4 years of stated Aerospace and Defense Business experience
• Extensive knowledge of establishing program IMPs, schedules, and baselines at award for execution cost and compliance

• Extensive knowledge and recent Working experience with Department of Defense ACAT  programs to implement and execute Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)

• Working knowledge of EVMS Software (i.e. Cobra), Microsoft Project, Power BI, Project Server, Microsoft Office Suite, and Cost Accounting principles
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office S