Sentinel-Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst/Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst-15703

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 Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst/ Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst. This position will be located in Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) Ground Base Strategic Deterrent program.

 

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

 

What You’ll Get To Do: 

The Program Planning Schedule Analyst will have accountability for maintaining the division EVMS compliant scheduling processes across an assigned element operations to include MS Project Server and Oracle Primavera P6 environments and all program phases from early investment through sustainment and deactivation. They will also be responsible for supporting specific IPT team activities including but not limited to: program support personnel, proposal and strategy support and specific program planning and scheduling activities in support of monthly deliverable (IPMDAR) generation. Additionally, the scheduling analyst will be responsible for ensuring the scheduling implementation meets the reporting requirements along with providing analysis on metrics to provide insight into process excellence and continual improvement. They will provide day-to-day support to assigned element IPT team with guidance, troubleshooting, and satisfying programmatic requirements. The Planning Program Scheduling will advise program business managers on integrating project schedules with Earned Value Management and support internal and external reviews and audits. This is an on-site position with minimal travel requirements.

• 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.

• Tracks plans and schedules, performs risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts.

• 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.

• Incorporating contractual changes into control systems by staying aware of outstanding work against each contract in order to maintain realistic contract cost and schedule baselines.

• Participating in month-end Earned Value reporting close activities. 

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: 

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 

• 401k 

• Educational Assistance 

• Life Insurance 

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions  

• Paid Time Off  

• Health & Wellness Resources  

• Employee Discounts 

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either a Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst level or a Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst level

• Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst: Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of related professional experience - OR - a Master's degree with 0 years of related professional experience - OR - 4 additional years of related experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.

• Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst: Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related professional experience - OR - a Master's degree with 3 years of related professional