Principal or Sr Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

3d•$89,400 - $167,500•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Program Planning Scheduling Analyst (level 3) or Senior Principal Program Planning Scheduling Analyst (level 4) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals! This position will be located on-site in Melbourne, FL. The selected candidate will work closely with the Program Leadership to meet the goals and objectives of the AS Business Management organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience in business administration, finance, accounting, financial analysis, and/or industry related fields OR Master's degree with 3 years of experience in business administration, finance, accounting, financial analysis, or industry related fields (for Level 3)
Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience in business administration, finance, accounting, financial analysis, and/or industry related fields OR Master's degree with 6 years of experience in business administration, finance, accounting, financial analysis, or industry related fields (for Level 4)
Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Program Access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Must have intermediate to advanced skills in MS Project and the development of an IMS
Must have experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) practices and the ability to support implementation on programs
U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in material cost management
Experience with SAP, MPM, and/or COBRA

Responsibilities

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
Uses 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