Program Planning Analyst/Scheduler
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies. We are looking for you to join our Program Scheduling and Compliance Center of Excellence as a Program Planning Analyst /Scheduler based out of Sunnyvale, CA. This position may be staffed as a hybrid role from the Sunnyvale, CA area. This position offers the 9/80 schedule.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of 2 years of related work experience.
- Some planning/scheduling related experience
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- The ability to travel domestically 10% of the time
- US Citizenship is required.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret level security clearance is required.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Finance, Operations Management, or related field
- Program scheduling experience using Microsoft Project, Oracle P6, Deltek Open Plan or other related scheduling tools strongly preferred
- Experience using Schedule Health Analysis tools and Schedule Risk Assessment tools.
- Working knowledge of EVMS guidelines and processes.
- Current, active US Government Secret level security clearance
Responsibilities
- Develop program plans and schedules by interfacing with Program Managers, Engineering, Operations and Business Management.
- Prepare, maintain, and analyze a program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) which incorporates all program scope and identifies program milestones with contractual need dates.
- Decompose program scope into clearly defined tasks, identify internal and external task dependencies, analyze forecast dates impacts, and analyze impacts to the critical path(s) by working with Control Account Managers.
- Support the business management team with developing an estimate to complete based on assessing resource requirements for scheduled tasks.
- Manage status updates and develop internal and external reports on program status.
- Identify risks impacting the achievability of program schedule requirements.
- Ensure compliance with applicable EVMS Guidelines.
Benefits
- Health Plan
- Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Education Assistance
- Training and Development
- 9/80 Work Schedule
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
