Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst

Northrop Grumman•Cincinnati, OH

1d•$79,600 - $119,400•Onsite

About The Position

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 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 and Scheduling Analyst based out of Cincinnati, OH. This is a full-time onsite position that offers the 9/80 schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of 2 years of related work experience.
Will consider 6 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement.
Some planning/scheduling related experience
Proficiency with MS Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
The ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret level security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Finance, Operations Management, or related field
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

Interfaces with Program Managers, Engineering, Operations and Business Management to develop program plans and schedules.
Prepare, maintain, and analyze a program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) which incorporates all program scope and identifies program milestones with contractual need dates.
Works with Control Account Managers to decompose program scope into clearly defined tasks, identifies internal and external task dependencies, analyzes forecast dates impacts, and analyzes impacts to the critical path(s).
Supports the business management team with developing an estimate to complete based on assessing resource requirements for scheduled tasks.
Responsible for managing status updates, development of internal and external reports on program status and identification of risks impacting the achievability of program schedule requirements.
Ensure compliance with applicable EVMS Guidelines.