Principal / Sr Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

104d•$89,400 - $167,500•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking for a Principal / Sr Principal Program Planning Scheduling Analyst to join their team. This position will be located on site in Melbourne, Florida. The selected candidate will work closely with the Program Leadership to meet the goals and objectives of the AS Business Management organization. This opportunity is contingent on program funding, and start dates are determined after funding confirmation. The role can be filled at either the Principal or Sr. Principal level.

Requirements

For the Principal Program Planning Scheduling Analyst level: Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience OR a Master's Degree with 3 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience OR Associate's Degree with 7 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience OR High School Diploma/GED with 9 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience
For the Sr Principal Program Planning Scheduling Analyst level: Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience OR a Master's Degree with 6 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience OR Associate's Degree with 10 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience OR High School Diploma/GED with 12 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience
Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project
Ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated US government Secret Clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

Nice To Haves

Aerospace/Defense Industry experience
Excel Macro/VBA Skills
Experience in Deltek Cobra
Experience in Deltek Acumen Risk

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.