Principal Program Planning Scheduling Analyst / Sr. Program Planning Scheduling Analyst

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector is seeking a Principal Program Planning Scheduling Analyst / Sr. Program Planning Scheduling Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  The selected candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Advanced Weapons Program Scheduling. This position is located in Northridge, CA. Work is expected to be conducted on-site.

This position’s standard work schedule is a 4/10. The 4/10 schedule allows employees who work a ten-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every Friday off.

The Program Planning Scheduling Analyst is responsible for the implementation of standard processes and tools, and program planning and control practices.  This position will work within a team environment consisting of program management, technical, production, financial and other supporting staff. 

The ideal candidate will have strong teambuilding skills, exhibit strong leadership potential, and possess comprehensive verbal and written communication/presentation skills.

Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Create valid and effective Program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) that incorporate all dependencies, aligns to resource availability, and identifies and aligns program milestones with contractual need dates. 
• Establish ground rules and assumptions, and ensure compliance with applicable EVMS guidelines.
• Identify & validate the critical path, run performance and health check metrics.
• Conduct trend analysis and report data, e.g. late start/finish, forecast dates impacts, manage program schedule margin, and changes to critical path(s). 
• Provide schedules visibility, reporting, and schedule analyses, performs risk analyses, and identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts.
• Monitor the Program IMS to ensure the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) supports the Programs execution Plan & ensures cost/schedule integration.
• Works with the technical lead, functional managers and control account managers to identify internal and external dependencies, milestones and deliverables.
• Frequent use of industry scheduling best practices, and specific Scheduling Tool properties and functions.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Program Planning Scheduling Analyst:

• Bachelor’s degree with 6 years of related professional experience - OR - a Master's degree with 4 years of related professional experience.  10 years of related experience may be accepted in lieu of degree
• 3 years of project scheduling experience using Microsoft Project/Project Server and/or other related scheduling tool
• Integrated Master Scheduler (IMS) experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and PowerPoint and Word
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Program Planning Scheduling Analyst:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of related professional experience - OR - a Master's degree with 8 years of related professional experience.  14 years of related experience may be accepted in lieu of degree
• 5 years of project scheduling experience using Microsoft Project/Project Server and/or other related scheduling tool
• Integrated Master Scheduler (IMS) experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and PowerPoint and Word
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

 
Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

• Degree in Business Management, Industrial Engineering, Finance, Operations Management, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years project scheduling experience and advanced scheduling skills in Microsoft Project and/or other related scheduling tools
• Experience using Schedule Health Analysis (SHA) tools and Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA) tools
• Experience working with production schedules
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum Methodologies
• Experience supporting Projects/Program of different size, contract types, and complexity
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Working knowledge of EVMS guidelines and processes
• Current or able to obtain a Secret Clearance

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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