Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst - Principal Level 3 - Payload and Ground Systems *TS/SCI Clearance with Poly Required*
Requisition ID: R10125458
Category: Business Management
Location: Schriever AFB, Colorado, United States of America
Citizenship required: United States Citizenship
Clearance Type: SCI
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: Days (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 1
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Northrop Grumman Space Systems Integrated National Systems Business Unit is seeking a Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst - Principal Level 3, supporting our Colorado Springs, CO (Schriever AFB) location. This individual must be capable of creating and maintaining a resource loaded schedule network that is the core of a schedule-driven EVMS implementation. This position will be onsite.
Specific roles and responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:
- Prepare, develop and coordinate the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet all program objectives.
- Track plans and schedules, perform risk analysis, identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts.
- Provide program planning and scheduling support to internal and external customers. This includes gathering of source planning data, logical sequencing of activities, establishing activity durations and loading of resources in an Integrated Master Schedule Network for the purpose of providing status reporting and earned value analysis of work performed against the approved baseline plan.
- Implement automated planning software to perform schedule analysis and reporting, including critical path analysis and assessment, schedule risk assessments, schedule health metrics analysis.
- Analyze variances/trends and develop new methods and process techniques.
- Able to assist in the creation and presentation of content to various levels of leadership, efficiently work with multiple functional teams, supplier teams, and Program/Project Managers and exert some influence on peers and internal customers.
- Support/coordinate internal and external surveillance audits and DCMA surveillance reviews, and integrated baseline reviews.
- Ensure full compliance with corporate policies, with particular focus on implementation of the NG Earned Value Management System.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree with 6+ years of related experience - OR - Master's Degree with 4+ years of related experience.
- Will consider additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
- Experience with MS Project, MS Office applications and the development of an Integrated Master Schedule.
- Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) practices and be able to support implementation on program with varying contract types.
- Current, active DoD Top Secret/SCI with poly Security Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in the aerospace and defense industry.
- Prior experience with DI-MGMT-81650 and related government requirements.
- Experience in supporting Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs) and DCMA Joint Surveillance Reviews (JSRs).
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Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.