Principal or Senior Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Program Planning Analyst/SCHEDULER to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Program Scheduling and Compliance Center of Excellence.

This position is located in Philadelphia, PA (Naval Shipyard) and offers a hybrid work schedule (3 days/week in office).

Schedulers are hired directly into our Scheduling Center of Excellence and placed on programs within the Mission Systems (MS) Sector. The MS scheduling organization focuses on skill development and, most importantly, creates a pathway for professional development and progression. The Center of Excellence provides training within a standard, common tool suite that allows for speed, productivity and integration while facilitating compliance and focusing on program execution.

The Principal or Senior Principal Program Planning Analyst/SCHEDULER is responsible for coordinating with engineering and operations teams to decompose scope and develop the program’s schedule baseline.  This position will work within a team environment consisting of program management, technical, production, financial and other supporting staff. This is a career building role that provides exposure to contract management, production operations, risk and opportunity management and program management practices.

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

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

• Applies knowledge of product development planning to establish and control the program schedule baseline; coordinates with a multifunctional teams to update status for management decision making on complex development and production programs.
• Coordinates with business management and project management staff to develop an integrated program measurement baseline to manage cost, schedule and technical performance of the program
• Uses project scheduling software to plan and gauge progress against the plan.  Identifies performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas with the technical (engineering and operations) leads. Works with the program team to develop courses of action and risk mitigation strategies to address performance issues.
• Performs thorough project analysis through metrics reviews and predictive analysis to enhance cost, schedule and technical performance.
• Performs Schedule risk analyses and works with the program manager to resolve risky schedules, critical path issues and network logic conflicts.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Scheduler

• Bachelor’s degree with 6 years professional related experience -OR - a Master's degree with 4 years of professional related experience. Additional years of related industry experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• 4 years of project scheduling experience using Microsoft Project, Oracle P6, Deltek Open Plan or other related scheduling tool.
• Experience using MS Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.
• US Citizenship is required.

Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal Scheduler

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years' related professional experience -OR - a Master's degree with 8 years' related professional experience. Additional years of related industry experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 6 years of project scheduling experience using Microsoft Project, Oracle P6, Deltek Open Plan or other related scheduling tools.
• Experience using MS Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.
• US Citizenship.​

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Management, Industrial Engineering, Finance, Operations Management, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
• Experience with Schedule Analytics and Schedule Risk Assessment tools.
• Working knowledge of EVMS guidelines and processes.
• Current, active Secret level security 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/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.