Principal/Senior Principal Program Planning Analyst – SCHEDULER (SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED)

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 sector is seeking a 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 will be located in one of the following Maryland area sites: Annapolis, Annapolis Junction, Linthicum.

The  Planning Analyst/Scheduler  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:

• Ensure major Projects and Programs Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
• Utilize 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.
• Engage with the Program Team to perform thorough project analysis showing knowledge and understanding of the program and the principles of EVMS, and suggests/creates/implements work around to enhance cost and schedule performance.
• Perform risk analyses, and identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts.
• Understand numerous facets of scheduling and contribute to the development of new scheduling concepts, techniques and standards.
• Provide interface/support to program office, IPT leads/CAMs and less experienced schedulers to achieve program objectives.
• Support new business proposal providing recommendations on schedule methodologies and proposal strategies and develop an IMP and IMS.

This requisition may be filled at a higher level based on the qualifications below.  This position maybe filled at either the Principal or Senior Principal level.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Level: 

• Bachelor’s degree with 6 years professional related experience -OR - a Master's degree with 4year of professional related experience. Additional years of related experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• 4 years of project scheduling experience using Microsoft Project or other related scheduling tool.

Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal Level: 

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years' related professional experience -OR - a Master's degree with 8 years' related professional experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 6 years of project scheduling experience using Microsoft Project or other related scheduling tools.

Additional Basic Qualifications for both levels:

• Experience using MS Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.
• Current, active US Secret level security clearance (Clearance active within the past two years may also be considered)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Management, Industrial Engineering, Finance, Operations Management, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
• Experience with Schedule Health Analysis tools and Schedule Risk Assessment tools.
• 6 years of project scheduling experience and proficiency in Microsoft Project or related scheduling tools as demonstrated by an understanding of the tool's properties and functions, including:
  • exports and imports,
  • multi-project consolidation,
  • inter-project linkage,
  • ability to create a variety of views, tables, filters, and reports.
• Experience using Schedule Health Analysis tools and Schedule Risk Assessment tools
• Working knowledge of EVMS guidelines and processes.

Salary Range: $80,100 USD - $125,800 USD

Salary Range 2: $99,200 USD - $155,900 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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.