Northrop Grumman · 4 weeks ago
Sr. Principal or Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst - R10217157
Plymouth, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$96K/yr - $144K/yr
8+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Sr. Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst. The role involves preparing and coordinating integrated master plans and schedules, ensuring projects are aligned across various functional groups, and closely working with program managers to meet customer goals.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Prepares, develops and coordinates the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule
Ensures projects are horizontally and vertically integrated across functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing and quality
Supports the organization by managing and coordinating program schedules that support meeting our customer’s goals and expectations
Responsible for supporting their respective programs by closely working with the Program Manager(s), Material Program Manager(s) and other key program personnel on schedule requirements
Understands overall requirements of the proposal, design, procurement, manufacturing and testing as they apply to specific programs and generate schedules capable of tracking all these activities
Responsible for analyzing schedules at least weekly to ensure program requirements are being met
Monitors the schedules and reports status to the Program Manager and appropriate IPT leads
Helps to prioritize and expedite tasks as necessary to ensure the schedule requirements are fulfilled
Schedules must be accurate and maintained from program inception through contract closeout
Identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts
Utilizes Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management (EVMS) and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to focus on critical areas
Coordinate with the Program Manager on financial reports, quarterly EAC’s and all EVMS requirements
Qualification
Required
9 years of work experience. Would consider a BA or BS degree with 5 years of work experience, MS with 3 years of experience
3-5 years of scheduling experience
Excellent math and communication skills
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
Minor domestic travel required. Oversea travel opportunities may exist
Must be a US Citizen and able to acquire security clearance
Able to travel up to 10% of the time
12 years of work experience. Would consider a BA or BS degree with 8 years of work experience, MS with 5 years of experience
3-5 years of scheduling experience
Excellent math and communication skills
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
Minor domestic travel required. Oversea travel opportunities may exist
Must be a US Citizen and able to acquire security clearance
Able to travel up to 10% of the time
Preferred
MBA preferred
Thorough working knowledge of precedence diagramming scheduling methods, critical path methods, and all aspects of network logic and diagraming
Thorough understanding of 14-point schedule health and strength assessment tools
Thorough understanding of EVMS
Capable of building an IMP/ IMS for large programs with complicated assemblies and multiple locations
Thorough understanding of Open Plan and Microsoft Project tools
Thorough understanding of the interface requirements between Open Plan and Cobra
Thorough understanding of Schedule Risk Analysis
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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