Program Planning Manager – Level 3

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 175,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced scheduling leader to manage high‑level EVMS processes for major programs in the United States. The role emphasizes rapid decision support, baseline reviews, risk assessments, and cross‑functional coordination across engineering, operations, and finance.

The ideal candidate has a Top Secret clearance or SCI access, 8–10+ years in advanced scheduling, and deep expertise with MS Project, Open Plan, PS3, and Acumen Fuse.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience, or master's with 8+ years.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance or SCI in a lead role.
• Proficient in scheduling software (MS Project, Open Plan, PS3).
• Strong EVMS and scheduling process expertise.
• Proficient MS Office, including MS Excel.
• Experience with earned value management and cross-functional work.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate EVMS scheduling process and training for programs.
• Support program baseline reviews, SRAs, and health metrics.
• Coordinate kickoff packages and program startup activities.
• Fortify team planning data and activity duration estimates.
• Collaborate with functional leads to ensure integrated effort.

Skills

EVMS experience

Leadership

Scheduling expertise

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

4+ years experience in lieu

Tools

MS Project

Open Plan

PS3

Acumen Fuse

Cobra

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:

Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time Description 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. Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. Are you interested in expanding your career through experience and exposure, all while supporting a mission that seeks to ensure the security of our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman Space Sector is the place for you.

Role and Impact:

Facilitate high caliber, rapid response EVMS scheduling process, tools and training for programs as a representative for the Scheduling Management functional group Ensure internal/external best practice program planning and scheduling team support. Assist the team and cross-check development of high-quality program baseline review artifacts, schedule risk assessments (SRAs), latest Health Metrics and deliverable products. Provide program startup support with experienced recommendations for program coordination and structure and support development and presentation of kickoff packages. Aid program planning to hit target team annual goals. Fortify team planning data, logical sequencing of activities, and establishment of activity durations. Coordinate setup/use automated scheduling software tools to build and report on program IMS files. Disseminate guidance on schedule analysis and reporting, including critical path analysis and assessment, schedule risk assessments, and schedule health metrics analysis. Support major proposal and pipeline reviews. Collaborate with other functional leadership teams to ensure seamless and collaborative integration of your team efforts. Other duties as assigned. As a leader with integrity, you ensure ethical conduct, balanced results, and partner satisfaction. You respect and nurture growth, fostering a culture of excellence. Skilled in building collaborative teams and customer trust, you communicate well, champion excellence, and embrace change.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of relevant professional experience – OR – master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
• This position requires an active U.S. Government Top Secret (TS) Clearance and/or Sensitive Compartmented Information Access (SCI) Experience in a lead or supervisory role.
• Proficient in developing and maintaining a program schedule in a scheduling software tool (MS Project, Open Plan, PS3, etc.).
• Ability to understand and maintain a resource loaded network.
• Extensive Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) experience.
• Strong PC skills and proficient knowledge with Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Excel.
• Understand process and implementation of schedule risk assessments (using Acumen Fuse or other commercial SRA tools).
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment with technical subject matter experts and business operations personnel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance or Special Compartmented Information (SCI) Access.
• Experience leading and training junior Schedule Analysts.
• Direct experience with automated cost and schedule integration (to include MS Project and Cobra).
• DCMA certification.
• Aerospace/Defense Industry experience.

Primary Level Salary Range:

$175,400.00 - $263,200.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.

• 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship Requirement

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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