Senior Defense Program Planning Analyst

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is seeking a Business Planning Analyst level 4 to support on-site operations at our Rocket Center, West Virginia location. The role involves directing all program phases from inception through completion and coordinating cost, schedule, and technical performance across major programs.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and ensure safety, quality, and schedule adherence while engaging customers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8 years of work experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years of experience with a Master's degree.
• Experience with DOD contracts/products required.
• Ability to lead cross functional engineering teams to achieve a common project goal.
• Basic competency in project management skills.
• Ability to engage with customers and define project scope requirements.
• Ability to obtain a secret security clearance. (US Citizen a requirement)
• Competent in standard Microsoft Office software suite.
• Good communications and customer engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Program Manager is directing all phases of programs from inception through completion.
• Assist Program Manager with cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs.
• Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contract.
• Leads a cross-functional team of associates with a wide range of skill sets, ensuring roles and responsibilities of all team members are well understood and executed.
• Ensures program-wide focus on safety, quality, cost, and schedule.
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules.
• Identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications.
• Manages subcontractor actions and performance.
• Controls expenditures within limitation of project budget.
• Develops and manages performance metrics on assigned programs to drive continuous improvement.
• Develops and delivers presentations to management, and other program stakeholders.
• Performs Risk and Opportunity Management.

Skills

DOD contracts

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Customer engagement

Security clearance

MS Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is seeking a Business Planning Analyst level 4 to support on-site operations at our Rocket Center, West Virginia location. The role involves directing all program phases from inception through completion and coordinating cost, schedule, and technical performance across major programs.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and ensure safety, quality, and schedule adherence while engaging customers and stakeholders.