Senior Principal Program Planning & Scheduling Leader

Northrop Grumman; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

On-site work

Excellent benefits

9/80 schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Principal or Sr. Principal Program Planning Scheduling Analyst to join our team on site in Oklahoma City, San Diego, or Palmdale.

The role focuses on developing and maintaining the integrated master plan and schedule, coordinating across functions, and managing risk and performance using standard PM tools. The position requires EVM experience, proficiency with MS Office and MS Project, and eligibility for US government clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience in Program Planning, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Project Mgmt or similar, or a Master’s Degree with 3 years of related experience.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project
• Able to work on site in OKC, OK, San Diego, CA or Palmdale, CA
• Ability to obtain US government clearance and program access prior to start

Responsibilities

• Prepares, develops and coordinates the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet all program objectives
• Ensures major projects and program schedules and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality
• Tracks plans and schedules, performs risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts
• Uses 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

Skills

Earned Value Management (EVM)

MS Office

MS Project

On-site work

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Master’s Degree

Tools

Excel Macro/VBA

Deltek Cobra

Deltek Acumen Risk

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Principal or Sr. Principal Program Planning Scheduling Analyst to join our team on site in Oklahoma City, San Diego, or Palmdale.

The role focuses on developing and maintaining the integrated master plan and schedule, coordinating across functions, and managing risk and performance using standard PM tools. The position requires EVM experience, proficiency with MS Office and MS Project, and eligibility for US government clearance.