Senior Program Scheduling & Planning Analyst

Northrop Grumman; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 94,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Buffalo, NY seeks a Principal Program Planning Analyst/Scheduler to join the Scheduling Center of Excellence. The role focuses on coordinating with engineering and operations to decompose scope and establish the program schedule baseline, ensuring effective project execution on complex development and production programs.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of scheduling experience with MS Project/Oracle P6/Deltek, strong communication skills, and a willingness to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years professional related experience OR Master’s with 3 years related experience.
• 2 years of project scheduling experience using scheduling tools (MS Project, Oracle P6, Deltek Open Plan)
• Experience with MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Willingness to travel domestically 10% of the time
• Experience with EVMS guidelines and processes is a plus

Responsibilities

• Establish and control the program schedule baseline; coordinate with multifunctional teams to update status for management decisions on complex development and production programs.
• Develop an integrated program measurement baseline to manage cost, schedule and technical performance.
• Use project scheduling software to plan and gauge progress against the plan; identify variances and take corrective actions.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies addressing performance issues in collaboration with engineering and operations leads.
• Perform schedule risk analyses and resolve critical path issues and network logic conflicts.

Skills

Teambuilding

Verbal & written communication

Presentation skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years

Master’s degree + 3 years

9 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Oracle P6

Deltek Open Plan

MS Office Suite

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Buffalo, NY seeks a Principal Program Planning Analyst/Scheduler to join the Scheduling Center of Excellence. The role focuses on coordinating with engineering and operations to decompose scope and establish the program schedule baseline, ensuring effective project execution on complex development and production programs.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of scheduling experience with MS Project/Oracle P6/Deltek, strong communication skills, and a willingness to