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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is looking for you to join our team as a Program Planning Analyst/Scheduler, based out of Rolling Meadows, IL. This is an On-Site position.

The **Program Planning Analyst/SCHEDULER** interfaces with Program Managers, Engineering, Operations and Business Management to develop program plans and schedules. The selected candidate will prepare, develop, coordinate, maintain, and analyze a program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) which incorporates all program scope and identifies program milestones with contractual need dates as well as a Contract Repair Schedule to track day to day operations of repairable material. Ensures major projects and program schedules and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.

The **Program Planning Analyst/Scheduler** works with Control Account Managers to decompose program scope into clearly defined tasks, identifies internal and external task dependencies, analyzes forecast dates impacts, and analyzes impacts to the critical path(s).

The **Program Planning Analyst/Scheduler** is responsible for managing status updates, development of internal and external reports on program status and identification of risks impacting the achievability of program schedule requirements. In addition, this role will ensure compliance with applicable EVMS Guidelines.

Basic Qualifications

Must have High School Diploma/GED and 6 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement

Project scheduling experience using Microsoft Project.

Certificate in MS Project.

Will consider: an Associates Degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of 4 years of related work experience; Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of 2 years of related work experience.

Proficiency with MS Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance

US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Finance, Operations Management, or related field

Previous experience in Aerospace and Defense preferred

Experience using Schedule Health Analysis tools and Schedule Risk Assessment tools.

Working knowledge of EVMS guidelines and processes.

Current, active DoD Secret security clearance.

NGSkills

Salary Range: $77,600.00 - $116,400.00

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. In addition, 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, 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 is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.