Program Planning and Scheduling Manager I

5 days ago

Sunshine Coast Regional District, Australia Northrop Grumman Full time US$112,600 - US$169,000
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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 Armament Systems is seeking a Program Planning and Scheduling Manager (Manager Level 1) to support our Plymouth, MN site. This manager must be capable of creating and maintaining a resource-loaded schedule network that is the core of a schedule-driven EVMS implementation.

Job duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Manage scheduling personnel.  Mentor and develop professional talent within the business unit.

  • Provide program schedulers with day-to-day support, guidance, troubleshooting, and satisfying programmatic requirements

  • Prepare, develop and coordinate the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet all program objectives.

  • Track plans and schedules, perform risk analysis, identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts.

  • Provide program planning and scheduling support to internal and external customers.  This includes gathering of source planning data, logical sequencing of activities, establishing activity durations and loading of resources in an Integrated Master Schedule Network for the purpose of providing status reporting and earned value analysis of work performed against the approved baseline plan.

  • Implement automated planning software to perform schedule analysis and reporting, including critical path analysis and assessment, schedule risk assessments, schedule health metrics analysis.

  • Analyze variances/trends and develop new methods and process techniques.

  • Able to assist in the creation and presentation of content to various levels of leadership, efficiently work with multiple functional teams, supplier teams, and Program/Project Managers and exert some influence on peers and internal customers.

  • Support/coordinate internal and external surveillance audits and DCMA surveillance reviews, and integrated baseline reviews

  • Ensure full compliance with corporate policies, with particular focus on implementation of the NG Earned Value Management System

Basic Qualifications:

  • 9+ years of experience in Business Management with Bachelor's degree – OR - 7+ years of experience with a Master's

  • Experience with Microsoft Project and the development of an Integrated Master Schedule

  • Proficiency with MS Office applications

  • Full understanding Earned Value Management (EVM) practices and the ability to support implementation on programs with varying contract types

  • Experience in supporting Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs) and DCMA Joint Surveillance Reviews (JSRs)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Deltek Open Plan and Acumen Fuse

  • Experience with SSI Tools

  • Experience leading a team

  • Experience in the aerospace and defense industry

  • Experience scheduling in an Earned Value management environment with working knowledge and experience with scheduling in a compliant EVMS environment, including familiarity with DI-MGMT-81650 and related government requirements

  • Active DOD or ability and willingness to obtain a Secret Clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $112, $169,000.00The 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 U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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