Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Sector is seeking a Manager 2, Program Planning on our Schedule Management team. This leadership position is onsite in Melbourne, FL.
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Roles and Responsibilities:
- Manage a team of Program Planning & Scheduling Analysts
- Perform mid-year and year-end performance reviews
- Develop direct team knowledge and depth
- Prepares, develops and coordinates the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to meet all program objectives.
- Ensures program schedules are horizontally and vertically integrated.
- Effectively facilitates upward and downward two-way communication across all levels
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees, management, and executive leadership
- Provides weekly status and reporting
- Conducting Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) and Joint Surveillance Reviews (JSR) audits
- Implements scheduling best practices as prescribed by industry to include, but not limited to:
- DCMA 14-point
- IPMR DI-MGMT-81861
- NDIA EIA-748 32 Guidelines
- Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
- Critical Path Methodology (CPM)
- Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA)
- Schedule Performance and Health Metrics and Analysis
- Ability to perform detailed schedule, resource, work, and cost analysis and make recommendations to solve problems
- Ability to create presentation content and present to various levels of leadership
- Ability to effectively work with multiple functional teams, supplier teams, and the Program/Project Manager
- Ability to travel ~20% of the time
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree with 7 years of Planning & Scheduling, Program Cost Schedule Control, Finance, Pricing, Program/Project Management, or Engineering Scheduling experience; OR Master’s degree with 5 years of Planning & Scheduling, Program Cost Schedule Control, Finance, Pricing, Program/Project Management, or Engineering Scheduling experience OR Associate's Degree with 9 years of Planning & Scheduling, Program Cost Schedule Control, Finance, Pricing, Program/Project Management, or Engineering Scheduling experience OR High School Diploma/GED with 11 years of Planning & Scheduling, Program Cost Schedule Control, Finance, Pricing, Program/Project Management, or Engineering Scheduling experience
- Experience with the Assessment (SRA) approach and execution
- Knowledge of Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development; Schedule Risk
- Experience and knowledge in Earned Value Schedule Management
- Must have an active US Government secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in a Business and/or STEM (Science, Technology Engineering or Mathematics) discipline
- Experience and knowledge in EV Cost
- Experience with Microsoft Project Server environment
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with 7 years planning & scheduling/program cost schedule control/finance/pricing/program/project management/engineering scheduling experience; OR Master's with 5 years; OR Associate's with 9 years; OR High School/GED with 11 years
- Experience with the Assessment (SRA) approach and execution
- Knowledge of Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development and schedule risk
- Experience and knowledge in Earned Value Schedule Management
- Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (background investigation within past 6 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation)
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable time
- Experience managing a team of Program Planning & Scheduling Analysts and performing performance reviews
- Experience conducting Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) and Joint Surveillance Reviews (JSR) audits
- Ability to perform detailed schedule, resource, work, and cost analysis and make recommendations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to present to various leadership levels
- Ability to effectively work with multiple functional teams, supplier teams, and the Program/Project Manager
- Ability to travel approximately 10-20% of the time
- Bachelor's degree in Business and/or STEM discipline
- Experience and knowledge in EV Cost
- Experience with Microsoft Project Server environment
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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