Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an exciting opening in the Air Dominance Division for a Sr. Program Planning and Scheduling Manager 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our sector. This leadership role is located on-site in either San Diego, CA, El Segundo, CA or Palmdale, CA.
Enjoy a diverse, collaborative environment with professionals across the nation ready to help launch your career. As a leader, you always act with integrity, and the highest ethical standards characterize everything you do. You enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results, while satisfying the needs of internal and external partners. You treat all people with respect, and model personal growth and continuous development. You know how to build an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. You create trusted and valued customer relationships and communicate effectively, so that people throughout the organization feel engaged and connected to their work. You deliver excellence, strive for continuous improvement, and respond vigorously to change. You ensure that your team has the information and tools needed to perform at their best. You demonstrate our committed pursuit of applying innovation to meet the requirements of our customer. You create and execute strategies that result in sustainable value creation that delivers measurable results. If this is YOU…keep reading!
This is a demanding role with diverse type of contracts in a challenging, fast-paced environment. The Program Control Manager will lead, supervise, and train a team of cost analysts responsible for Earned Value Management System (EVMS) implementation and analysis, SOX compliance, funding analysis, program financial analysis, internal and external audits, and contract deliverables. The Manager is also responsible for providing functional oversight of the Cost Management department, including engagement, staffing, and employee development.
Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, we pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.
Roles and responsibilities of the Program Planning and Scheduling Manager include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Manage a team of Program Planning & Scheduling Analysts
- Provide Program Planning & Schedule Analysts with day-to-day hands-on support, guidance, troubleshooting, and satisfying Programmatic requirements
- Perform quarterly and year-end performance reviews
- Project management including managing multiple priorities against ambitious timelines
- Support/coordinate internal and external surveillance audits
- Ensure full compliance with corporate policies, with particular focus on implementation of the Northrop Grumman Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
- Provide project planning support to proposal bids and bid reviews
- Advise program leadership on the integration of project schedules and project master reports with Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Support customer Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Joint Surveillance Reviews (JSR) audits
- Attend site business management meetings to define schedule needs and partner with Division/Sector Scheduling management on resource allocation needs
- Perform in a fast paced, frequently changing, and demand driven environment
- Function as a change agent, creating an environment of trust, compliance, continuous improvement and learning
- Problem solving and decision making requiring excellent communication skills
- Travel 10%, as required
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with 9 years of relevant experience to include a background in government defense cost or schedule management OR 7 years of related experience with a Master’s degree to include a background in government defense cost or schedule management OR Associate’s degree with 11 years of relevant experience to include a background in government defense cost or schedule management OR High School/GED with 13 years of relevant experience to include a background in government defense cost or schedule management
- Hands-on experience in Program Planning / Scheduling or Cost utilizing Microsoft Project or similar scheduling software
- Experience in Earned Value with government reporting
- Prior leadership experience
- The willingness and ability to travel domestically 10% of the time
Must have an active US Government 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 prior to starting in the role.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a Business Administration or Engineering with Minimum of 9 years of hands-on experience in Program Planning / Scheduling utilizing Microsoft Project or similar scheduling software
- Proficiency in MS Office Programs (MS Project, MS Project Server, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word)
- Familiarity with Earned Value tools (Cobra, etc.)
- Experience in applying integrated cost/schedule and critical path methodologies within an Earned Value (EVMS) environment.
- Experience using a Monte Carlo schedule risk simulator such as Deltek Acumen Risk Analyzer
- Familiarity with the NDIA's Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide.
- Experience in Aerospace and/or Defense programs and familiarity with Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) and/or Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR)
- Active US government TS clearance
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and 9 years of relevant experience, including government defense cost or schedule management
- Master's degree and 7 years of related experience, including government defense cost or schedule management
- Associate's degree and 11 years of relevant experience, including government defense cost or schedule management
- High school diploma or GED and 13 years of relevant experience, including government defense cost or schedule management
- Hands-on Program Planning, Scheduling, or Cost experience using Microsoft Project or similar scheduling software
- Experience with Earned Value and government reporting
- Prior leadership experience
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically 10% of the time
- Active U.S. government clearance with a background investigation within the past six years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program clearance before starting
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Engineering with at least 9 years of hands-on Program Planning and Scheduling experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Server, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word
- Familiarity with Earned Value tools such as Cobra
- Experience applying integrated cost and schedule and critical path methodologies within an EVMS environment
- Experience using a Monte Carlo schedule risk simulator such as Deltek Acumen Risk Analyzer
- Familiarity with the NDIA Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide
- Experience with aerospace or defense programs and familiarity with IPMR or IPMDAR
- Active U.S. government Top Secret clearance
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