Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst 3

Job Title: Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst 3

Location: Melbourne, FL.

Secret Clearance: Active U.S. government Secret Clearance

Pay Rate: 70 - 75/hr. W2

Job Description:

Our Client Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal Program Planning Scheduling Analyst (level 3) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be onsite in Melbourne, FL.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, develops, and coordinates the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet all program objectives.
• Ensures major projects and program schedules and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
• Tracks plans and schedules, performs risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts.
• Utilizes Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares, develops, and coordinates the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet all program objectives
• Ensures major projects and program schedules and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality
• Tracks plans and schedules, performs risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts
• Utilizes Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience OR a Master's Degree with 3 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience OR Associate's Degree with 7 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience OR High School Diploma/GED with 9 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience
• Scheduling and planning experience
• Experience with EVMS
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Project
• Active U.S. government Secret Clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

Program Access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active U.S. government Secret Clearance
• Aerospace/Defense Industry Experience
• Excel Macro/VBA Skills
• Experience working in Microsoft Project Server Environment
• Experience in Deltek Cobra
• Experience in Deltek Acumen Risk
• Knowledge of DCMA health metrics
• Schedule Management Experience and MS Project Experience