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Program Planning Manager-April 2024
Linthicum Heights
Apr 20, 2025
ABOUT NORTHROP GRUMMAN
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense, and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of customers worldwide. Their 95,000 employees are Defining Possible every
10,000+ employees
Technology, Engineering
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About Program Planning Manager

  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.

  Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you'll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

  Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Program Planning Manager to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. This position will b e located in Linthicum, MD , and will be required to be 100% onsite due to nature and scope of the role. This position will support our Payload and Ground Systems team.

  As a manager of a professional program planning team, the selected candidate must have experience with the scheduling discipline, as well as the leadership qualities necessary to foster collaboration among team members and the programs they support.

   Job duties & responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Be the organizational lead to initiate a collaborative campaign across the equivalent levels of management Advocate for team and products, ensuring business rhythms support skills and time to generate metrics and forecast abilities Ensure major projects, program schedules and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across company functional groups Track plans and schedules, perform risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts Utilize Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, Earned Value Management (EVM) and other project management techniques to assess progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas Prepare, develop and coordinate the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to meet all program objectives Ensure schedule products are compliant with latest Government, Corporate and Sector requirements and cover gaps in process/knowledge within the team organizational structure Implement scheduling best practices as prescribed by industry to include, but not limited to: IPMR DI-MGMT-81861, Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Critical Path Analysis, Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), Schedule Performance Analytics and Schedule Health Analysis (DCMA 14-Point, DECM metrics) Drive change management and ensure adoption and acceptance of change (i.e. analytics, process, innovative efficiencies). Manage and develop a team of program schedule analysts and reporting managers Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and 6 + years related experience - OR - a Master's degree and 4+ years related experience Will consider 4+ years of work experience in lieu of a degree Experience with MS Project and MS Office Suite E xperience with Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) Understanding of Earned Value Management System tools Experience with Schedule Risk Assessments (SRA) Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD TS/SCI Clearance PreferredQualifications Current, active DoD TS/SCI Security Clearance Experience in Aerospace and/or Defense programs and familiarity with Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) Master's degree in Business Administration, Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics Discipline PMP, PgMP , PMI-RMP, PMI, SP, PSPcertifications Leadership experience This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

  Salary Range: $109,800 - $164,600

  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.

  Employees may be eligible for 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.

  Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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