Senior Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst

. Prepares, develops and coordinates the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet all program objectives .

Posted 5/14/2026full-timePalmdale • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $129,300 - $193,900 per yearWebsite

Key responsibilities & impact

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
Uses 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

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience in program planning, scheduling, and/or industry-related fields OR Master’s degree with 6 years of experience in program planning, scheduling, and/or industry-related fields OR 12 years of applicable work experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree
Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher
Demonstrated experience in MS Project
Demonstrated experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) practices
Ability and willingness to support implementation on programs
Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

program planningschedulingrisk analysisearned value managementGantt chartsPERT chartsmilestone chartscritical path analysisnetwork logic

Soft Skills

ability to support implementationwillingness to travel

Certifications

DoD Secret clearance