Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst
Northrop Grumman · Oklahoma City, OK · 1 mo ago
On-siteFinance$77k–$116k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Clearance required for start: No.
- Clearance type: Secret.
- Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time.
Description: At Northrop Grumman... (company description). This is about the role? Could be "About the role" or "About the company". The instruction: use
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Clearance required for start: No.
- Clearance type: Secret.
- Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time.
Description: At Northrop Grumman... (company description). This is about the role? Could be "About the role" or "About the company". The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections are present.
We have:
- About the role: The description includes "At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities..." and then "Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) is seeking a Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analysts (Level 3) to support the Cost Management organization. This position will be located in Oklahoma City, OK, and requires working from our NG facility. This role is eligible for hybrid work arrangement, however not fully remote." That's about the role.
- Responsibilities: There's a "Responsibilities Will Include" section with bullet-like sentences. We need to extract list items.
- Requirements/Qualifications: There's "Basic Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications". Those could be under Requirements or Qualifications. The instruction says we can have sections like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide which to include. Probably combine basic and preferred qualifications under "Qualifications". Or separate "Requirements" for basic and "Preferred Qualifications" maybe as "Preferred Qualifications". But we should avoid thin sections. Could have "Qualifications" with both basic and preferred.
- Skills: There's mention of "Ability to use financial systems, to learn basic understanding of EVMS principles and hands on cost performance reporting/analysis skills", "Develop and implement solutions of moderate scope and complexity.", "Analyze variances/trends and develop new methods and process techniques;", etc. Those are more like abilities/traits. Could be under Skills.
- Benefits: There's mention of relocation assistance may be available, also later: "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." Also mention of overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives for VP/Director. So we have benefits content.
- Pay: There's "Primary Level Salary Range: $77,000.00 - $115,600.00". Also mention about base salary factors, overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives. So we have pay content.
- Schedule: There's mention of hybrid work arrangement, not fully remote, travel 10% of the time. Also maybe schedule not specified beyond that. Could include schedule.
We must not include sections with placeholder/filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we need to strip the EEO statement, the link, the U.S. Citizenship requirement, etc. Also remove "The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days..." maybe considered boilerplate? It's not exactly EEO but could be considered administrative. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The application period line is maybe considered application instructions? It's about timeline. Might be considered application instructions. Safer to remove it.
Also remove "Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer..." etc.
Also remove "U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions."
Now we need to preserve all substantive information.
Let's extract sections.
**About the role**: We'll combine the descriptive paragraph about NGAS seeking position, location, hybrid work.
Paragraph: "Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) is seeking a Principal Program Cost and Schedule Control Analysts (Level 3) to support the Cost Management organization. This position will be located in Oklahoma City, OK, and requires working from our NG facility. This role is eligible for hybrid work arrangement, however not fully remote."
Also maybe include the earlier company description? That is more about company culture; could be part of About the role or maybe separate "About the company". But we only have allowed headings; we could put it under About the role as well. The instruction: "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)". So we can include About the role and put the company description there.
Thus About the role content: The paragraph about NGAS seeking, location, hybrid, plus the earlier description about Northrop Grumman's culture and history. We'll keep that.
**Responsibilities**: We need to extract list items from "Responsibilities Will Include" paragraph.
The text:
"Responsibilities Will Include This Program Control Analyst position will interface with the program managers, functional management, and cost account managers (CAMs) to provide financial and administrative support and analysis to meet program requirements. Candidate will gain valuable experience and knowledge with Earned Value and performance measurement baseline concepts and be able to apply them to multiple contracts for control accounts within an engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT). Earned Value Management (EVM) Tasks Include Establishment of Work Breakdown Structure for execution of budgeted cost of work scheduled, assessment and maintenance of objective performance criteria, maintenance and justifications of estimates to complete, and support to internal and external reporting requirements for variance analysis. As well as, budget baseline, funding analysis, cost risk analysis/assessment and visibility reports, preparation of government cost performance reports and preparation and/or review of performance measurement variance analysis as well as development and analysis of estimates to complete. This Is a Fast-paced High Energy Environment That Requires a Self-motivated Employee To Join The Team."
We need to turn into - items. We can split by sentences or clauses.
Potential items:
- Interface with program managers, functional management, and cost account managers (CAMs) to provide financial and administrative support and analysis to meet program requirements.
- Gain experience and knowledge with Earned Value and performance measurement baseline concepts and apply them to multiple contracts for control accounts within an engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT).
- Establish Work Breakdown Structure for execution of budgeted cost of work scheduled.
- Assess and maintain objective performance criteria.
- Maintain and justify estimates to complete.
- Support internal and external reporting requirements for variance analysis.
- Perform budget baseline, funding analysis, cost risk analysis/assessment and visibility reports.
- Prepare government cost performance reports.
- Prepare and/or review performance measurement variance analysis.
- Develop and analyze estimates to complete.
- Work in a fast-paced, high-energy environment requiring self-motivation.
We should keep all substantive info.
**Requirements / Qualifications**: We have Basic Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or industry related fields OR Master's degree with 3 years of experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or industry related fields
- Ability to work on site in a hybrid work schedule in Oklahoma City, OK
- Experience in Government Contracting with Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Financial forecasting experience with EVMS or government cost reporting
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint)
- Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active final adjudicated U.S. government Secret Clearance with the ability to transfer and maintain Secret Clearance, and program access required within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
- Understanding of Business Systems (SAP/Cobra)
We could combine into Qualifications section with two sub-sections? But we only allowed headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Perhaps we put Basic Qualifications under Requirements, and Preferred Qualifications under Qualifications? Or we could have Qualifications covering both basic and preferred, but we need to avoid thin sections. Let's think: The instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Basic and Preferred into one Qualifications section, labeling them as "Basic Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications" inside the section as bold or just as paragraphs. But we must use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have a
for qualifications.
Thus we can have a section Qualifications
with a containing both basic and preferred items, maybe differentiate with a note? But we could just list all.
Alternatively, we could have Requirements for basic, and Qualifications for preferred. That yields two sections, each substantive.
Let's decide: We'll have:
- Requirements
(basic qualifications)
- Preferred Qualifications
(preferred)
But the instruction's example list includes Qualifications as a possible heading. It didn't list Preferred Qualifications separately. However we can still use Preferred Qualifications as a heading if it's substantive. The instruction: "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., not limited to. So we can add other headings if needed, but better to stick to those. However we can treat "Preferred Qualifications" as part of Qualifications section.
Thus we will have a single Qualifications section containing both basic and preferred, maybe with subheadings? But we cannot add extra headings inside? We could use
to label "Basic Qualifications:" and then list, then another
for "Preferred Qualifications:" and list. That's acceptable.
We'll output:
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
...
Preferred Qualifications:
...
That seems fine.
**Skills**: The traits and abilities paragraph: "Ability to use financial systems, to learn basic understanding of EVMS principles and hands on cost performance reporting/analysis skillsDevelop and implement solutions of moderate scope and complexity.Analyze variances/trends and develop new methods and process techniques; Work under very general supervision while completing numerous assignments per schedule and elevating potential issues to ensure proper management focus.Exert some influence on peers and internal customers; good interpersonal skills while representing the group on special projects outside of own group."
We can extract list items:
- Ability to use financial systems and learn basic understanding of EVMS principles.
- Hands-on cost performance reporting/analysis skills.
- Develop and implement solutions of moderate scope and complexity.
- Analyze variances/trends and develop new methods and process techniques.
- Work under very general supervision while completing numerous assignments per schedule and elevating potential issues to ensure proper management focus.
- Exert some influence on peers and internal customers; good interpersonal skills while representing the group on special projects outside of own group.
We'll put under Skills
with .
**Benefits**: We have relocation assistance may be available, plus benefits list: health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. Also mention of overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives for VP/Director. Also maybe mention of eligibility for hybrid work arrangement? That's more schedule.
We'll create Benefits section with list:
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Sav
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)". So we can include About the role and put the company description there.
Thus About the role content: The paragraph about NGAS seeking, location, hybrid, plus the earlier description about Northrop Grumman's culture and history. We'll keep that.
**Responsibilities**: We need to extract list items from "Responsibilities Will Include" paragraph.
The text:
"Responsibilities Will Include This Program Control Analyst position will interface with the program managers, functional management, and cost account managers (CAMs) to provide financial and administrative support and analysis to meet program requirements. Candidate will gain valuable experience and knowledge with Earned Value and performance measurement baseline concepts and be able to apply them to multiple contracts for control accounts within an engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT). Earned Value Management (EVM) Tasks Include Establishment of Work Breakdown Structure for execution of budgeted cost of work scheduled, assessment and maintenance of objective performance criteria, maintenance and justifications of estimates to complete, and support to internal and external reporting requirements for variance analysis. As well as, budget baseline, funding analysis, cost risk analysis/assessment and visibility reports, preparation of government cost performance reports and preparation and/or review of performance measurement variance analysis as well as development and analysis of estimates to complete. This Is a Fast-paced High Energy Environment That Requires a Self-motivated Employee To Join The Team."
We need to turn into - items. We can split by sentences or clauses.
Potential items:
- Interface with program managers, functional management, and cost account managers (CAMs) to provide financial and administrative support and analysis to meet program requirements.
- Gain experience and knowledge with Earned Value and performance measurement baseline concepts and apply them to multiple contracts for control accounts within an engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT).
- Establish Work Breakdown Structure for execution of budgeted cost of work scheduled.
- Assess and maintain objective performance criteria.
- Maintain and justify estimates to complete.
- Support internal and external reporting requirements for variance analysis.
- Perform budget baseline, funding analysis, cost risk analysis/assessment and visibility reports.
- Prepare government cost performance reports.
- Prepare and/or review performance measurement variance analysis.
- Develop and analyze estimates to complete.
- Work in a fast-paced, high-energy environment requiring self-motivation.
We should keep all substantive info.
**Requirements / Qualifications**: We have Basic Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or industry related fields OR Master's degree with 3 years of experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or industry related fields
- Ability to work on site in a hybrid work schedule in Oklahoma City, OK
- Experience in Government Contracting with Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Financial forecasting experience with EVMS or government cost reporting
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint)
- Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active final adjudicated U.S. government Secret Clearance with the ability to transfer and maintain Secret Clearance, and program access required within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
- Understanding of Business Systems (SAP/Cobra)
We could combine into Qualifications section with two sub-sections? But we only allowed headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Perhaps we put Basic Qualifications under Requirements, and Preferred Qualifications under Qualifications? Or we could have Qualifications covering both basic and preferred, but we need to avoid thin sections. Let's think: The instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Basic and Preferred into one Qualifications section, labeling them as "Basic Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications" inside the section as bold or just as paragraphs. But we must use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have a
for qualifications.
Thus we can have a section Qualifications
with a containing both basic and preferred items, maybe differentiate with a note? But we could just list all.
Alternatively, we could have Requirements for basic, and Qualifications for preferred. That yields two sections, each substantive.
Let's decide: We'll have:
- Requirements
(basic qualifications)
- Preferred Qualifications
(preferred)
But the instruction's example list includes Qualifications as a possible heading. It didn't list Preferred Qualifications separately. However we can still use Preferred Qualifications as a heading if it's substantive. The instruction: "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., not limited to. So we can add other headings if needed, but better to stick to those. However we can treat "Preferred Qualifications" as part of Qualifications section.
Thus we will have a single Qualifications section containing both basic and preferred, maybe with subheadings? But we cannot add extra headings inside? We could use
to label "Basic Qualifications:" and then list, then another
for "Preferred Qualifications:" and list. That's acceptable.
We'll output:
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
...
Preferred Qualifications:
...
That seems fine.
**Skills**: The traits and abilities paragraph: "Ability to use financial systems, to learn basic understanding of EVMS principles and hands on cost performance reporting/analysis skillsDevelop and implement solutions of moderate scope and complexity.Analyze variances/trends and develop new methods and process techniques; Work under very general supervision while completing numerous assignments per schedule and elevating potential issues to ensure proper management focus.Exert some influence on peers and internal customers; good interpersonal skills while representing the group on special projects outside of own group."
We can extract list items:
- Ability to use financial systems and learn basic understanding of EVMS principles.
- Hands-on cost performance reporting/analysis skills.
- Develop and implement solutions of moderate scope and complexity.
- Analyze variances/trends and develop new methods and process techniques.
- Work under very general supervision while completing numerous assignments per schedule and elevating potential issues to ensure proper management focus.
- Exert some influence on peers and internal customers; good interpersonal skills while representing the group on special projects outside of own group.
We'll put under Skills
with .
**Benefits**: We have relocation assistance may be available, plus benefits list: health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. Also mention of overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives for VP/Director. Also maybe mention of eligibility for hybrid work arrangement? That's more schedule.
We'll create Benefits section with list:
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Sav
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have a
- for qualifications.
Thus we can have a section
Qualifications
with a- containing both basic and preferred items, maybe differentiate with a note? But we could just list all.
Alternatively, we could have Requirements for basic, and Qualifications for preferred. That yields two sections, each substantive.
Let's decide: We'll have:
-
Requirements
(basic qualifications) -Preferred Qualifications
(preferred) But the instruction's example list includes Qualifications as a possible heading. It didn't list Preferred Qualifications separately. However we can still use Preferred Qualifications as a heading if it's substantive. The instruction: "usefor section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., not limited to. So we can add other headings if needed, but better to stick to those. However we can treat "Preferred Qualifications" as part of Qualifications section. Thus we will have a single Qualifications section containing both basic and preferred, maybe with subheadings? But we cannot add extra headings inside? We could use
to label "Basic Qualifications:" and then list, then another
for "Preferred Qualifications:" and list. That's acceptable. We'll output:
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- ...
Preferred Qualifications:
- ...
Skills
with- .
**Benefits**: We have relocation assistance may be available, plus benefits list: health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. Also mention of overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives for VP/Director. Also maybe mention of eligibility for hybrid work arrangement? That's more schedule.
We'll create Benefits section with list:
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Sav