PMO Analyst-Health IT-VF Job in Woodlawn, Maryland Us

Put your years of experience in Program Management into a future of excellence by joining a Northrop Grumman team delivering cutting edge technology solutions to our clients. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Health Solutions Management division which focuses on Healthcare IT solutions for our Federal, State, and Local government clients. This individual will serve as the PMO Analyst on a mission critical effort for CMS. This position will be located in Woodlawn, MD.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain project planning, monitoring and control processes, policies and standard operating procedures

Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and client

Develop and maintain detailed master project schedule and WBS using Microsoft Project

Maintain action item, issues and risk logs

Solicit, analyze and proactively challenge schedule inputs/updates

Monitor and review status of projects and budgets and work with PMs and Business Management to communicate status and recommend corrective action/mitigation to ensure cost and schedule targets are achieved

Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives

Provide weekly and monthly updates, schedule/risk reviews, and timely reporting for program and customer reviews

Support the development of training materials for project planning/scheduling training

Support Financial and EVM reporting and analyses

Support project communications, (Monthly Status Reports, ad-hoc requests, etc.) by gathering, analyzing, preparing, summarizing and reporting project data

Provide project meeting support (e.g., scheduling, meeting facilitation and minutes)

Train project staff on project delivery processes

Ensures adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables

Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions


Minimum Qualifications:

To be considered for this position, the candidate must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:

A Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution is required with 7 or more years of professional experience; or a Masters Degree from an accredited institution with 6-8 years of related experience or equivalent

Direct work experience in PMO/project management capacity

Requires expert level knowledge of Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication for presentations at all levels

Strong analytical abilities

Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with critical partners, both internal and external

A proven ability to work well under pressure in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, balancing multiple tasks, changing requirements and priorities, and short deadline

Knowledge of PMBOK/CMMI

Experience with and understanding of doing business with the federal government

Knowledge of SDLC

Preferred Qualifications

PMP Certification

Experience and/or working knowledge of CMS's Integrated IT Investment and System Development Life Cycle Framework

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Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 75,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce regardless of age. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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