Lead Enterprise Schedule Analyst - Expert #2074

Compass is seeking a motivated individual to provide operational services to the Intelligence Community (IC), the Department of War (DoW), and Federal communities. Our goal is to hire talented and passionate team members who desire to grow their skills and enhance the company’s reputation with partners, clients, and stakeholders. Join an innovative team supporting mission-critical activities, with professional IT certification training opportunities available.

Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI
Locations: Washington Metropolitan Area, St. Louis, MO, Huntsville, AL

About the Role

The Lead Enterprise Schedule Analyst will collaborate with systems engineers and program, project, and segment managers to provide leadership in schedule development and management. Responsibilities include overseeing integrated schedules, conducting critical path analysis, identifying dependencies, performing "what-if" analyses, and delivering comprehensive visualization and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage, maintain, and operate automated enterprise schedules using government-approved tools (e.g., Microsoft Project/Project Server) to integrate and assess schedule data across NGA and Mission Partners.
• Develop and update processes for schedule creation, data collection, critical path analysis, dependency identification, and "what-if" scenario execution.
• Ensure critical path analysis and "what-if" scenarios are conducted to assess schedule achievability, change impacts, and risks, and develop mitigation plans.
• Lead NGA/NSG meetings by presenting schedule data through reports, Gantt charts, and other visualizations, clearly communicating status, deviations, and areas of concern.
• Coordinate with programs to obtain data for creating and maintaining schedules, including linkages, dependencies, and appropriate levels of detail.
• Engage with mission partners to understand key dependencies and align schedules accordingly.
• Identify system development milestones that drive capability phasing to meet enterprise epics or equivalent planning timeframes.
• Develop, manage, and maintain connections between strategic-level guidance, enterprise-level effectivities, and lower-level program/project milestones.
• Support enterprise, cross-program, and cross-project schedule and technical roadmap development, milestone reviews, and baseline maintenance.
• Collaborate with the GPOC lead for Enterprise Release Management to facilitate coordinated capability releases.

Requirements

• Expert-level scheduling experience (10+ years).
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or scientific field such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related STEM discipline.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Primavera, or similar scheduling tools for program, project, and enterprise-level schedule management and reporting.
• At least five years of experience in government or industry establishing, managing, or leading tool-based schedule management processes for traditional and Agile efforts.

Qualifications

• NGA experience (desired).
• Leadership experience, including overseeing or monitoring tasks and approving issue resolution.
• Ability to provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) and direct multiple senior personnel/contractors through the project lifecycle.
• Master’s degree plus 10 years of experience, or Bachelor’s degree plus 12 years of experience, or Associate’s degree plus 14 years of experience, or 15 years of experience in a related field.

Skills

• Develop and apply complex concepts and processes spanning multiple organizations and disciplines.
• Perform multiple tasks at an expert level and lead senior/mid-level personnel.
• Recommend new technology to senior leadership.

Pay

• Washington Metropolitan Area: $146,500 – $207,200
• St. Louis, MO: $130,000 – $183,800
• Huntsville, AL: $130,300 – $184,300

Salary is determined by scope, responsibilities, experience, clearance, education, skills, location, and business/contract considerations.