Lead Program Performance Management Analyst

About the role

Saab, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Lead Program Performance Management Analyst to support our rapidly growing organization. This position is eligible for full-time remote. This key role requires a candidate skilled in MS Project and has a proven track record of success managing complex schedules and partnering with stakeholders to ensure program execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of program cost and/or schedule baselines within contract parameters, analyze program performance (historical and predictive), monitor contract/program Estimate at Complete (EAC) while reviewing results with and making recommendations to program teams.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in guidance and mentoring of program teams and Program Performance Management (PPM) staff in program management tools and processes.
• Integrate subcontractor and material cost and schedule data into program data.
• Perform advanced analysis in contract/program EAC, Management Reserve, Risk and Opportunity Management.
• Prepare and present accurate and timely program review documents to senior leadership.
• Reconcile program data with the latest contract modifications.
• Define requirements to solve common business problems.
• Foster an environment of trust and teamwork: build collaborative relationships internally and externally.
• Interface with multiple IPT leads and PMs across multiple geographic locations.
• Demonstrate EVMS compliance through audits; communicate professionally and effectively with team members and customers.
• Support other programs with expertise during critical time frames.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Responsible for coordination and accuracy of timely program deliverables.
• Act as change agent, challenge the status quo.
• Lead development of detailed IMP and IMS to meet all contract and program objectives and support integration of cost and schedule data.
• Ensure advanced schedule techniques (health and quality checks, resource loading, critical path analysis, risk analysis) are applied effectively to drive proactive decisions.
• Ensure major projects and program schedules are horizontally and vertically integrated and resolve network logic conflicts.
• Create and analyze program milestone charts.
• Create and manage WBS, IMP, and IMS for proposals.
• Mentor and train employees in planning and scheduling best practices.
• Lead efforts to automate processes to solve common business problems.
• Lead design of tests to evaluate new EVMS and/or schedule tools, analyze test results, and make recommendations to support operational improvement.
• Lead incorporation of new EVMS and/or schedule tools.
• Lead tool re-design to improve performance.
• Train analysts in EVMS and schedule tools.
• Serve as a senior resource to other analysts in developing solutions that meet complex business requirements.
• Lead process changes to improve overall efficiency of program performance management function.

Requirements

• 8+ years’ experience in a technical, business, military, professional or U.S. Government Contractor environment.
• Must be a U.S. citizen; applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• As a condition of employment, candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen (Drug-Free Workplace policy).

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree