Manager 2 - Program Planning and Scheduling

About the role

The Program Planning & Scheduling Manager 2 will lead a department with multiple program schedulers and provide guidance and direction in the preparation and coordination of plans and integrated schedules for new and existing programs. They will also function as a change agent, fostering an environment of trust, compliance, continuous improvement, and learning.

Responsibilities

• Manage all scheduling efforts and schedule baselines
• Provide site schedulers with day-to-day hands-on support, guidance, troubleshooting, and satisfying Programmatic requirements
• Function as a change agent, creating an environment of trust, compliance, continuous improvement and learning
• Project management including managing multiple priorities against ambitious timelines
• Support/coordinate of internal and external surveillance audits
• Ensure full compliance with corporate and sector scheduling processes and procedures, with particular focus on implementation of the NGMS Earned Value Management System
• Support/coordinate bids, bid reviews, integrated baseline reviews, and internal projects
• Advise business managers in integrating project schedules with Earned Value Management
• Attend site business management meetings to define schedule needs and work with sector scheduling management on resource allocation needs
• Aid sector scheduling group in evaluating goals and objectives for site schedulers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 8 years of related experience or a Master’s degree with 6 years of related experience
• 4 years of hands-on experience in Program Planning / Scheduling utilizing Microsoft Project
• Strong understanding of project management and earned-value management principles and their application to complex projects
• Proficiency in MS Office Programs (MS Project, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word)
• Experience using Schedule Health Analysis and Monte Carlo schedule risk assessment tools
• Experience in a DOD manufacturing or engineering development environment
• Production scheduling experience and familiarity with MRF
• Familiarity with Earned Value tools (Cobra, etc.)
• Familiarity with the NDIA's Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide
• Familiarity with Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR)
• Current, active DoD Secret security clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 8 years of related experience or a Master’s degree with 6 years of related experience
• Will consider 12 years of related experience in lieu of degree requirement
• 4 years of hands-on experience in Program Planning / Scheduling utilizing Microsoft Project
• Strong understanding of project management and earned-value management principles and their application to complex projects
• Proficiency in MS Office Programs (MS Project, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word)
• Experience using Schedule Health Analysis and Monte Carlo schedule risk assessment tools
• Experience in a DOD manufacturing or engineering development environment
• Production scheduling experience and familiarity with MRF
• Familiarity with Earned Value tools (Cobra, etc.)
• Familiarity with the NDIA's Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide
• Familiarity with Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR)
• Current, active DoD Secret security clearance

Skills

• Leadership qualities
• Ability to manage and drive top performance through employee engagement

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Pay

$146,600.00 - $219,800.00

Schedule

9/80