Program Planner II - Onsite

About the role

The Program Planning Department within Raytheon is seeking a program management/planning professional to join our team. This role supports a program within the Naval directorate and involves the development, maintenance, and analysis of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).

Responsibilities

• Onsite support to the development and maintenance of program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in MS Project, based on requirements/scope provided by the customer.
• Detail plan and maintain the IMS throughout the program’s lifecycle that incorporates contractual and programmatic changes into the IMS in order to maintain realistic, current contract schedule baselines.
• Ensure the IMS is compliant with government customer requirements throughout all program phases.
• Ensure the IMS is resource loaded for applicable scope with target budgets and demonstrates thorough cost and schedule integration and is traceable to production scope.
• Conduct detailed analysis of the IMS and supporting documents to ensure quality, completeness and compliance.
• Support EAC and LRE processes as they relate to the Program IMS.
• Development and maintenance of the Program Master Phasing Schedule using Milestones Professional Software.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field of study and minimum of 2 years of Program Planning or Scheduling or Project Management experience.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Experience using software designed for creating and maintaining industry related schedules (MS Project, Primavera, Open Plan, or similar scheduling software).

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to decompose statements of work into their basic elements and transform them into workable program plan.
• Intimately familiar with applicable Government regulations, especially pertaining to program planning and Earned Value compliance.
• Understanding of basic product development principles including Agile SW development.
• Ability to interface and influence at all levels of an organization with strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Familiarity with any of the following: Achieving Process Excellence (APEX), SAP/R3, Microframe Project Manager (MPM) or similar EVMS tools and software applications such as Oracle ERP, Deltek Cobra and Deltek MPM Connect.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical/cost/schedule constraints to achieve customer satisfaction.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

What We Offer

• Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.