Program Planning Manager - Level 2

About the role

This position serves as a process/tool Homeroom Subject Matter Manager for the Scheduling Management team within Intelligence Systems Division. Duties include facilitating a high caliber, rapid response EVMS scheduling process, tools, and training; ensuring internal/external best practice program planning and scheduling team support; assisting with program startup support, kickoff package development, and hitting annual goals; and collaborating with other functional leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate high caliber, rapid response EVMS scheduling process, tools and training for programs as a representative for the Scheduling Management functional group
• Ensure internal/external best practice program planning and scheduling team support
• Aid program planning to hit target team annual goals
• Fortify team planning data, logical sequencing of activities, and establishment of activity durations
• Collaborate with other functional leadership teams to ensure seamless and collaborative integration of your team efforts
• Support major proposal and pipeline reviews
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant professional experience
• Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• Experience in a lead or supervisory role
• Proficient in developing and maintaining a program schedule in a scheduling software tool (MS Project, Open Plan, PS3, etc.)
• Extensive Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) experience
• Strong PC skills and proficient knowledge with Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Excel
• Understand process and implementation of schedule risk assessments (using Acumen Fuse or other commercial SRA tools)
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment with technical subject matter experts and business operations personnel

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret/SCI security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time