STAFF Program Planning Analyst/Scheduler

About the role

The Planner/Scheduler will be hired directly into our Scheduling Center of Excellence and placed on programs within the Mission Systems (MS) Sector. The MS scheduling organization focuses on skill development and creates a pathway for professional development and progression. The Center of Excellence provides training within a standard, common tool suite that allows for speed, productivity and integration while facilitating compliance and focusing on program execution.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with technical leads on the program to develop and status the IMS on a weekly basis.
• Ensures the Program’s Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
• Utilizes Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas.
• Consults with the Program Team and provides thorough project analysis showing knowledge and understanding of the program and the principles of EVMS, and consults and implements processes and/or work flows to enhance cost and schedule performance.
• Performs schedule risk analyses and integrates risk management processes into the program’s plans.
• Identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts and performs predictive analysis for program management decision making.
• Provides interface/support to program office, IPT leads/CAMs.
• Mentors and coaches less experienced schedulers to achieve program objectives.
• Support new business proposal providing recommendations on schedule methodologies and proposal strategies and develop an IMP and IMS.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years' related professional experience - OR - a Master's degree with 10 years' related professional experience.
• Will consider 16 years of applied experience in lieu of degree.
• 8 years’ experience in project scheduling using Microsoft Project, Oracle P6, Deltek Open Plan or other related scheduling tools.
• Demonstrated expert knowledge using Schedule Health Analysis tools and Schedule Risk Assessment tools.
• Experience using MS Office suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Skills

• Expert knowledge using Schedule Health Analysis tools and Schedule Risk Assessment tools.
• Experience using MS Office suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off

Pay

Annual salary range: $153,600.00 - $230,400.00

Schedule

9/80 Work Schedule (where available)