Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst III

Are you looking for an opportunity to deepen your planning and scheduling skills in a meaningful work environment that supports and protects explorers and heroes? Join our team! As a Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst III, you will be using your skills and expertise to prepare, develop and coordinate our integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet our program objectives and ensure major projects and program schedules and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across the enterprise. You'll be expected to be proficiently tracking plans and schedules, performing risk analysis, identifying and resolving critical path and network logic conflicts utilizing Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management and other project management techniques. You'll evaluate the level of schedule compliance and identify reasons for completion shortfalls.

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation, development, and coordination of integrated master plans and schedules for highly complex projects.
• Track and maintain project plans and schedules to ensure horizontal and vertical integration across the enterprise.
• Perform advanced risk analysis to identify and mitigate schedule risks.
• Identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts using Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, and other project management techniques.
• Evaluate schedule compliance and identify reasons for completion shortfalls.
• Prepare and present detailed reports and presentations on schedule status to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate and comprehensive scheduling data.
• Support program management in developing and implementing advanced scheduling best practices.
• Mentor and guide junior and intermediate analysts on scheduling techniques and best practices.
• Participate in strategic planning and decision-making processes.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• A Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, engineering, or a related field and 6 years or more of related work experience.
  • Higher education may substitute for relevant experience
  • Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education
• Experience in Microsoft Project Professional
• 4+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling, or a related field.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Knowledge in Open Plan Scheduling tool.
• Knowledge of DCMA 14-piont & IPMR DI_MGMT-81861
• Understanding of Mil Standard 881
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)
• Understanding and application of Critical Path Analysis and Schedule Risk Analysis
• Understanding of and application of Schedule Performance and Heath Metric Analysis
• Knowledge of engineering design and life cycle concepts
• Knowledgeable of how to assemble and build an Integrated master Schedule (IMS)
• Understanding of Event versus Product based schedules,
• Understanding of Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development
• Understanding of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development
• Experience in the development and maintenance of resource loaded integrated master schedules to include detailed schedule analysis, rolling wave planning, health assessments, schedule risk assessments, and critical/driving path analysis
• Experience in facilitation of resource leveling; validation of remaining work; identification and resolution of critical path conflicts; analysis of impacts to schedule of any proposed changes
• Ability to work across multiple software systems and comprehend system relationships
• Ability to develop and conduct relevant stakeholder learning sessions.
• Foundational understanding of Program Management processes
• Knowledge of DoD, government contracting and/or public auditing, policies, standards, and procedures
• Knowledge of Cobra a plus

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