Sr Principal Program Performance Management Specialist (PPM / EVM)

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience. Due to the nature of work performed, U.S. citizenship is required

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Sr Principal Program Performance Management Specialist (PPM / EVM). This position provides an opportunity to enhance the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nation’s fundamental defense services.  General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

• This position is responsible for utilizing required experiences with an integrated performance management, schedule management, or subject matter expert focus
• Leads teams across multiple programs in the contract/program cost and/or schedule development and management/analysis for advanced developing engineering programs for large subsystems or small total systems, or production or logistics programs for major total systems
• Scope is programs with contract value typically greater than $50M per year, with total program value greater than $200M
• The analyst will lead the development of the program cost and/or schedule baseline within the contract parameters, the analysis of program performance (historical and predictive), the monitoring of the forecasted completion data, and reviewing results with and making recommendations to program teams
• Mentors and trains team members
• Serves as the subject matter expert in the guidance and mentoring of program teams and Program Performance Management (PPM) staff in program management tools and processes
• Builds and leads a team in the development of the time-phased budget to meet all contract and program objectives and support the integration of cost and schedule data
• Leads analysis of program performance data, prepare historical and predictive measures, and drive program teams to make proactive decisions
• Advanced analysis of subcontractor and material data and communication of impact to customer data
• Advanced analysis in the contract/program Estimate At Complete (EAC), Management Reserve, risk and opportunity management
• Prepares and presents accurate and timely program review documents to executive leadership and customers
• Partners with other functions in the integration of contract/program risk/opportunity, Management Reserve, and Estimated at Complete for business financial commitment analysis and reporting
• Leads the reconciliation of program data with latest contract modifications
• Applies key areas of the Program Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) to develop executable processes for supported programs and lead program teams in their implementation
• Defines requirements to solve common business problems
• Fosters an environment of trust and teamwork: build collaborative relationships, internally and externally
• Interfaces with multiple IPT leads and PMs across multiple major geographic locations
• Responsible for coordination and accuracy of timely program deliverables
• Mentors teams in ensuring EVMS compliance through audits
• Recognized as subject matter expert in program management skills
• Leads multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Leads the team in the development of the IMP and IMS integrated with the budget to meet all proposal, contract, and program objectives
• Ensures advanced schedule techniques (health and quality checks, resource loading, critical path analysis, and risk analysis) are applied effectively to drive proactive decisions
• Integrates lower level schedules into a master program schedule
• Ensures major projects and program schedules are horizontally and vertically integrated and resolves network logic conflicts
• Creates and analyzes program milestone charts
• Mentors Planners in planning and scheduling best practice
• Assesses industry changes and impacts to PPM policies and procedures related to EVMS and scheduling
• Creates and manages WBS, IMP/IMS for proposals
• Defines requirements and leads efforts to automate processes to solve common business problems
• Manages the design of tests to evaluate new EVMS and/or scheduling tools, analyzes test results, and makes recommendations to support operational improvement
• Manages the incorporation of new EVMS and/or scheduling tools
• Manages tool re-design to improve performance
• Trains analysts in the EVMS and schedule tools
• Serves as a senior