Advanced Program Performance Management Specialist - PPM/EVM

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc

1d•Remote

About The Position

Imagine building your career by developing the solutions that support the mission of our nation’s service members, intelligence analysts and first responders. That’s the challenge that’s waiting for you at General Dynamics Mission Systems. Here you have the opportunity to redefine innovation and excellence for the world. Are you ready? Then make a career move that makes an impact at General Dynamics Mission Systems. General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for an Advanced Program Performance Management Specialist within the Airborne Line of Business. The 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. Within our global environment, the Advanced Program Performance Management Specialist (Adv PPM Spec) provides contract/program cost and/or schedule management and analysis for new and mature programs typically valued up to $20M per year. As an individual contributor taking direction from a manager or team lead, you’ll develop the program time-phased cost and/or schedule baseline within the contract parameters in conjunction with the program team along with analyzing program performance (historical and predictive), monitor the contract/program Estimate at Complete and/or schedule completion date, and make recommendations to program manager and program leads. What you’ll experience: Technologies that aren’t just top-notch, they’re often top-secret A team of bold thinkers committed to exploring what’s next Opportunities to gain new knowledge - as it’s discovered

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus a minimum of 5 years relevant experience; or a Master's degree
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, to include Excel, Word, MS Project and PowerPoint
Earned Value Management (EVM), Program Performance Management (PPM), or scheduling tool knowledge is required; solid knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles
Highly proficient organizational, analysis, and time management skills, attention to detail and accuracy, and ability to multi-task high priorities
Experience in coordination of program requirements across planning stages with multiple subcontractors
Domain knowledge in program and/or product life cycle and financial processes
Effective team builder
Acts as a change agent, challenges the status queue
Solid ability to solve problems
Ability to work both independently and as a team member
Solid organizational, analytical, and time management skills, attention to detail and accuracy, and ability to multi-task high priorities
Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for providing contract/program cost and/or schedule management and analysis related to established or new development programs for major component or small system, or production or logistics programs
Single or multiple contracts typically valued up to $20M per year
The analyst will develop the program cost and/or schedule baseline within the contract parameters in conjunction with the program team
The analyst will analyze program performance (historical and predictive), and monitor the contract/program Estimate at Complete and schedule completion date, and make recommendations to program manager and program leads
Develops the time-phased budget in conjunction with program team to meet all contract and program objectives
Collects and updates full program performance data, prepares and analyzes historical and predictive measures, and reviews results and recommendations with program manager and program leads
Integrates subcontractor cost and/or schedule data and/or material data into program data
Ensures program schedules are horizontally and vertically integrated and resolves network logic conflicts
Applies advanced schedule techniques and analysis (health and quality checks, resource loading, risk analysis)
Analyzes critical path and driving paths to identify and manage schedule risk
Prepares timely, accurate program review documents
Presents documents to appropriate audience
Prepares timely, accurate customer required documents and reviews with program manager and department manager
Coordinates contract/program Estimate At Complete (EAC), risk and opportunity, and Management Reserve data with Finance organization as input into business financial commitments
Updates program time-phased budget and/or schedule and associated documents to ensure latest contract modifications and related requirements are incorporated
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
Works on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
May be asked to supports proposal development activities, including proposal preparation, fact finding, and negotiations
Fosters an environment of trust and teamwork: builds collaborative relationships
Communicates professionally and effectively