F135 PP&S Sustainment Manager
About The Position
Pratt & Whitney’s Program Planning & Scheduling (PP&S) organization is seeking a manager to support F135 Sustainment. PP&S works with program stakeholders to promote the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) as a healthy, integrated management tool. It manages IMS content, analyzes schedule quality, and ensures compliance with government and company standards. The F135 PP&S Sustainment Manager works with program office stakeholders and partners to ensure quality planning support for F135 Sustainment contracts within the IMS. The manager applies advanced knowledge in consulting with Program Office entities, Earned Value team members, and Cost Account Managers (CAMs) on Military Engine Programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of experience, or an advanced degree and at least 5 years of experience.
- Experience working as a program planner using logic-driven scheduling software such as Primavera, MS Project, or Open Plan.
- Experience analyzing Integrated Master Schedule quality, such as DCMA 14-point and DCMA DECM, and ability to produce valid critical paths and apply root-cause analysis to variance recovery.
- Knowledge of applying integrated cost/schedule techniques on programs.
- Experience developing talent, driving team performance, and influencing the program customer.
- Understanding of earned-value management and scheduling principles and their application to complex projects with DoD reporting requirements.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in MS Office programs, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
- Familiarity with the NDIA Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide.
- Experience with government compliance programs and reporting requirements, and familiarity with the DoD Earned Value Management System Interpretation Guide (EVM Sig).
- Experience using a Monte Carlo schedule risk simulator, such as Primavera Risk Analysis or Acumen Fuse.
- Understanding of systems or project engineering concepts and practices.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience working on schedules requiring baseline change control and monthly IMS reporting.
- Organized and self-motivated, with strong problem-solving, collaboration, critical-thinking, and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage shifting priorities efficiently while meeting deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Supervise a team of program schedulers and planners providing quality scheduling support.
- Consult with the team and apply scheduling best practices to Pratt & Whitney program plans.
- Foster collaboration with cost analyst counterparts to provide analysis that supports program decision-making.
- Ensure planning and scheduling support meets program requirements and earned value policy, including maintaining vertically and horizontally linked schedules, performing critical-path assessments, managing baseline changes, and analyzing schedule health.
- Ensure timely and correct execution of contract program deliverables, including IPMR and schedule risk assessments.
- Create program scheduling procedures and standard work.
- Continuously update professional knowledge and training skills to improve individual and team innovation and productivity.
- Communicate improvements and efficiencies in scheduling processes.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
