Manager, Program Scheduling

OSI Systems•Richardson, TX

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Continental Electronics Corporation is a leading provider of RF technologies and innovative solutions with 80 years of proven performance. CEC has experienced significant recent growth and has established itself as the go-to supplier for a diversified product line supporting a wide spectrum of markets from commercial products, military customers, to space research laboratories. The Manager of Program Scheduling oversees the development, adherence to, and continual improvement of CEC program scheduling processes and manages all scheduling personnel responsible for development, maintenance, analysis, and reporting of CEC program schedules.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (B.S. or B.A.) in Program Management, Business, Engineering, or related field and 5 years of relevant project planning and scheduling experience; or 7 years of project planning and scheduling experience without a degree
Experience in Program Management, Program Planning or Scheduling departments, preferably in the defense industry sector
At least 3 years of experience building and statusing schedules in Microsoft Project
Proven leadership abilities inclusive of successful change management, mentoring, career development, training, succession planning, holding people accountable, and conducting employee reviews
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills: Ability to effectively communicate with team members, management, and other departments
Proactive, analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, influencing and attention to detail skills
Results-oriented and organized with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines

Nice To Haves

Advanced proficiency in MS Project and MS Project add-ons for risk analysis, health status and reporting
PMI scheduling or project management professional (PMI-PMP) (PMI-SP)
SECRET clearance or the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance

Responsibilities

Manages a small team of schedule personnel who perform schedule development, maintenance, and dissemination of schedule data and reports
Manages scheduling processes, seeking continual process improvement, and ensuring all program schedules accurately and consistently reflect how the work is accomplished on CEC programs
Ensures schedule team members provide both consistent and accurate schedule updates and related data in a format that aids the PMO and customers in making sound decisions
Develops and maintains integrated master program schedules, supporting the execution of CEC programs and ensuring all projects are tracked consistently through the life cycle of the program and delivered on time
Both statuses schedules and manages personnel who status schedules that are currently in execution, and works with senior leadership, functional leads, program managers and department managers to obtain accurate schedule and performance data monthly
Administers and develops schedule risk analysis processes and performs schedule risk and critical path analysis as required; and assists schedule team members in resolving critical path and logic conflicts
Directs the development of and distribution of schedule data reporting to include presentation material that consists of Gantt; PERT; Critical Path; earned value management metrics, schedule health status, and related schedule performance data
Assists the PMO in assessing schedule performance and identifies and facilitates resolution or mitigation planning for critical schedule risks and issues
Ensures compliance with DCMA, DFAR/FAR, and contractual deliveries as dictated by data item description (DID) and contract data requirements list (CDRL) or similar customer requirements
Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork
Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct. Ensure that direct report(s) are trained and evaluated on their knowledge and adherence to the company’s values, Code of Ethics and Conduct, and applicable compliance policies
It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem
Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business

Benefits

Life at OSI
long-term incentives
potential discretionary bonuses
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
comprehensive benefits
various options for health plans
access to 401(k) retirement plan
health savings account
disability insurance
life insurance
AD&D insurance
leave of absence programs
an array of voluntary benefits
paid time off is offered to be used for vacation, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty
flexible time-off