Master Planner Sr
About The Position
BAE Systems is seeking an experienced Senior Program Planner to join its Tactical Systems product line in the Aerospace & Mission Systems sector. The Senior Program Planner prepares and coordinates integrated master plans and schedules to meet program objectives, ensuring schedules are integrated across company functions such as finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality. The role monitors schedule performance, conducts risk analysis, resolves critical-path and network-logic conflicts, and uses project management techniques to assess progress and identify variances. It also prepares and updates customer reports. The position uses a hybrid remote work format, with time split between the Hudson, New Hampshire, or Greenlawn, New York office and remote work. Applicants must live within commuting distance of one of those offices or be willing to relocate.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Operations, a technical field, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a similar applicable discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Four years of planning/scheduling experience with a bachelor’s degree, or three years of related experience with a master’s degree.
- Ability to facilitate development of Integrated Master Plans and Integrated Master Schedules that guide program execution and support earned value performance.
- Ability to lead or facilitate planning, establishment, and maintenance of the Performance Measurement Baseline.
- Ability to identify trends using schedule metrics, recommend timely corrective actions, and support implementation.
- Ability to proactively engage in program execution and risk management.
- Ability to review, recommend, and implement schedule work-arounds or recovery plans.
- Ability to monitor SPI/CPI and BEI performance and prepare schedule status reports for customer and/or business management reviews.
- Must reside within commuting distance of the Hudson, NH, or Greenlawn, NY office, or be willing to relocate there.
Nice To Haves
- Strong interpersonal skills to influence cross-functional work teams.
- Ability to prioritize and self-manage a multi-tasked workload in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to make decisions with sound judgment while complying with policies and procedures.
- Proficiency in MS Project or other planning software, MS Excel, and MS Office applications.
- Experience with forProject-DCMA Analyzer, schedule risk software, and SSI Tools.
- Experience with project forecasting and analysis, particularly in a U.S. defense environment.
- Understanding of the industry Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide (PASEG).
- General understanding of U.S. DoD schedule policies and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) requirements.
- Knowledge of schedule compliance with internal policies, customer and industry requirements, and IPMDAR DI-MGMT-81861B.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, develop, and coordinate integrated master plans and integrated master schedules to meet program objectives.
- Ensure major project and program schedules and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across functions, including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
- Monitor program schedule performance and track plans and schedules.
- Perform risk analysis and identify and resolve critical-path and network-logic conflicts.
- Use Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management, and other project management techniques to gauge progress, identify performance variances, and focus intervention on critical areas.
- Prepare and update reports for customers.
- Facilitate the development of Integrated Master Plans and Integrated Master Schedules to guide program execution and serve as the basis for earned value performance.
- Lead or facilitate planning, establishment, and maintenance of the Performance Measurement Baseline.
- Identify trends using schedule metrics, suggest timely corrective actions, and support their implementation.
- Proactively engage in program execution and risk management.
- Review, recommend, and implement schedule work-arounds or recovery plans proactively.
- Assist program management by monitoring SPI/CPI and BEI performance and preparing schedule status reports for customer and/or business management reviews.
- Ensure schedules comply with internal policies, customer and industry requirements, and IPMDAR DI-MGMT-81861B requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
