Principal Program Planning & Scheduling Analyst

Sierra Nevada Corporation•Dayton, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

If you like coordinating and working on complex planning and scheduling initiatives using your deep analytical skills, this is the opportunity for you! The Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst serves as a subject matter expert in scheduling, offering strategic oversight for multiple projects or programs. This role involves the optimization of scheduling processes, development of advanced scheduling methodologies, scheduling compliance, scheduling training, providing scheduling support, and ensuring scheduling best practices upheld at the enterprise level. As SNC's corporate team, we provide the company and its business areas with strategic direction and business support spanning executive management, finance and accounting, operations, human resources, legal, IT, information security, facilities, marketing, and communications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree targeting Project Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
8+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling, or a related field.
Relevant experience can be considered as a substitute for the required educational qualifications. In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 12 years of related experience is required.
Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
Must be proficient in Deltek Open Plan.
Proficient in Microsoft Project Professional.
Ability to proactively drive conversations and ask detailed questions.
Must have excellent follow-up/follow-through skills.
Comfortable collaborating with multi-faceted teams to drive issues to closure within your domain.
Ability to confidently communicate status to completion on workload, and raise roadblocks/issues to team for mitigation.

Nice To Haves

Advanced proficiency with other PPM tools such as Cobra, PM Compass, Empower, and Acumen.
Deep knowledge and experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and systems.
Comprehensive understanding of DCMA 14-point & IPMDAR DI_MGMT-81861.
In-depth knowledge of Mil Standard 881.
Expertise in applying Critical Path Analysis and Schedule Risk Analysis.
Advanced understanding of Schedule Performance and Health Metric Analysis.
Mastery in assembling and building Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
Advanced understanding of Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development.
Advanced understanding and experience in developing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
Extensive experience in the development and maintenance of resource-loaded integrated master schedules, including detailed schedule analysis, rolling wave planning, health assessments, schedule risk assessments, and critical/driving path analysis.
Expert ability to facilitate resource leveling, validate remaining work, and identify and resolve critical path conflicts.
Proven leadership in coaching, mentoring, and teaching.
Willingness to support the development and delivery of key employee training, including new employee onboarding and continuous education curriculum.

Responsibilities

Serve as an Open Plan SME (Subject Matter Expert).
Drive earned value–compliant schedules across the organization.
Develop, maintain, and enforce SNC scheduling processes, procedures, and best practices.
Partner with cross‑functional teams to ensure successful Open Plan integration with enterprise systems, including PM Compass, Cobra, and Empower.
Deliver targeted Open Plan training, role‑specific onboarding, and development of QRGs and learning content to support user adoption.
Perform schedule quality assessments such as DCMA 14‑Point Analysis and DECM.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives across scheduling discipline.
Actively participate in strategic planning and decision-making processes, providing expertise on scheduling and project management.
Lead and mentor teams in the coordination, generation, and integration of Schedule Risk Assessments (SRA) across multiple projects.
Conduct advanced analysis and provide strategic insights on schedule risks.
Develop high-level reports and presentations for executive leadership and key stakeholders.