Program Planner (All Levels)

National Steel and Shipbuilding Com•San Diego, CA

7d•$69,500 - $113,300

About The Position

Maintains, and aligns the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for New Construction Programs and New Construction Study Contracts. Supports effort of schedule development with Production, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Planning groups. Monitors schedule performance, performs detailed schedule analysis. Evaluates Critical Path Networks (CPN). Evaluates overall logic of program schedule. Provides complex outfitting/steel work breakdown and sequencing based on established production rates as required. Reports to Supervisor or Manager. Interfaces with Supply Chain, Engineering, Planning and Production groups.

Requirements

Engineering, Business, Project Management or equivalent technical degree are encouraged to apply.
Knowledge of all of the following: MACPAC, LMS, Open Plan, PC Analysis tools (e.g. Excel). Knowledge of EVMS principles.
General understanding of Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) schedule requirements and how to align NASSCO's schedule to meet DCMA schedule requirements.
Effectively communicate schedule constraints, capacity challenges, Production material requirements, manpower requirements, and other schedule challenges to different levels of management.
Actively participates in implementing and monitoring continuous improvement initiatives to improve safety, improve quality, reduce cycle time, and reduce costs.
Experience in performing process analysis directed toward improved efficiency in Planning and either Production or Engineering.
Experience in integration of Engineering, Material, Planning and Production requirements, and initiatives.
Excellent communication skills, including ability to produce complex material consisting of qualitative Information, rationales, conclusions, and recommendations for presented material.
Interpersonal working relationships with emphasis on cooperation and teamwork.

Responsibilities

Develops plans, schedules, budgets or analysis independently.
Supports in tasked area for planning, scheduling or analysis.
Supports in resolution of planning problems.
Supports process and problem analysis projects.
Assists in development of departmental procedures, work instructions, and training instructions.
Provide manning projections across programs in support of various internal needs.
Maintains, and aligns the New Construction Major Milestones schedule to overall IMS for all contracts.
General understanding of shipyard capacity and production bottlenecks.
General understanding of NASSCO's MOS.
Ensure the incorporation of the baseline build strategy for new construction into the program schedule, which include design changes, new method application, and facility improvements; provides recommendations to new build strategy implementation.
Identifies Critical Path and maintains consistent reporting on same.
Initiates and analyzes impact of process improvements.
Makes presentations.
Other responsibilities and duties as assigned.