Program Planning & Scheduling Analyst III

DPP•Melbourne, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

DPP is seeking a Program Planning & Scheduling Analyst III for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry. This is a 14-month W2 contract role requiring an onsite presence in Melbourne, FL. The role requires the candidate to be a US Citizen with a current/active Secret security clearance and the ability to obtain Program Access within a reasonable amount of time.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry-related fields experience; OR a Master's Degree with 3 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry-related fields experience; OR Associate's Degree with 7 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience; OR High School Diploma/GED with 9 years of business, finance, accounting, program control and/or similar industry related fields experience.
Scheduling and planning experience.
Experience with EVMS.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Basic understanding of Microsoft Project.
Active U.S. government Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Aerospace/Defense Industry Experience.
Excel Macro/VBA Skills.
Experience working in Microsoft Project Server Environment.
Experience in Deltek Cobra.
Experience in Deltek Acumen Risk.
Knowledge of DCMA health metrics.
Schedule Management Experience and MS Project Experience.

Responsibilities

Prepares, develops and coordinates the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet all program objectives.
Ensures major projects and program schedules and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
Tracks plans and schedules, performs risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts.
Utilizes Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas.