Program Scheduler

CAE•Tampa, FL

About The Position

About This Role Who We Are: CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness. CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed. What We Have to Offer: Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun! Summary Performs schedule analysis in support of assigned programs or projects. Ensures major projects and program schedules and plans are 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. Ensures compliance with internal program procedures and project control system guidelines. May lead or participate in scheduling status reviews. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Interface with all functional/technical disciplines at all levels in creation and maintenance of schedule data including presentation of schedule activity, gathering of status, and input/analysis of status. Develops program plan schedules (Master, Intermediate, and Detailed) and performance measurement reporting which satisfy company and customer requirements for program status. Ability to perform Schedule Risk Assessments and provide analysis to team and/or customers. Analyzes program schedule status (resources, schedule duration, activity constraints, relationships of activities, critical path). Analyze historical program performance data to develop schedule and cost estimates in support of responses to proposal requests. Assist in the creation and development of proposal schedules, negotiations, audits, and fact-finding. Preparation of monthly Internal Program Reviews and required US Government reports. Performs special project and studies as required. Performs varied program planning, scheduling, and monitoring of an involved nature, such as researching and gathering specific data, i.e. resources, schedule duration, activity constraints, relationships of activities, and interdependencies. Provide technical assistance in development, deployment, and implementation of processes, training, and tools in support of the Program Planning software and disciplined use. Communicates within and outside of the organization which include customers or vendors. Works to influence others to accept individual or team’s views or practices and changes to concepts, practices, and approaches. Communicates with leadership regarding matters of importance to the functional or business area. May conduct briefings with leaders. Works under general supervision. May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area. May be responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area. May manage projects at this level with responsibility for the delegation of work and the review of others' work product. Work consists of making significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, or products to enhance performance of job area. May develop new concepts or standards. Opportunities for problem solving and innovation are undefined, where information is difficult to obtain. Conducts extensive investigation to understand root cause of problems. Problems span a wide range of difficult and unique issues across the function and/or business area. Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DOD security clearance Qualifications and Education Requirements Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 8 years of prior related experience. Experience with Program Scheduling Software (Deltek Open Plan, MS Project, Primavera, or other scheduling tool). Accuracy and attention to details are essential and must be able to work well with others, work independently, and respond to short deadlines. Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 8 years of prior related experience.
Experience with Program Scheduling Software (Deltek Open Plan, MS Project, Primavera, or other scheduling tool).
Accuracy and attention to details are essential and must be able to work well with others, work independently, and respond to short deadlines.
Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Nice To Haves

Deltek Open Plan experience
DoD/EIA-748 Earned Value Management familiarity/experience.
DCMA EVM Audits and Surveillance
Agile Development experience.
Software PC skills including Microsoft Project, Excel, Word & Power Point.
Experience with DELTEK COBRA, CostPoint, and MRP systems.
Good communication skills required.

Responsibilities

Interface with all functional/technical disciplines at all levels in creation and maintenance of schedule data including presentation of schedule activity, gathering of status, and input/analysis of status.
Develops program plan schedules (Master, Intermediate, and Detailed) and performance measurement reporting which satisfy company and customer requirements for program status.
Ability to perform Schedule Risk Assessments and provide analysis to team and/or customers.
Analyzes program schedule status (resources, schedule duration, activity constraints, relationships of activities, critical path).
Analyze historical program performance data to develop schedule and cost estimates in support of responses to proposal requests.
Assist in the creation and development of proposal schedules, negotiations, audits, and fact-finding.
Preparation of monthly Internal Program Reviews and required US Government reports.
Performs special project and studies as required.
Performs varied program planning, scheduling, and monitoring of an involved nature, such as researching and gathering specific data, i.e. resources, schedule duration, activity constraints, relationships of activities, and interdependencies.
Provide technical assistance in development, deployment, and implementation of processes, training, and tools in support of the Program Planning software and disciplined use.
Communicates within and outside of the organization which include customers or vendors.
Works to influence others to accept individual or team’s views or practices and changes to concepts, practices, and approaches.
Communicates with leadership regarding matters of importance to the functional or business area.
May conduct briefings with leaders.
May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area.
May be responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area.
May manage projects at this level with responsibility for the delegation of work and the review of others' work product.
Work consists of making significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, or products to enhance performance of job area.
May develop new concepts or standards.
Opportunities for problem solving and innovation are undefined, where information is difficult to obtain.
Conducts extensive investigation to understand root cause of problems.
Problems span a wide range of difficult and unique issues across the function and/or business area.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DOD security clearance

Benefits

Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

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