Proposal Schedule Analyst

About the position

As a Proposal Schedule Analyst in the Engineering Cost Estimation Office (JPL Org 251), you will lead the schedule development for a variety of spaceflight projects, support trade studies by analyzing schedule impacts of alternative designs, ensure alignment between schedule products and proposal requirements, and assess schedule risk. This position reports to the Manager of Engineering Cost Estimation and interfaces regularly with leadership across JPL.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of all schedule products for Step 1 (i.e., NASA Pre-Phase A) and Step 2 (i.e., NASA Phase A) proposals.
• Create Top Level Schedules that support proposal win strategies and clearly communicate key information to a broad audience of evaluators.
• Develop Networked schedules that enable detailed analysis by expert schedule evaluators.
• Collaborate with external partners; assess and integrate their schedule inputs.
• Interpret proposal requirements and apply JPL's business tools and best practices as appropriate.
• Assess and validate proposal cost and schedule integration.
• Analyze historical schedule performance to support proposal work.
• Serve as an essential member of a multidisciplinary proposal team, sharing your perspective throughout proposal development.
• Detect significant changes to JPL's toolset, best practices, and/or proposal requirements and advise leadership on adapting proposal schedule products.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field with 6 years of relevant experience; Master's degree with 4 years of relevant experience; or PhD with 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Project, Milestone Pro, and other mainstream schedule development tools.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, maintain, and communicate a variety of project schedule products in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
• Sustained, successful performance as a scheduler on sophisticated technical developments.
• Demonstrated schedule domain credibility within program/project management and with external customers.
• Working knowledge of matrix organizational structures.
• Effective communication skills in verbal, written, and presentation forms.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate and mitigate complex problems.
• Broad, multidisciplinary knowledge and extensive experience in managing schedule planning, forecasting, analysis, performance measurement, assessment and reporting.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of JPL's best practices for schedule development and how they support JPL's business goals.
• Experience implementing scheduling throughout the lifecycle of an aerospace flight project.
• Experience on aerospace flight project proposal developments in response to NASA Award Opportunities.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans.
• Paid time off.
• Learning opportunities.
• Rideshare assistance.
• Childcare support.
• Flexible schedule.
• Parental leave.