Schedule Analyst

ARES Corporation•Merritt Island, FL

6h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Schedule Analyst supporting NASA on the Kennedy Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program (LX) Support Services Contract Three (KLXS III) contract. ARES provides engineering and technical services, program and business management support services, and administrative support services to the EGS Program. The contract also includes support for ground systems and spaceflight systems planning and design; project management and integration; operations integration and analysis; technical requirements development, management, and compliance; cost, risk, information, and configuration management; and schedule integration and analysis. The Schedule Analyst will work within the EGS Program (LX), Planning and Control office.

Requirements

Scheduling expertise is mandatory
Must thoroughly understand concepts of milestones, dependencies, float/slack, lag, margin, constraints, baselines/actuals, schedule slip impacts and budgetary impacts
High level proficiency in one or more of the following: Microsoft Project (Desktop and Enterprise), Primavera P6, and Milestones Professional software packages
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and commercial business applications
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
Must fully understand the systems engineering lifecycle
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business/Math or technical equivalent from an accredited institution
5 or more years of applicable experience

Nice To Haves

Project Management Institute - Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Experience with Milestones Professional or other schedule software packages
Aerospace industry experience
Experience in schedule Analysis tools such as Acuman Fuse and GAO Schedule Assessment tool
Good organization skills to balance and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Ability to efficiently multitask

Responsibilities

Work in the NASA KSC LX Program Planning and Control (PP&C) office directly supporting the EGS schedule manager
Perform various schedule analysis tasks for the EGS Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) as well as schedule products created by the functional teams
Summarize schedule data into presentation(s) as requested by the EGS schedule manager
Create schedule guidance for the program
Provide schedule expertise to program members as required
Interface with Moon to Mars Program and Space Launch System/Orion schedule team members as a back-up to the EGS schedule manager
Update schedules in Microsoft Project which are used by the enterprise to coordinate dates across programs
Prepare presentations including, but not limited to, Performance Management Team briefings, schedule status briefings, schedule health reports mitigation plans, and IMS schedule guidance
Occasional travel for schedule Face-to-Face (F2F) events may be required
Perform schedule/prediction analysis and project forecasting
Work with and update complex Integrated Master Schedule(s) (IMS)
Create reporting for specific functional organizations and business wide distribution including resource charts, PERT charts, Gantt charts, schedule status, revisions, etc.
Participate in any process conversations directly related to Primavera usage and/or database management as relating to Planning and Program Management teams