Senior Project planning & Controls

MDA•Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC

17d•Onsite

About The Position

MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The MDA Space team of more than 4,000 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission. The Satellite Systems team is the leading global independent commercial supplier of antennas, payloads, and electronics for communication and radar satellites, with a heritage in a wide range of solutions delivered to customers globally. This role is for a Senior Analyst on the Satellite team.

Requirements

Bachelor of Commerce (or equivalent) with 4+ years of related experience.
Strong planning and scheduling abilities.
Strong cost accounting abilities.
PC skills and the ability to deal with detailed documentation.
Basic understanding of contract law.
Must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level.
Must pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

Nice To Haves

Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate PMCS requirements to the program team.
Some presenting skills required.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a contractual program performance measurement baseline to ensure that timely and accurate cost and schedule analysis is performed and detailed corrective actions are taken when necessary.
In conjunction with Program and Product Line Managers, plan the contractual effort in accordance with the work breakdown structure.
Provide detailed cost and schedule analysis and summarizations of variances to the program performance baseline in order to identify program areas where corrective action is required.
Provide cost and schedule inputs into program/divisional level reports to meet reporting requirements.
Provide program forecasts to operations and finance for man loading and revenue projection requirements.
Provide contractual administrative support to Business Administrators.
Develop and maintain a program performance measurement baseline within MDA PMCS guidelines.
Maintain detailed documentation of scope changes and ensure timely implementation of these scope changes within the performance measurement baseline.