Senior Manager, Project Management and Technical Program Planning with ACTIVE Secret security clearance

Geologics • Tucson, AZ

7h • $80 - $102 • Onsite

About The Position

Lead Senior Planner for development, execution and maintenance of the program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and sub schedules in a highly dynamic and challenging environment. The main functions of this role are as follows: Ability to understand technical and programmatic solutions. Partnering with the program team to lead the integration of the solution into the IMS baseline plan ensuring that cost, schedule and technical requirements are fully integrated into the execution plan. Lead and facilitate the creation and maintenance of compliant Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) on requirements provided by the customer that achieve necessary cost and schedule integration. Lead and support the team to ensure program plan and IMS is developed consistently with client Lifecycle Program Management. Must be able to review the IMS planned work for accuracy, identifying missing work or work that is planned improperly. Understand, create, use, and recommend appropriate alternative/supplemental program management plans/artifacts (HUM, MPS, First Unit Flow) to help the program team understand and manage the plan. Partner with SMEs to explain Schedule Risk Analysis results to the program teams, understand SRA concepts and theory with the ability to interpret results to the team and integrate mitigation plans into the IMS and schedule risks into the Risk Management process. Provides weekly and monthly planning metrics on schedule status, baseline maintenance, critical path analysis, and schedule variance analysis and network logic validation, employing appropriate Earned Value Management System processes. Mentor and train junior planners.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, STEM or related field of study.
• 15+ years of applicable Planner or Program Management experience that included Program Planning and Scheduling
• Prior work experience with development and maintenance of Integrated Master Schedules in a highly matrixed Organization
• Prior work experience using software designed for creating and maintaining industry related schedules. (MS Project, Primavera, Open Plan, or similar scheduling software)
• Prior work experience with managing/leading/integrating scheduling and EVMS techniques (or similar) principles for project teams.

Nice To Haves

• Prior work experience with aerospace/defense planning and finance tool suite
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate effective integration and maintenance into the IMS for technical, schedule and cost in a classified EVMS environment.
• Demonstrated ability to understand the program technical and programmatic solution and lead integration and modelling of that solution into the IMS.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret/analyze SRA results, program schedule risk/opportunity drivers and schedule probability of success.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with Planning and functional organizational SMEs to support their program teams.
• Understanding of hardware and software development life cycle with exposure to agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage/lead/teach and support proper scheduling and EVMS techniques, principles for project personnel or teams of varying size and backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to understand different perspectives and ask the right questions ensuring IMS integrity and cohesiveness.
• Be able to identify and drive process improvement with the ability to work with teams to develop solutions and solve problems.
• 15+ years of previous project management experience and/or project management certification.
• Familiarity with APEX financial systems, RPM tools and/or Project Server.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of Cost Estimating/BOE generation.

Responsibilities

• Lead Senior Planner for development, execution and maintenance of the program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and sub schedules
• Partnering with the program team to lead the integration of the solution into the IMS baseline plan ensuring that cost, schedule and technical requirements are fully integrated into the execution plan.
• Lead and facilitate the creation and maintenance of compliant Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) on requirements provided by the customer that achieve necessary cost and schedule integration.
• Lead and support the team to ensure program plan and IMS is developed consistently with client Lifecycle Program Management.
• Review the IMS planned work for accuracy, identifying missing work or work that is planned improperly.
• Understand, create, use, and recommend appropriate alternative/supplemental program management plans/artifacts (HUM, MPS, First Unit Flow) to help the program team understand and manage the plan.
• Partner with SMEs to explain Schedule Risk Analysis results to the program teams, understand SRA concepts and theory with the ability to interpret results to the team and integrate mitigation plans into the IMS and schedule risks into the Risk Management process.
• Provides weekly and monthly planning metrics on schedule status, baseline maintenance, critical path analysis, and schedule variance analysis and network logic validation, employing appropriate Earned Value Management System processes.
• Mentor and train junior planners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior