Sr Advanced Program Performance Management Specialist

General Dynamics • Quincy, MA

76d • $135,000 - $143,500 • Remote

About The Position

Ready to be a leader with the company that is committed to pushing the limits of truly advanced technologies? At General Dynamics Mission Systems, we create the products and services that help our service members, intelligence analysts and first responders keep our nation safe. The work we do is so advanced, its often classified. If you want to put your talent in the spotlight, its waiting for you right now, right here. We apply advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, AR/VR, Cloud Native and Quantum Physics to solve our customers missions in cyber, RF, undersea, interstellar and everything in between. Utilizing your seasoned team building skills, the Sr Advanced Program Performance Management Specialist will utilize required experiences with an integrated performance management, schedule management, or subject matter expert focus. Essentially, youll lead a team in contract/program schedule development and management/analysis for developing engineering programs for critical major components, or production or logistics programs for a large custom subsystems or small total systems. The scope of the programs will have a contract value typically at $20-50M per year, with total program value of $50-300M. Youll lead the development of the program schedule baselines within the contract parameters, the analysis of program performance (historical and predictive), the monitoring of the contract/program estimate at completion, and the review of results and recommendations to program teams.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 8 years relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years relevant experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to the nature of work performed within our facilities.
• Earned Value Management (EVM), Program Performance Management (PPM), EVM scheduling tool experience required.
• Scheduling tool and EVM cost tool integration experience a major plus.
• Experience developing both proposal and execution schedules.
• Prior experience supporting Integrated Baseline Reviews with customers and DCMA EVMS Audits.
• Highly proficient organizational, analysis, and time management skills, attention to detail and accuracy, and ability to multi-task high priorities.
• Master Scheduler that can develop a draft schedule outline and work breakdown structure based on key program documents.
• Highly proficient ability to solve problems.
• Effective team leader.
• Interfaces with multiple IPT leads and PMs at multiple locations.
• Effectively and efficiently works within time constraints and adjusts to changing circumstances.
• Acts as a change agent, challenges the status quo.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, to include Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
• Subject matter expert on MS Project and prior experience integrating MS Project data with Deltek Cobra.
• Can mentor and train others on schedule development and sound scheduling techniques.
• Experience in coordination of program requirements across planning stages with multiple subcontractors.

Nice To Haves

• Domain knowledge in program and/or product life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead the schedule management side of EVMS while demonstrating a strong understanding of all aspects of EVMS including cost.
• Lead or co-lead the establishment of the program baseline within the contract parameters in conjunction with the program team.
• Drive the program's monthly business rhythm ensuring inputs are received and reports are generated on time to meet strict program reporting deadlines.
• Lead the analysis of historical and predictive metrics, monitor major milestone/deliverable dates and project completion dates, and make recommendations to program manager and program stakeholders.
• Develop time-phased budgets and forecasts by resource loading the schedule based on program team inputs to meet all contract and program objectives.
• Collect and update full program performance data, prepare and analyze historical and predictive measures, and review results and recommendations with program manager and program leads.
• Integrate subcontractor data and/or material data into program data.
• Ensure program schedules are horizontally and vertically integrated and resolve network logic conflicts.
• Apply advanced schedule techniques and analysis (health and quality checks, resource loading, risk analysis).
• Lead the program in analyzing the critical path and driving paths to identify and manage schedule risk.
• Prepare timely, accurate program review documents in alignment with program monthly business rhythm.
• Present documents to appropriate audience.
• Prepare timely, accurate customer required documents and review with program manager and department manager.
• Lead updates to the program baseline to ensure latest contract modifications and related requirements are incorporated.
• Define requirements to solve common business problems.

Benefits

• Highly competitive benefits.
• Flexible work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees