Sr Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst

Sierra Nevada Corporation•Englewood, CO

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst is a subject matter expert in scheduling, providing strategic oversight for multiple projects or programs. This role focuses on optimizing scheduling processes, developing advanced methodologies, and mentoring junior schedulers. The analyst ensures project schedules are realistic, achievable, and aligned with organizational goals, requiring a deep understanding of scheduling principles and effective complex schedule management. Collaboration with various stakeholders is key to meeting project timelines and contributing to the success of organizational initiatives. The position is within the Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area, which delivers affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection, and security solutions globally. The MST team supports the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial, and international customers with extensive experience in platform operations, engineering, and full lifecycle management across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree targeting Project Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
6+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling, or a related field. Relevant experience can be considered as a substitute for the required educational qualifications. In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of related experience is required. Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
Proficient in Microsoft Project Professional or other similar scheduling tool or similar schedule toolset.
Ability to proactively drive conversations and ask detailed questions.
Must have excellent follow-up/follow-through skills.
Comfortable collaborating with multi-faceted teams to drive issues to closure within your domain.
Ability to confidently communicate status to completion on workload, and raise roadblocks/issues to team for mitigation.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project or similar schedule toolset.
Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and systems.
Understanding of DCMA 14-point & IPMDAR DI_MGMT-81861.
Understanding of Mil Standard 881.
Ability to apply Critical Path Analysis and Schedule Risk Analysis.
Understanding of and ability to apply Schedule Performance and Health Metric Analysis.
Knowledge of engineering design and life cycle concepts.
Experience in assembling and building Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
Understanding of Event versus Product based schedules.
Understanding of Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development.
Understanding of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development.
Experience in the development and maintenance of resource-loaded integrated master schedules, including detailed schedule analysis, rolling wave planning, health assessments, schedule risk assessments, and critical/driving path analysis.
Ability to facilitate resource leveling, validate remaining work, and identify and resolve critical path conflicts.
Experience in coaching, mentoring, and teaching.
Ability to develop and conduct relevant stakeholder learning sessions.
Ability to work across multiple software systems and comprehend system relationships.
Foundational understanding of Program Management processes.
Knowledge of DoD, government contracting, and/or public auditing policies, standards, and procedures.
Willingness to support the development and delivery of key employee training, including new employee onboarding and continuous education curriculum.
Oversee the coordination, generation, and integration of Schedule Risk Assessments (SRA) for complex and large-scale projects.
Analyze schedule data to provide insights and recommendations.
Prepare and deliver in-depth reports and presentations to senior leadership and customers.
Knowledge and experience of how to decompose work
Experience with baseline change control / requests

Responsibilities

Lead the preparation, development, and coordination of integrated master plans and schedules for highly complex projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
Develop, track and update schedules; facilitate resource leveling; validate remaining work; identify and resolve critical path conflicts; analyze impacts to schedule of any proposed changes.
Coordinate routine integrated master schedule (IMS) meetings with Program, Operations, Engineering, Management as well as Customer Representatives.
Conduct advanced risk analysis to identify and proactively mitigate schedule risks, ensuring project timelines are met.
Identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts using Gantt, Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), milestone charts, and other advanced project management techniques.
Evaluate schedule compliance and systematically identify reasons for completion shortfalls, implementing corrective actions as needed.
Prepare and present detailed reports and presentations on schedule status to senior stakeholders, providing clear insights and recommendations.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate and comprehensive scheduling data, fostering effective communication and coordination.
Support program management in developing and implementing advanced scheduling best practices, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
Mentor and guide junior and intermediate analysts on advanced scheduling techniques and best practices, fostering their professional development.