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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 8 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 15 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

• Significant experience with Microsoft Project and/or Microsoft Project Server.
• Prior experience in an engineering and operations/manufacturing environment.
• Government contractor or Aerospace and Defense industry background.
• Knowledge of engineering processes, principles, and practices.
• Knowledge of risk management concepts and risk analysis related to Integrated Master Schedules.
• Knowledge of DoD EVMS Guidelines (ANSI-748C), Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), and Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR).
• Experience leading teams, formally or informally.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in creating Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) that reflect technical approaches and execution plans, contract Statements of Work and data requirements, critical materials, traceability to the work breakdown structure, resource loading traceable to bases of estimate, and critical path analysis.
• Analyze schedules for project critical paths and advise management about critical-path changes and projected milestone performance.
• Coordinate with Control Account Managers and cross-functional Integrated Product Team members to develop, maintain, and analyze schedule data reflecting their work scope.
• Obtain and analyze status data from affected organizations to prepare, update, and distribute periodic project status reports.
• Analyze schedule performance-to-plan variances and support corrective actions to improve planning and scheduling processes.
• Perform Monte Carlo Schedule Risk Assessments on key programs as standard work.
• Develop schedule metrics and use metrics analysis to support team management.
• Conduct team schedule reviews, including wall walks and Integrated Master Plan events.
• Brief leadership, including executive-level leadership, on schedule matters.
• Provide program teams with insights into scheduling trends and best practices to help formulate achievable schedules.
• Collaborate with business-unit and corporate program-planning and management subject matter experts on tools and processes that support industry best practices.
• Partner with Program Managers and Planners to assign appropriate resources to programs.
• Support Planners’ career development and review merits, promotions, and training needs.
• Obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Manage the team's day-to-day operational, logistical, and administrative needs.
• Support, mentor, and advocate for the team; interface with program leadership to ensure appropriate support is provisioned.
• Work with programs and their teams to promote compliant planning and EVMS processes.