Citizenship Requirement - Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a U.S. Citizen.
The Senior Scheduler develops, maintains, and assesses a program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) based on customer requirements, proposal/program manager's program plan/input, and proposal/program's project lead's plan/input with a high level of accuracy.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Support a program's proposal team in their planning, documenting, and cost assessment prior to proposal release
Support the Program Manager during all phases of a program in monitoring program's day-to-day state-of-health assessment and, as required, support team leads to mitigate program cost/schedule issues.
Expected to build, baseline, and maintain schedules (task and resource loading) consistent with the National Defense Industrial Association's Planning & Schedule Excellence Guide (PASEG)
Expected to assess schedule health and analyze plan's risk and resource using Structured Solutions Inc (SSI) tools (or equivalent)
Responsible for providing weekly program reporting (e.g. Earned Value, FTE Charged to Plan, Cost to Plan, etc.) to the Program Manager
Communication (verbal and written) to program manager, customer, and senior management of schedule status through the results of key analysis (e.g. critical path, risk, variance, what-if, etc.)
Provide support to program reviews that demonstrate thorough cost and schedule integration
Participation in program's daily standups, weekly status, and other program status tracking activities
Work with program's engineering, operations, test, and suppliers to directly input status, assess issues, as well as develop work-arounds or mitigations for late tasks
Work with program managers, business operations, engineering, and operations in support of implementing earned value management on select programs
Work with program's project leads (engineering leads, operations, quality, procurements, and test) on a weekly basis to build initial plans as well as assess program status and develop/propose corrective/recovery action plans (this may occur directly or during group meetings)
Serve as subject matter expert in program scheduling, and earned value to the program team and mentor less experienced program schedulers
Qualifications And Competencies
Minimum 6 years of professional experience in Accounting, Finance, Program Management or Program Scheduling
Minimum 6 years of scheduling experience in an engineering/manufacturing environment (preferably aerospace)
Minimum 2-3 years of experience in implementing Earned Value Management, tools, and metrics
Direct experience in developing and maintaining schedules (task and resource loading) consistent with the National Defense Industrial Association's Planning & Schedule Excellence Guide (PASEG) and assessing/reporting their health, resource planning, and risk using Structured Solutions Inc Tools (SSI, or equivalent).
Direct experience in developing (or helping to develop) a work break down (WBS) structure from a statement of work
Demonstrated Microsoft Project experience
Demonstrated experience in using MS Office suite products (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)
Knowledge and experience (preferred) in setting up, performing, and reporting program earned value
The ability to interface and influence at all levels of a program and organization
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Education And/or Experience
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field, or experience in lieu of degree
Project Management and/or Earned Value Management Certification preferred
Additional Information
Competitive Salary & Benefits Package
Excellent Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance as of First Day