Working as a Program Planner/Scheduler is an exciting opportunity to become part of a high tech team of people developing innovative products for the Aerospace and Defense industry. You will be responsible for developing a multi-year plan that the team must follow to produce the customer deliverable. You will lead the Program Planner/Scheduler effort responsible for program planning and baseline development, baseline management and control, and schedule status, analysis and reporting.

What You’ll Do

• Recognized as expert in Project Controls with responsibility for interfacing with customer and industry experts
• Review customer contract, statement-of-work and CDRL requirements and develop a plan to meet requirements. Communicate plan to program team
• Lead the program team in the development of the program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) that meets customer and management requirements
• Work with the Control Account Managers (CAM) and Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads to determine resource needs to support the work
• Lead the development and implementation of the program baseline to meet the Earned Value Management System Description requirements
• Work with Control Account Managers (CAM) to ensure schedule updates are entered into the IMS as provided
• Incorporate changes into the schedule baseline as required following proper change management process
• Provide the program with primary and secondary critical path analysis, variance to baseline analysis, and look-ahead reporting
• Develop and issue all customer and management schedule reporting. Present schedule data as required
• Create a schedule management plan to develop the schedule and document schedule assumptions and constraints.
• Assist program team in development of Contract Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS) and Dictionary, CWBS Index, Organizational Breakdown Structure and Responsibility Assignment Matrix
• Lead the development and implementation of the program baseline to meet the Earned Value Management System Description requirements
• Support development of programmatic opportunities/risks and their mitigation strategies. Provide inputs to risk manager.
• Perform Schedule Risk Assessment and provide analysis and results to program manager, management, and customer as required
• Resource loading a schedule using Microsoft Project 2010 or later
• Assist CAMs with subcontract integration
• Ensure material tasks are aligned with material procurement and fabrications in the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system
• Lead Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) preparation and execution
• Review schedules using Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) metrics and ensure compliance to each metric
• Support Estimate At Completion (EAC) development and analysis
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Support Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

What You’ll Need

• BS in a related field plus 10 or more years of related experience.
• Experienced using Microsoft Project 2010 or later preferred.
• Experienced using Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Understanding of earned value principles.