About the Role
Lead Program Scheduler supporting a large, long-term program. Responsibilities include managing complex program schedules, resource loading, cost/schedule integration, schedule analysis, and integrating inputs from all programs. This role requires interfacing with program teams to develop and maintain the integrated master schedule.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and coordinate Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to meet all program objectives.
- Perform schedule analysis in support of assigned programs or projects.
- Ensure major projects and program schedules are integrated across functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
- Perform Schedule Risk Analysis, integrate Subcontractor effort, identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts.
- Utilize Gantt, milestone charts, Critical and Driving paths, earned value management and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances.
- Ensure compliance with internal program procedures and project control system guidelines.
- Lead and participate in scheduling status reviews.
- Coordinate with Control Account Managers (CAMs) and cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT) members in the development, maintenance, and analysis of work package schedules.
- Provide insights into program scheduling trends and best practices to assist program teams with formulating achievable program schedules.
- Manage Risk and Opportunity in the IMS.
- Provide end-to-end ownership of maintenance and coordination of schedule integration between supplemental schedules, the IMS, and the Program Summary Master Schedule.
- Identify and recommend insightful mitigation plans to ensure the IMS is used as a predictive model.
- Simultaneously support multiple schedules of varying complexity.
- Develop process improvements to achieve program goals.
- Mentor program teams and CAMs in schedule best practices and Earned Value methodologies.
- Travel to various subcontractor/supplier sites as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum 9 years planning experience or 7 years minimum related experience with graduate degree.
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
- Equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.
- Demonstrated Experience on programs with responsibility for development and execution of the IMS, including setup, baseline management and update/maintenance, schedule analysis, critical path analysis, SRAs, and CDRL deliveries.
- Experience with schedule health metrics (e.g. DCMA 14-point check) and Schedule Metric Analysis – such as CEI, BEI, CPLI, SPI, etc.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Able to work within tight deadlines and multi-task various projects in an organized manner.
- Critical thinking and problem solving, attention to detail and quality of product deliverables.
Skills
- Microsoft Project
- Excel
- Excel Pivot Tables
- Word
- PowerPoint
- MS Project to Cobra cost/schedule integration
- FullMonte SRA
- SSI Tool
- OnePager Pro
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- 9/80 schedule
- Every other Friday off
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 9 years planning experience
- Minimum 7 years related experience with graduate degree
- Minimum 13 years of prior related experience (in lieu of degree)
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Graduate degree
About the Company
- Supporting a large, long-term program.
