Program Schedule Analyst

Role Overview

• Responsible for supporting scheduling activities on multiple programs
• Monitors and reports performance against plans to ensure the contractual, cost and schedule objectives are met (working closely with the cost analyst.)
• Understanding of earned value management practices and procedures, which includes scheduling fundamentals and system tool usage, such as SAP and Microsoft products
• Contributes to the completion of organizational projects and goals.
• Develops solutions to a variety of problems
• Frequent use of technical knowledge and industry scheduling practices, techniques, and standards
• Works with senior specialists to prepare, develop and coordinate the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet program objectives.
• Ensures major projects are integrated across company functional groups including Finance, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality, etc.
• Tracks plans and schedules, solicits regular updates, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts.
• Utilizes milestone charts, earned value management, and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances
• Work in parallel with the cost analyst of the program to ensure the cost and schedule are reconciled. Take steps to correct any mismatched items and address root cause.
• Contributes ideas for training materials.
• Offers suggestions for areas in processes or tools that need enhancement
• Experience with integrated schedules and logic networks using Microsoft Project software or have the ability to learn this tool.
• Background with Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Word, Powerpoint
• Understands and complies with requirements in DI-MGMT-81861A, DCMA Schedule Assessment Guide and Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide
• Abides by company policies and procedures, with special attention to ethics and standards of business conduct
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Project
• Experience with Earned Value Concepts

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!