Cleared MS Project Schedule Analyst

Assured Consulting Solutions; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Assured Consulting Solutions in Springfield, VA or Chantilly, VA on site is seeking a Senior Enterprise Schedule Analyst to lead schedule development and management for NGA and mission partners. You will work with systems engineers, program managers, and segment leads to create integrated schedules, perform critical path analysis, and deliver visualization and reporting for leadership.

The role requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Requires U.S. citizenship and active TS/SCI clearance.
• Experience leading enterprise schedule development and management.
• Ability to coordinate with government customers and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage, and maintain automated enterprise schedules using government-approved tools.
• Develop and review interagency data to update integrated schedules and conduct critical path analyses.
• Lead NGA/NSG meetings, presenting schedule data, and communicating status and risks.
• Coordinate with programs to obtain data for proper schedules, dependencies, and milestones.
• Develop enterprise-level schedules and roadmaps across programs and projects.
• Collaborate with Release Management to support coordinated capability releases.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

8+ years in related field with HS/Associates

6+ years with Bachelor’s

4+ years with Master’s

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Status:

Position is active/funded and contingent upon acceptance by customer

Location:

Springfield, VA or Chantilly, VA (on site)

Clearance Required:

Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess a current and active TS/SCI clearance granted by the Department of Defense or an Intelligence Community agency. Must be able to pass a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

Background:

Assured Consulting Solutions provides strategic and innovative solutions for customer needs across the business, technology, and organizational spectrum. As a member of our team, you will have the chance to work with customers that are both Government and industry leaders and technology innovators.

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Enterprise Schedule Analyst to join our team and work alongside the Expert and Lead Enterprise Schedule Analysts. Responsibilities include working with systems engineers and program, project, and segment managers to provide leadership of schedule development and management activities. This includes overseeing the development of integrated schedules, collecting and reviewing program, project and segment date for updating and maintaining integrated schedules, conducting critical path analysis, identifying schedule dependencies, conducting “What if?” analyses, and providing comprehensive visualization/reporting. The Senior Enterprise Schedule Analyst will lead and oversee regular reporting of schedule information to designated review activities and for leadership awareness.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Create, manage, maintain and operate automated enterprise schedule(s) using government approved schedule tool (e.g. Microsoft Project/Project Server), to allow for the integration and assessment of schedule data across NGA and Mission Partners.
• Create and update defined processes to develop schedules, collect and review interagency, program, project, and segment data to update and maintain integrated schedules, conduct critical path analysis, identify dependencies, and conduct ‘What-if?’ analyses.
• Ensure critical path analysis and "what-if" scenarios are conducted to identify schedule achievability, schedule change impacts and schedule risk, and develop mitigation plans.
• Lead overall response for NGA/NSG meetings reviewing and presenting schedule data for programs, projects and segments by providing reports, Gantt charts, and other visualization products, clearly communicating schedule expectations and status, to include deviations and areas of concern.
• Lead the coordination with programs to obtain suitable data for creating and maintaining proper schedules (e.g. linkages, dependencies, level of detail).
• Lead the schedule interaction with mission partner(s) to understand key dependencies NGA has with mission partners.
• Identify system development milestones that drive phasing of capabilities to meet enterprise epics or equivalent planning timeframes.
• Develop, manage, and maintain connection of strategic-level guidance and enterprise-level effectivities with lower-level program, project, and segment effectivities and milestones.
• Develop enterprise, cross-program, and cross-project schedule and technical roadmap development, incremental reviews of schedule milestones and activities, and maintenance of schedule baselines, as directed, to ensure informed, up-to-date, and executable enterprise-level schedules.
• Collaborate with the GPOC lead for Enterprise Release Management to facilitate coordinated capability releases.

Required Qualifications:

• Microsoft Project Experience

Education/Years of Experience:

• 8+ years in a related field w/ High School Diploma or Associates Degree
• 6+ years w/ Bachelor’s Degree
• 4+ years w/ Master's Degree

Desired Qualifications:

• NGA experience

Essential Job Functions:

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to identify the essential functions of a position to determine whether an individual is qualified. Essential job functions are the fundamental duties of the position that must be performed, with or without reasonable accommodation. The essential functions of this position include:

• Ability to work onsite in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) environment, as required
• Ability to collaborate effectively with government customers, technical teams, and cross-functional partners
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and remain in a stationary position for extended periods
• Ability to support technical planning, risk identification, and system improvement initiatives
• Ability to work independently while contributing to team objectives in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work under deadlines
• Ability to develop and use more complex concepts and processes
• Ability to evaluate and recommend new technology and processes based upon cost, risk, and mission

Position Type:

Full-Time

Shift:

Day

Export Control:

For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ACS may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

Assured Consulting Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Minorities, females, disabled and protected veterans are urged to apply. ACS' utilization of any external recruitment or job placement agency is predicated upon its full compliance with our equal opportunity/affirmative action policies. ACS does not accept resumes from unsolicited recruiting firms. We pay no fees for unsolicited services.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact ACS Human Resources at [phone].

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