Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst III

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Lone Tree (CO); Sur place; USD 95 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sierra Nevada Corporation seeks a Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst III to lead the development and management of integrated master schedules for large, complex programs. The role emphasizes risk analysis, schedule optimization, and close collaboration with project managers to ensure program objectives and timelines are met.

Responsibilities include coordinating schedules across functions, presenting status to executives, and advancing scheduling best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 4+ years in project planning/scheduling; in absence of degree, 8+ years of related experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Project or similar scheduling tool.
• Ability to drive conversations and ask detailed questions.
• Excellent follow-up and follow-through skills.
• Ability to communicate status to completion and raise issues for mitigation.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance.

Responsabilités

• Lead development of integrated master plans and schedules for complex programs.
• Oversee tracking and maintenance of schedules for horizontal/vertical integration.
• Conduct advanced risk analysis to mitigate schedule risks.
• Identify critical path conflicts using Gantt, PERT, milestones, and other techniques.
• Prepare reports/presentations on schedule status to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure scheduling data quality.
• Support adoption of advanced scheduling best practices and continuous improvement.
• Identify and resolve root causes of schedule variances.

Connaissances

Scheduling tools

Risk analysis

Communication

Team collaboration

Questioning requirements

Security clearance

Formation

Bachelor's degree in PM/Engineering/Business

8+ years of experience in lieu of degree

Outils

Microsoft Project

PM software tools

EVM tools

Description du poste

Are you looking for an opportunity to deepen your planning and scheduling skills in a meaningful work environment that supports and protects explorers and heroes? Join our team! The Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst III leads the development and management of comprehensive project schedules for large-scale and complex programs. This role ensures the integration of all project activities, performs advanced risk management, and provides detailed schedule analysis. The Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst III collaborates closely with project managers and stakeholders to ensure alignment with program objectives and timelines.

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations - with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation, development, and coordination of integrated master plans and schedules for highly complex projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Oversee the tracking and maintenance of project plans and schedules to ensure horizontal and vertical integration across the enterprise.
• Conduct advanced risk analysis to identify and proactively mitigate schedule risks, ensuring project timelines are met.
• Identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts using Gantt, Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), milestone charts, and other advanced project management techniques.
• Evaluate schedule compliance and systematically identify reasons for completion shortfalls, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Prepare and present detailed reports and presentations on schedule status to senior stakeholders, providing clear insights and recommendations.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate and comprehensive scheduling data, fostering effective communication and coordination.
• Support program management in developing and implementing advanced scheduling best practices, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Conduct basic risk analysis to identify and proactively mitigate schedule risks, ensuring project timelines are met.
• Identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts using Gantt, SSI Scheduling Tool suite, milestone charts, and other advanced project management techniques.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree targeting Project Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling, or a related field.
• Relevant experience can be considered as a substitute for the required educational qualifications. In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of related experience is required.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Experience in Microsoft Project Professional or other similar scheduling tool.
• Ability to proactively drive conversations and ask detailed questions.
• Must have excellent follow-up/follow-through skills.
• Comfortable collaborating with multi-faceted teams to drive issues to closure within your domain.
• Ability to confidently communicate status to completion on workload, and raise roadblocks/issues to team for mitigation.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Advanced experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project or similar schedule toolset.
• In-depth knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of DCMA 14-point & IPMR DI_MGMT-81861.
• Detailed understanding of Mil Standard 881.
• Advanced application of Critical Path Analysis and Schedule Risk Analysis.Proficient in Schedule Performance and Health Metric Analysis.
• Strong knowledge of engineering design and life cycle concepts.
• Proven ability to assemble and build Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
• Expertise in Event versus Product based schedules.
• Proficient in Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development.
• Thorough understanding of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development.
• Extensive experience in the development and maintenance of resource-loaded integrated master schedules, including detailed schedule analysis, rolling wave planning, health assessments, schedule risk assessments, and critical/driving path analysis.
• Skilled in facilitation of resource leveling, validation of remaining work, identification and resolution of critical path conflicts, and analysis of