Project Resource Analyst III, TS/SCI

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena seeks a Project Resource Analyst (PRA) to partner with Program Management and serve as the primary focal point for all financial aspects of the project.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, a strong background in project planning + control, and proficiency with EVM, cost estimation, budgeting, scheduling. You will build WBS, monitor funding, and prepare regular financial reports in a cross-functional setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Business Administration or similar discipline with a minimum of related experience.
• Master degree in similar discipline with a minimum of related experience or a PhD in similar disciplines with a minimum of related experience will also be considered.
• Advanced knowledge, understanding and application of project planning and control principles and standards including cost estimation, budgeting, scheduling, and earned value management.
• Ability to apply good judgment when making business decisions and communicate effectively with all levels of management and personnel.
• Must be a strong user of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), WBS Dictionary and Responsibility Assignment Matrix.
• Monitor project funding for proper placement on contract, linking, and estimating anticipated exhaustion of funds
• Develop, analyze, and update complex project task plan documents (i.e. statement of work, basis of estimates, and cost estimates) using project history, actuals, and supporting documentation.
• Develop the project financial position relative to Institutional deliverables for PPBE, Institutional Business Forecast, Cost Phasing, NF533 reporting, and monthly/quarterly reviews.
• Develop time-phased budgets and EACs in accordance with schedule plans; analyze trends, risks, and opportunities and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare and present monthly/quarterly/yearly project financial reports.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of program/project performance including budget/forecast to actuals, variance analysis, and earned value management.
• Participate as an essential team member on teams inside and outside organization, project, activity or function.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Communication skills

MS Office

Budgeting

Earned value management

Project planning

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor in Business Administration or similar

Master in similar discipline

PhD in similar discipline

Tools

Cobra

Job description

Job Details

New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That’s our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission—your opportunity—is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you’re driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you’re ready for JPL.

Job Details

New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That’s our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission—your opportunity—is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you’re driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you’re ready for JPL. Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence. The Project Controls Section provides project cost control, planning, and analysis support to JPL’s programs and projects. We are seeking a Project Resource Analyst (PRA) with effective communication, analysis, and teamwork skills to work in a cross functional environment. The candidate must have a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance. In this role, you will partner with Program Management and serve as a primarily focal point for all financial related aspects of the project. Specific examples of Resource Analyst responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Build and maintain the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), WBS Dictionary and Responsibility Assignment Matrix.
• Monitor project funding for proper placement on contract, linking, and estimating anticipated exhaustion of funds
• Develop, analyze, and update complex project task plan documents (i.e. statement of work, basis of estimates, and cost estimates) using project history, actuals, and supporting documentation.
• Develop the project financial position relative to Institutional deliverables for the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE), Institutional Business Forecast, Cost Phasing, NF533 reporting, and monthly/quarterly reviews.
• Develop time-phased budgets and EACs in accordance with schedule plans; analyze trends, risks, and opportunities and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare and present monthly/quarterly/yearly project financial reports.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of program/project performance including budget/forecast to actuals, variance analysis, and earned value management.
• Participate as an essential team member on teams inside and outside organization, project, activity or function.

Qualifications

• The candidate must have a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
• Typically requires a Bachelor degree in Business Administration or similar discipline with a minimum of 6 years of related experience; Alternatively, a Master degree in similar discipline with a minimum of 4 years of related experience or a PhD in similar disciplines with a minimum of 2 years related experience will also be considered.
• Advanced knowledge, understanding and application of project planning and control principles and standards including cost estimation, budgeting, scheduling, and earned value management.
• Ability to apply good judgment when making business decisions and capable of communicating effectively with all levels of management and personnel.
• Ability to work independently, take the initiative to bring assigned tasks to successful completion, and handle competing priorities to meet due dates.
• Must be a strong user of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in a project team environment with project reporting, integrated cost/schedule planning, EVM, and various performance measurement techniques.
• Experience with cost-schedule baseline change control processes. Prior experience with Cobra.
• Experience supporting programs through government audits
• Experience with month end EVM cost reporting deliverables

JPL has a catalog of benefits and perks that span from the traditional to the unique. This includes a variety of health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans, paid time off, learning, rideshare, childcare, flexible schedule, parental leave and many more. Our focus is on work-life balance, and living healthy, fulfilling lives as we Dare Mighty Things Together. For benefits eligible positions, benefits are effective the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following the employee’s start date. For further benefits information click Benefits and Perks The hiring range displayed below is specifically for those who will work in or reside in the location listed. In extending an offer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory considers factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s job related skills, experience, knowledge, and relevant education/training. The typical full time equivalent annual hiring range for this job in Pasadena, California. $110,032 - $128,128 JPL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status or any other characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state or local law. In addition, JPL is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. EEO is the Law. EEO is the Law Supplement Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federal facility. Due to rules imposed by NASA, JPL will not accept applications from citizens of designated countries or those born in a designated country unless they are U.S. Citizens, Legal Permanent Residents of the U.S or have other protected status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). The Designated Countries List is available here.