Project Resource Analyst III, TS/SCI

Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Wellbeing program

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Learning & development

Rideshare assistance

Childcare support

Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory seeks a Project Resource Analyst in Pasadena, CA. The role focuses on cost control, planning, and analysis for complex programs. You will partner with Program Management as a primary finance focal point, ensuring accurate budgets, forecasts, and earned value management.

A TS/SCI clearance is required, with opportunity to impact national space initiatives. Qualifications include a Bachelor’s in business or similar, plus 6+ years of related experience or equivalent

Qualifications

• Requires TS/SCI clearance and ability to work with sensitive information.
• Advanced knowledge of project planning, control, and earned value management.
• MS Office proficiency (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and strong analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain WBS, WBS Dictionary, and RACI matrix.
• Monitor funding placement on contract and estimate fund exhaustion.
• Develop and update SOW, BOE, and cost estimates using history and supporting docs.
• Analyze PPBE, Institutional Forecast, cost phasing, and NF533 reporting.
• Develop time-phased budgets and EACs; analyze trends and risks.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/yearly project financial reports.
• Conduct performance analyses including budget/forecast variance and EVM.
• Collaborate on teams across the organization to achieve goals.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Microsoft Office

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or similar

Master's degree in related discipline

PhD in related discipline (considered)

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. 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.

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 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

Benefits

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.

Work-Life Balance

Our focus is on work-life balance, and living healthy, fulfilling lives as we Dare Mighty Things Together.

Benefits Eligibility

For benefits eligible positions, benefits are effective the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following the employee's start date.

Hiring Range

$110,032 - $128,128

Equal Opportunity

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

Eligibility and Application Restrictions

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.

About JPL

Formed in 1936, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech.) JPL joined NASA as an FFRDC when the agency was founded in 1958. JPL helped open the Space Age by developing America's first Earth-orbiting science satellite, creating the first successful interplanetary spacecraft, and sending robotic missions to the solar system. Today JPL continues its world-leading innovation, implementing programs in planetary exploration, Earth science, space-based astronomy and technology development while applying its capabilities to technical and scientific problems of national significance. Above all, we are explorers. At JPL we promote collaboration, innovation, integrity, and excellence in distinct academic areas. We turn ideas for science investigation into the reality of groundbreaking space missions, partnering with our strategic business teams to guide JPL into the future.