Project Schedule Analyst II

citjpl; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision plans

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Retirement plans

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is seeking a Senior Scheduler to build, maintain, analyze, and report schedules with robust metrics and presentations. You will identify anomalies, ensure critical path traceability, and support monthly change control activities to reflect approved changes in baselines and EAC.

This role requires strong communication, expertise in MS Project Server, and advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's with 3+ years of related experience, or Master's with 1 year, or PhD.
• Scheduling experience or familiarity with project planning concepts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, analyze, and report schedule concerns, metrics, and schedule products.
• Identify and communicate anomalies in the schedule data, analyze logic and critical path.
• Maintain detailed network schedules in MS Project Server and extract data for monthly/quarterly reporting.
• Support monthly change control board meetings and incorporate approved changes into baselines or EAC.
• Assist in producing high-level summary schedule reports.
• Conduct and report 'what-if' schedule scenarios.
• Learn project knowledge to derive schedule risks and impacts.
• Work with Lead Scheduler to integrate artifacts into schedule presentation and distill major takeaways.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

MS Project Server

Excel

PowerPoint

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.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, analyze, and report schedule concerns, associated metrics, and schedule products.
• Identify and communicate anomalies in the schedule data, analyze horizontal logic and critical path traceability.
• Maintain detailed network schedules in MS Project Server including the extraction and analysis of various schedule related data required for monthly/quarterly reporting.
• Support monthly change control board meetings, and incorporate approved liens (BCRs) into the project baseline or estimate at complete (EAC).
• Assist in the production of high-level summary schedule reports.
• Conduct and report \"what-if\" schedule scenarios.
• Learn technical knowledge about a project to help derive schedule risks and potential negative impacts/opportunities to the project schedule
• Work with Lead Scheduler on integrating schedule impact artifacts into schedule presentation package and be able to identify and/or present major takeaways from any set of PSA analysis presentation charts
• Works on critical, often self-initiated, ad-hoc assignments and projects with minimal direction.

Required Qualifications

• Typically has a bachelor's with a minimum of 3 years of related experience, master's degree with 1 year of experience, or PhD.
• Some scheduling experience and/or familiar with project planning concepts
• Resourceful and self-motivated with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• 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, earned value management (EVM), and various performance measurement techniques.
• Experience with cost-schedule baseline change control processes.

Benefits

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

Hiring Range

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.

$85,384 - $100,464

Equal Opportunity Statement

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 Statement

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Additional Notes

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 .