Project Schedule Analyst IV

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 128,648 - 158,392; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Dental Plan

Paid Time Off

Flexible Schedule

Job summary

The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California is seeking a seasoned Project Scheduler to lead scheduling efforts and achieve project business goals. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project scheduling with strong communication skills and a background in managing complex project schedules.

This role involves building and maintaining schedules, analyzing data, and collaborating with various teams to drive program success. JPL promotes a collaborative culture and offers a range of benefits and a unique work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 9 years of related professional hands-on experience in project scheduling.
• Strong experience in analyzing schedule data and executing earned value performance measurement.
• Ability to interface effectively with all levels of program/project management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead scheduler to achieve the project's business goals.
• Build Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and report project level schedules.
• Identify and communicate anomalies in schedule data.

Skills

Project Scheduling

Microsoft Project

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree with 9+ years of experience

Master's degree with 7+ years

PhD with 5+ years

Tools

Microsoft Office

Milestones Professional

Job description

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

• Serve as the lead scheduler to achieve the project’s business goals, utilizing the Institution’s business framework and processes.
• Build Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), maintain, analyze, and report all project level schedules, associated metrics, and schedule products.
• Assess and validate the schedule/cost baseline integrity to ensure that it is effective, accurate, and executable.
• Validate schedule credibility using DCMA 14-Point Assessment or similar tools.
• Identify and communicate anomalies in the schedule data, analyze horizontal logic and critical path traceability between subsystem schedule plans, recommend and implement mitigated schedule plans.
• Work closely with the Project Resource Analyst (PRA) team in implementation and verification of the complete cost and schedule integration plan.
• Maintain detailed network schedules in Microsoft Project Server including the extraction and analysis of various schedule related data required for monthly/quarterly reporting.
• Assist in development of project’s liens and threats list, support monthly change control board meetings, and incorporate approved liens into the project baseline or estimate at complete (EAC).
• Assist in the production and present high level summary schedule reports to the Project/Business Manager, Flight/Instrument Systems Manager, and other key partners.
• Ensure the execution of schedule plans and estimates for Cost/Schedule liens.
• Promotes and champions best business practices in accordance with established Institutional processes and procedures.
• Analyze and seek opportunities to improve processes that impact various project teams and line organizations.
• Works on critical, often self-initiated, ad-hoc assignments and projects with minimal direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 9 years of related professional hands‑on experience in project scheduling; Master’s degree with a minimum of 7 years; or PhD with a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• Strong experience in developing/maintaining schedule plans, identifying and flagging schedule and cost issues, analyzing schedule data, executing earned value performance measurement, and reporting/presenting findings.
• Experience in negotiating requirements and deliverables with subcontracts.
• Experience on a flight project with emphasis on implementation phases.
• Demonstrated ability to meet constantly evolving project needs and handle contending priorities.
• Confirmed leadership skills and demonstrated ability to develop, empower, mentor, and maintain a robust team.
• Effective communication skills in verbal, written, and presentation forms.
• Ability to interface effectively with all levels of program/project management, technical organizations, peers, subcontractors, other NASA Centers, and the sponsor.
• Strong user of Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint) with advanced Excel and Microsoft Project Professional skills.
• Ability and passion to rapidly learn new technical skills.
• Knowledge of Milestones Professional.
• Minimal travel based on business requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in leading the implementation of project resource planning and control activities and earned value management (EVM) on a complex technical project.
• Experience in a project team environment with project reporting, coordinated cost/schedule planning, EVM, and various performance measurement techniques.
• Experience with cost-schedule baseline change control processes.
• Experience in conducting or participating in Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs).
• Experience in all phases of the flight project life cycle.
• Experience supporting audits and Integrated Baseline Reviews and performing independent assessments.
• Experience coordinating with various NASA centers and industry partners. Able to collect data from other institutions, integrate the data into cost estimates, analyze and communicate results.

Benefits

JPL offers a catalog of benefits and perks that span from traditional health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans, to 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.

Pay Range

Annual hiring range for this position in Pasadena, California: $128,648 – $158,392.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

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Pay Transparency Non‑Discrimination 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.