Sr. Project Schedule Analyst (Onsite)

Columbus Technologies and Services; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus Technologies and Services is seeking a Senior Scheduler at NASA JPL in Pasadena, CA. The role requires coordinating with the project team to develop and maintain comprehensive schedules, perform earned value analysis, and ensure alignment with contractual requirements.

You will work onsite at JPL, interfacing with multiple organizations to manage critical path activities and deliverables. The position emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in developing/maintaining schedule plans and EV, and analyzing schedule performance.
• Experience on Construction/Flight project with emphasis on implementation phases.
• Ability to manage evolving project needs and priorities.
• Demonstrated leadership to develop, empower, mentor, and maintain a robust team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interface with all levels of program/project management, technical teams, peers, subcontractors, and sponsors.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and MS Project Pro.
• Able to rapidly learn new technical skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Project and Milestones Pro.
• Able to identify anomalies in schedule data and communicate mitigated plans.

Responsibilities

• Serves as an integral partner in the project business team.
• Works with the Project/Program team to schedule project elements, lifecycle, production detail, and procurement.
• Provides program scheduling products including integrated master schedule and performance analysis.
• Delivers reporting to ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
• Analyzes current schedule status and baseline plans to forecast impacts.
• Forecasts efficiency and trends affecting project or institutional requirements.
• Leads earned value schedule integration and related support services.

Skills

Schedule planning

Leadership

Communication skills

Cost analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Project Pro

Milestones Pro

Excel

Job description

OVERVIEW

Must be a US Citizen

Duration - 19 month contract position with potential to be extended or converted

W2 with full benefits, 9/80 Work Schedule

Customer and contract specific training will be required and provided.

Location - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA (onsite)

Offer contingent on ability to successfully pass a background check and drug screen

Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as an integral partner in the project business team.
• Works with the Project/Program team to schedule the: project elements, project lifecycle, production detail, materiel, etc.
• Provides program, project or institutional scheduling products including comprehensive integrated master schedule products, schedule assessment and performance analysis.
• Provides reporting and tracking requirements, to ensure project/program or institution is compliant with contractual requirements.
• Analyzes and validates current schedule status to current plan, and historical/baseline schedule products.
• Analyzes efficiency and trends; forecasts impact to project, program, proposal, and/or institutional requirements.
• Responsible for the earned value schedule integration, and other schedule related support and services.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Strong experience in developing/maintaining schedule plans, identifying and flagging schedule and cost issues, running what-if scenarios in schedule for mitigation planning, analysis, earned value performance measurement, assessment and reporting, contracts, subcontracts, and procurements.
• Strong Experience on a Construction/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 to expert Excel and Microsoft Project Pro skills.
• Ability and passion to rapidly learn new technical skills.
• Experienced user of Microsoft Project, Milestones Pro.
• Able to 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.
• Able to work closely with the Project Resource Analyst (PRA) team in implementation and verification of the complete cost and schedule integration plan.

DESIRED SKILLS

• 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

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action

Columbus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, marital status, age, national origin, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. As a federal contractor, Columbus participates in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.