Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sierra Nevada Corporation is a global leader in aerospace and national security, providing technologies and solutions that support critical security needs. The Sr Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst provides strategic oversight for complex project and program schedules, including developing integrated master schedules, analyzing risks, resolving critical path conflicts, and mentoring junior analysts.
Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation, development, and coordination of integrated master plans and schedules for highly complex projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals
- Oversee the tracking and maintenance of project plans and schedules to ensure horizontal and vertical integration across the enterprise
- Conduct advanced risk analysis to identify and proactively mitigate schedule risks, ensuring project timelines are met
- Identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts using Gantt, Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), milestone charts, and other advanced project management techniques
- Evaluate schedule compliance and systematically identify reasons for completion shortfalls, implementing corrective actions as needed
- Prepare and present detailed reports and presentations on schedule status to senior stakeholders, providing clear insights and recommendations
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate and comprehensive scheduling data, fostering effective communication and coordination
- Support program management in developing and implementing advanced scheduling best practices, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives
- Mentor and guide junior and intermediate analysts on advanced scheduling techniques and best practices, fostering their professional development
Skills
- Bachelor's degree targeting Project Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
- 6+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling, or a related field
- Relevant experience can be considered as a substitute for the required educational qualifications
- In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of related experience is required
- Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Project Professional or other similar scheduling tool or similar schedule toolset
- Ability to proactively drive conversations and ask detailed questions
- Must have excellent follow-up/follow-through skills
- Comfortable collaborating with multi-faceted teams to drive issues to closure within your domain
- Ability to confidently communicate status to completion on workload, and raise roadblocks/issues to team for mitigation
- Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project or similar schedule toolset
- Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and systems
- Understanding of DCMA 14-point & IPMDAR DI\_MGMT-81861
- Ability to apply Critical Path Analysis and Schedule Risk Analysis
- Understanding of and ability to apply Schedule Performance and Health Metric Analysis
- Understanding of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development
- Experience in the development and maintenance of resource-loaded integrated master schedules, including detailed schedule analysis, rolling wave planning, health assessments, schedule risk assessments, and critical/driving path analysis
- The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required
- Understanding of Mil Standard 881
- Knowledge of engineering design and life cycle concepts
- Experience in assembling and building Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)
- Understanding of Event versus Product based schedules
- Understanding of Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development
- Ability to facilitate resource leveling, validate remaining work, and identify and resolve critical path conflicts
- Experience in coaching, mentoring, and teaching
- Ability to develop and conduct relevant stakeholder learning sessions
- Ability to work across multiple software systems and comprehend system relationships
- Foundational understanding of Program Management processes
- Knowledge of DoD, government contracting, and/or public auditing policies, standards, and procedures
- Willingness to support the development and delivery of key employee training, including new employee onboarding and continuous education curriculum
Benefits
- Annual incentive pay based upon performance, commensurate with the level of the position.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%.
- Life insurance.
- 3 weeks paid time off.
- Tuition reimbursement.
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