Program Controls Analyst or Senior Principal - Planner/Scheduler

Role: Program Controls Analyst or Senior Principal - Planner/Scheduler

Location: Broomfield, CO (Hybrid- 3 days onsite in a week)

Duration: 52 Weeks

Job description

What You'll Do

• Review customer contract, statement-of-work and contract requirements and develop a schedule plan to meet requirements. Communicate plan to program team
• Work with the Control Account Managers (CAM) and Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads to determine resource needs to support the work
• Lead and manage the development and implementation of the program baseline to meet the Earned Value Management (EVM) System Description requirements.
• Lead the schedule effort for the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) on the programs.
• Analyze schedules, develop and issue all customer and management schedule reporting. Present schedule data as required
• Participate as the scheduling subject matter expert for a portfolio of programs.
• Facilitate scheduling discussions to create project schedules and determine relationships with other projects
• Help technical experts establish milestones and provide support to monitor adherence to the IMS by identifying programmatic problems and providing recommended solutions
• Recommend and lead scheduling best practices and process improvements
• Work with the Strategic Business Unit (SBU) to determine the strategic objectives for the portfolio. Align programs and operations to the objectives.
• Support the Program Management Office to achieve or exceed business objectives
• Support development of programmatic opportunities/risks and their mitigation strategies.
• Help coordinate the planning and setting of the baseline across the portfolio.
• Perform what-if type scenarios for the schedules as issues arise; i.e. analyze funding constraints and program impacts across the portfolio.
• Manage the detailed production schedules and ensure integration to the IMS.
• Help with planning and coordination of proposal work within the portfolio.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in an office environment, laboratory, cleanroom, or production floor.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• BS degree in related field plus 8 or more years of related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Experience developing/maintaining schedules on multiple programs using Microsoft Project.
• Understanding of and 5 years or more experience working in an earned value environment.
• Ability to engage with program teams to develop the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and activity dependencies that structure the IMS.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written for constant and consistent interaction with all departments and employee levels including customers.
• Proficiency in program schedule baseline setup and maintenance.
• Experience on proposal schedule development.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Aerospace and Defense experience.
• Work in a Microsoft Project Server environment.