Program Planning & Scheduling Analyst

Role: Program Planning & Scheduling Analyst
Duration: 7 Months Contract-W2
Location: Palmdale, CA (On-Site)
Work hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM M-F
Terms: W2 position
Work authorization: Candidates must hold an Active Secret US security clearance.

Key Skills: Integrated Master Plans (IMP); Integrated Master Schedules (IMS);  Microsoft Project (Expert Level); Earned Value Management System (EVMS); Resource Loaded Schedules (RLS), DCMA Compliance & Health Metrics (Defense Contract Management Agency)

We are seeking a Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst for our client in the Defense & Space Manufacturing industry.

Position summary:

• Prepares, develops and coordinates the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet all program objectives.
• Ensures major projects and program schedules and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
• Tracks plans and schedules, performs risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts.
• Utilizes Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas. 

Basic qualifications:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and experience developing/maintaining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
• Active Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret (TS) and/or Special Compartmented Information Access (SCI) is frequently required.
• Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and project management principles.
• Level 4 experience a plus. 

Preferred qualifications:

• Previous experience working for an aerospace and defense company.
• Experience with specialized tools, including Deltek Cobra and Deltek Acumen Risk.
• Expert-level MS Project skills and Excel Macro/VBA skills.
• Experience with Resource Loaded Schedules (RLS), Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA).
• Direct experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and familiarity with DCMA health metrics.

Client insight: Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace.