Client’ Combat Vehicles Master Planning & Scheduling group is a trusted business partner within the Program Management function that establishes, statuses, updates, and delivers plans and schedules that enable program decision-making and support delivery of quality products and capabilities to our customers and, ultimately, the warfighter.

Responsibilities:

• Developing compliant program schedules constructed with the necessary level of detail and logic such that the schedule is a valuable program management tool

• Horizontal and vertical integration of program plans and schedules across company functional groups including finance, engineering, procurement, operations, manufacturing, and quality

• Preparing regular Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) updates and reports for program management, customers, and/or business management personnel

• Monitoring progress against scheduled activities and identifying performance variances to facilitate focus on critical areas as well as developing and implementing work-around or recovery plans

• Analyzing schedules including critical & driving paths and risk & opportunity in compliance with Combat Vehicles, customer, and industry requirements Timely preparation and submission of contract deliverables related to the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Integrated Master Plan (IMP)

• Ensuring that all schedules and contract deliverables are fully compliant with internal policies, customer, and industry requirements    

*Skills Required   *

• Bachelor’s Degree (Business Management, Operations Management, Business Administration) with 4+ years of planning/scheduling experience

• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment

• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with diverse work teams Effective organization and communication skills

• Coachable with a desire to learn Analytical and problem-solving skills Continuous improvement mindset

• Ability to develop solutions to complex problems using ingenuity & innovation

• Ability to make decisions with sound judgment while complying with policies and procedures Proficient in Open Plan and MS Project or other planning software

• Ability to assemble and present data and multi-faceted matters in a meaningful way to stakeholders outside of the Master Planning & Scheduling team

• Understanding of Earned Value Management principles   

*Skills Preferred  *

• Experience with AcumenFuse, AcumenRisk, Milestones Pro, Oracle, and/or Cobra Experience with program schedule forecasting and analysis, particularly in a US Defense of Defense (DoD) program environment

• Thorough understanding of US DoD schedule policies and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) requirements

• Willingness to challenge and improve knowledge of industry practices and standards as well as company policies

• Proven track record of developing and maintaining professional and effective relationships with internal and external customers     

*Experience Required     *

• 4+ years of planning/scheduling experience

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