F135 Production Program Planner (Onsite)

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years prior relevant experience, OR, advanced degree with 3+ years of prior relevant experience required.

• Candidates with associate’s degree and 7+ years’ relevant experience, or, 9+ years’ relevant experience in lieu of 4yr degree may be considered. Relevant experience to include:

• Time as a program Scheduler or Planner, time in program and/or project management, experience in supporting government proposals, time in Earned Value Management and proficient in MS Office Programs (MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word).

• US Citizenship due to government contracts.

• Ability to interpret contract requirements for translation into IMS.

• Proficiency in analysis of IMS quality assessments such as the DCMA 14-point analysis and DCMA DECM.

• Experience analyzing schedules for quality in their construction and ability to produce valid critical paths, applying root cause analysis to variance recovery.

• Working as part of a program management team, familiar with logic driven schedules using software such as Primavera, MS Project or Open Plan.

• Experience using a Monte Carlo schedule risk simulator.

• Strong creative problem-solving, collaboration, critical thinking and time management skills.

• Organized and self-motivated with excellent verbal/written communication skills and effective interpersonal skills.

• Ability to efficiently and effectively handle multiple shifting priorities while meeting deadlines.

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  Interpret contract requirements and objectives to create a thorough Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) with key attributes adhering to DCMA and P&W internal quality checks. Lead IMS baselines and act independently as the program IMS lead in program reviews and meetings.

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  Provide consulting support to technical work scope owners by analyzing program plans, assisting technical experts in developing schedule baseline changes, and integrating proposed changes.

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  Analyze program critical path assessments and facilitate root cause assessments to baseline execution variances with CAMs which result in sound analysis and mitigation. Lead the development and delivery of Schedule Risk Assessments (SRAs) and Critical Path Analysis for the Integrated Program Management Team (IPMT) and/or external customers.

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  Collaborate with Earned Value Analysts, CAMs, and Component Integrated Product Team (CIPTs) to ensure alignment between SAP and IMS reporting systems, assess and report variances and possible mitigation plans from CAMs maintaining the IMS as a tool to manage technical execution.

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  Create and update scheduling procedures and standard work. Continuously expand and update technical knowledge to enhance individual and team innovation and productivity as well as communicating improvements and efficiencies in scheduling.  Communicate improvements and efficiencies in scheduling processes back to the PP&S organization.

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  Knowledge in how an MRP system works and understanding impacts to a production schedule.

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