SCOPE

1. Interpret contract requirements and objectives to create a thorough IMS that is executable and meets customer, quality and contract requirements
2. Gather individual program steps, durations, dependencies, and other details from appropriate program stakeholders to assemble into cohesive IMS that maps development programs from contract award to production handoff
3. Provide recommendations and support to Technical Program Managers by employing best practices to ensure timely and accurate status/forecasting of work
4. Analyze program critical paths and facilitate root cause assessments to baseline execution variances
5. Recommend actions to program management based upon program metrics, trends and variances
6. Evaluate schedules for IMS quality according to DCMA requirements and suggest improvements to processes
7. Independently perform as program IMS lead in program reviews and meetings
8. Support program risk/opportunity analysis as it relates to the IMS
9. Lead the development and delivery of Schedule Risk Assessments and IMS baselines across functional areas
10. Actively communicate schedule dependencies, risks and mitigation plans to internal and external customers; Be able to clearly explain the IMS assumptions and dependencies to leadership
11. Develop master phasing schedules for executive review
12. Support proposal planning and development
13. Ad hoc analysis and what-if scenario planning

1. A Bachelors Degree Finance, Business, Management or Engineering or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years relevant experience in program planning or program management
2. Advanced knowledge of MS Project and experience developing integrated, resource-loaded master schedules across a portfolio of programs
3. Critical thinker who can offer recommendations for different ways to view program performance and execution to facilitate decision making
4. Demonstrated proficiency in schedule analysis. Experience analyzing for IMS quality (DCMA IMS requirements) and ability to produce valid critical paths, applying root cause analysis to variance recovery.
5. Knowledge in the application of integrated cost/schedule methods
6. Strong communication skills
7. Proficiency in MS Office Programs (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
8. Strong creative problem-solving, collaboration, critical thinking, and time management skills
9. Organized and self-motivated with excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills
10. Ability to efficiently and effectively manage multiple priorities while meeting program deadlines
11. US Citizenship