E01-J01 Schedule Manager

Start Date: Immediate

JHNA, CTSi, and EXPANSIA have come together to form a Defense Technology platform named Aether Aerospace focused on delivering high-impact technologies, technology-enabled services and advanced manufacturing solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and related national security customers. Backed by Falfurrias Management Partners, the platform brings together deep domain expertise across Army, Navy, and Air Force and Space Force programs, digital engineering, systems integration, and specialized manufacturing capabilities.

  

OVERVIEW 

Full-time/Permanent Employee

Location: Huntsville, AL

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Gather data, establish, and maintain a Project Master Schedule for an Army Aviation Acquisition Program utilizing Primavera. Coordinate and align inputs from participating groups.

• Conducting schedule analysis and assessments to ensure schedules are structured properly with complete network logic, are capable of reporting critical path(s), and follow industry scheduling best practices.

• Conduct trend analysis, baseline vs current, margin assessment, cost/schedule risk assessments, duration compression and health checks.

• Tracking schedule progress and developing custom reports/metrics. 

• Providing guidance and recommendations on schedule work-arounds and recovery plans for customers to make effective decisions.

• Conducting cost and schedule integration, ensuring budget and resource requirements for programs/projects are realistic and achievable. Assessing the impacts resulting from changes to project cost, schedule or technical baselines. 

• Update at specified intervals the current status of the project, variances and related actions. Obtain from participating groups monthly progress updates to schedule activities and consolidate into the project master schedule.

•  Interpret the results of the subsequent analyses, identifying critical activities and their effects on the schedule and validate that remedial actions will meet customer requirements. • Report the project status to the Stakeholders and develop “what if” scenarios and recovery plans as needed. Maintain and operate change control process.

•  Participate in the Risk Management process and manage schedule related mitigation and avoidance actions.

• Conduct Earned Value Management reporting and monitoring on a monthly basis.

•  Analyze performance data and prepare Estimates at Completion (EACs).

• Support the annual PPBE process internal to the Project Office.

• Provide expert guidance and implementation and management of integrated scheduling tools. 

• Prepare of written and verbal reports for management regarding cost schedule variances. 

• Conduct weekly IMS reviews. 

• Participate in change control boards and other meetings as required to ensure proper resource planning and forecasting. 

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Clearance: Active Secret Clearance
Education and Years of Experience: Bachelors Degree & 8 years of experience in developing and executing Master Schedules for acquisition programs 

• Must be fully trained/experienced in Primavera as a scheduling tool.

• Must be experienced in EVM and establishing EACs.

• Experience in managing life cycle support strategies and the required acquisition documentation.

• Knowledge and experience managing, planning, and executing complex projects • Ability to support complex acquisition development projects.

• Work effectively with others and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

• Teamwork focused on conducting studies, logistics and technical projects, or problem resolution.

• Strong interpersonal relations skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication

• Expert level of familiarity with Microsoft Office products 

Aether Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.