Position Description:
- Seeking an Engineering Planning Specialist to support multiple Engineering Program teams.
- You will support the program engineering manager (PEM) and various integrated product team (IPT) leads on a daily basis, responsible for supporting a PEM/IPT with the management of cost, schedule, and performance of the work directives.
Tasks may include, but are not limited to:
- Developing and maintaining Project Planning Workbooks
- Support of Control Account Manager (CAM) duties for the WDs
- Risk management activities Maintaining program schedules/development of project plans
- Developing or reviewing estimates
- Monitoring work and expenditures to ensure schedule and budget are maintained
- Support of program management reviews and Lifecycle Management activities
- Preparation of status reports and other program documentation
- Development and analysis of program metrics, including program staffing
- Coordinate, proof, manage and assemble program deliverables for the customer as well as internal status reports and tracking documentation
Skills Required
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Candidate must be resourceful and work independently to develop approaches to solutions
- Ability to initiate, prioritize, and coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously
- Strong analytical skills Proficiency in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Skills Preferred
- Proficiency in PM Compass for monitoring earned value
- MS Project, Access, and Visio Excel Pivot Tables
- Able to manipulate reports generated in PowerBI
- Technical knowledge of defense systems
- Experience working with engineers
- Bachelor's degree preferred
Experience Required
- Minimum 8 years of related experience
- Basic project management / project controls experience such as scheduling, risk and / or planning
- Some experience with program financial reporting and analysis
Experience Preferred
- Experience reporting on Earned Value
- Experience with risk and opportunity management
Education Required
- Associate's Degree preferably in Business, Project Management, Engineering, or related field of study
Education Preferred
- Bachelor's Degree preferably in Business, Project Management, Engineering, or related field of study