What are the responsibilities and job description for the Schedule Analyst (Advanced) position at BCF Solutions?
LOCATION: Huntsville, AL
SUMMARY: The Schedule Analyst will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Note: Position is contingent upon LCAT modification.
BCF Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.
BCF Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
SUMMARY: The Schedule Analyst will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
1. IMS Maintenance and Reporting:
- Effectively incorporate, status, and analyze information into the Government IMS from various sources.
- Provide critical path impact analysis and recommend conflict resolution actions.
- Utilize Milestones Professional for program-level reporting and analysis, ensuring minimal supervision in defining project schedules.
- Create, publish, and maintain a Microsoft Project Professional IMS on a Government Microsoft Project Server.
- Ensure this IMS effectively depicts a critical path and maintain it parallel to the Program IMS.
- Generate and upkeep a top-level schedule baseline and critical path report in formats defined by MDA, utilizing Milestones Professional.
- Conduct expert-level schedule analysis, including Schedule Risk Assessments (SRAs), and develop analysis presentations for senior leadership.
- Support and brief at senior-level meetings and undertake special projects, including "what if" scenario analysis.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Education & Certification: BA/BS in a related field with 10 years relevant experience required. MA/MS, PMP (Project Management Professional), or PMI-SP (PMI Scheduling Professional) certifications may substitute for 3 years of experience.
- Experience: Minimum of 10 years of direct experience related to scheduling and planning. Advanced knowledge and experience with scheduling tools (e.g., MS Project Professional, Primavera, Open Plan).
- Scheduling Methodologies: Extensive understanding and experience in the application of all scheduling methodologies.
- Software Tools Proficiency: Advanced-level ability to utilize various schedule software tools to create schedules, perform schedule analytics, trend analysis, and risk assessments.
- Leadership Support & Development: Experienced in advising and supporting the development of internal scheduling policies, managing battle rhythms for analysis, and reporting. Ability to conduct Schedule Risk Assessments (SRAs).
- Collaboration & Training: Ability to collaborate with all levels across projects to extrapolate critical information for schedule development, maintenance, and analysis. Capable of teaching/training basic and intermediate level schedulers on scheduling techniques and industry best practices.
- Analysis & Presentation Skills: Ability to develop expert-level analysis presentations based on program structure and execution and present results to senior leadership.
- Meeting Support & Special Projects: Ability to support/brief senior-level meetings, conduct “what if” analyses, and support special projects as required.
- Skill in operating a personal computer and standard office equipment
- Proficient with the standard Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
- Active DoD Secret security clearance desired
- Strong programming skills in Microsoft Office/Project VBA.
- Experience in Department of Defense and/or MDA Programs.
- Detailed knowledge in the DoD system acquisition life cycle, acquisition, procurement, and contracting is highly desirable
Note: Position is contingent upon LCAT modification.
BCF Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.
BCF Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
