Schedule Analyst (Level 2 Mid)

Overall Assignment Description:

Mid-level Schedule Analysts work with Systems Engineers and Program/Project Managers to provide schedule management activities: developing schedules, collecting and reviewing project and program data for updating and maintaining schedules, conducting critical path analysis, identifying dependencies, conducting predictive analyses, and providing comprehensive visualization/reporting. Mid-Level Schedule Analysts provide definition, planning, and maintenance for robust tools and services to accomplish schedule activity, employing capability such as MS Project/Project Server, Primavera, or similar tools. Mid-Level Schedule Analysts oversee regular reporting of schedule information to designated review activities and for leadership awareness.

Duties may include:

• Create, manage, maintain, and operate an automated enterprise schedule activity using government approved schedule tool (e.g. Microsoft Project/Project Server), to allow for the integration and assessment of schedule files and schedule data from Segments and Offices to support the Program schedule.

• Participate in Engineering Program meetings both internal and with NGA/NSG, and schedule presentations for projects, programs and activities, by providing reports, Gantt charts, and other visualization products, clearly communicating schedule expectations and/or status.

• Identify system development milestones that drive phasing of capabilities to meet enterprise epics or equivalent planning timeframes.

• Develop, manage, and maintain connection of strategic-level and enterprise-level effectivities with lower-level Program/Segment/Project effectivities and milestones.

• Oversee program/segment/project scheduling, executable technical roadmap development, incremental reviews of schedule milestones and activities, and maintain schedule baselines as directed to ensure an informed enterprise level schedule.

• Assure critical path analysis and alternative scenarios are available to identify schedule change impacts, associated risk, and develop mitigation plans.

• Collaborate with the Enterprise Release Management to facilitate coordinated capability releases.

• Work with Enterprise MBSE tools to provide input and extract data.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related science, technology, and mathematics (STEM) degree; or in Business Administration or related field of study.

• Mid-level experience with IT technical development project or program scheduling.

• Demonstrated proficiency in management and operation of Microsoft Project and Project Server for definition, maintenance and reporting of project/program schedule information.

• Previous IC or DoD program/project experience.

Desired:

• Demonstrated proficiency in management and operation of Primavera or similar scheduling tool/service for definition, maintenance and reporting of project/program schedule information

• Experience in government or industry in establishing, managing, and/or leading a tool-based, schedule management and reporting process.

• Experience in government or industry in IT and Information Systems program management, or development and maintenance support procedures or processes.

• Experience in government or industry leading schedule management for developments using traditional or Agile and Scrum based methodology or application of methods.

• Project Management Institute-Scheduling Profession Certification (PMI-SP), AACE PSP Certification, or Microsoft Project/Project Server Certification

• Demonstrated experience overseeing and directing automation of scheduling tasks through preparation of macros, scripts or custom procedures.

• Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project experience.

• Experience with IMS as defined by DI-MGMT-81861 Integrated Program Management Report

• Experience implementing MIL-STD-881D Work Breakdown Structures for Defense Material Items.