Project Planner

Littleton / Waterton, CO

Contract Position

$44.00-$60.00/Hour

This role is supporting the space systems division of one of our longest partners in our 28 years of staffing in Aerospace and Defense. This program builds satellites and spacecraft that do amazing things in space for government and commercial customers. You will be working with a team whose satellites give earlier warning of severe weather, connect troops on the battlefield, and deliver GPS directions to a billion people worldwide. Does being on the front line of new emerging space technologies interest you?

Then join our team of over 28 years supporting Aerospace and Defense!

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Program & Senior Management to drive cost, schedule, and technical performance by facilitating integration across all functions.
• Responsible for developing compliant Integrated Program Schedules which accurately validate the flow, budget, and resources required to execute contractual scope and overarching program strategy.
• Provide the program with time-phased critical path predictive analysis and actionable planning data, and develops recommended solutions to programmatic execution conflicts.
• Ensure all commitments are tracked, monitored and statused.
• Prepare/coordinate the development of planning artifacts for solicitation response.
• Interface with program management, senior management and the customer as the programs planning integrator.
• Ensure vertical and horizontal integration, and cost/schedule integration between all schedules and other program artifacts.
• Devise modeling and measuring techniques to integrate risks and opportunities with schedule and cost baseline, and to perform schedule risk assessments.
• Utilize performance and health metrics analyses to drive actions resulting in improved program performance.

Qualifications:

• 4-5 years of previous planning/scheduling experience
• Earned Value Management experience
• Ability to perform critical path and risk analyses
• Ability to communicate and work effectively across multiple disciplines
• Thrives in fast-paced environments and demonstrates a willingness to adjust to changing priorities
• Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills
• Past Lockheed Martin Space Experience
• Desired skills :
  • Experience with Microsoft Project Server, Open Plan, Acumen, and One Pager Pro
  • Understanding of the end-to-end lifecycle of a spacecraft/satellite program
  • Understanding of the Program Performance Management Process
  • Demonstrated competency in integrating cost/schedule
  • Prior team lead experience
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of an integrated team
  • Strong sense of follow-up and closure with attention to detail
  • Self-starter able to operate with minimal guidance
  • Desire and willingness to support dynamic proposal activities
  • Strong influencing and relationship management skills
  • Excellent problem solving skills to identify and resolve challenges arising in dynamic situations
  • Makes sound decisions quickly and efficiently, even with limited information or under time constraints

What to Expect:

• Applicants selected for employment will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and background investigation which may include education, criminal and work history verifications.
• Accepted applicants will have the opportunity to be eligible for benefits, including medical and supplemental insurance and a 401K. Appreciation and gratitude for employees is a hallmark of organizations with low turnover.

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. is an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled Employer.

Resources

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