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Program Scheduler/Planner
Westford, MA

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Job Description

Date Posted:

2019-02-22-08:00

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HMA03: ISR Systems - Westford HO 7 Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA, 01886 USA

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Created in 2018 by bringing together Rockwell Collins and UTC Aerospace Systems, Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

We at ISR and Space Systems are world leaders in high altitude electro-optical sensors, employed by the U.S. and foreign military in time critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. Our passion for supporting the Warfighters and their mission demands excellence in everything we do, from the talent we recruit to the highly-engineered systems we deliver. We value people, integrity, ideas and performance.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to work closely with the Domestic Airborne Programs (DAP) Program Management Office as a Scheduler to ensure that projects are delivered on time in order to support critical military operations. Projects will span the acquisition life-cycle, from development to production and operations and support (O and S).

Responsibilities:

* Collaborate with Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads to develop an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for each program to support proposal pricing, program baseline development and periodic program statusing
* Work closely with technical leads and CAMs to ensure schedules and costs are accurate and comprehensive, and include milestones, deliverables, dependencies, predecessors, successors, lag time, and all other pertinent MS Project data
* Perform critical path analysis
* Ensure the accuracy of project planning data that is used in the execution of projects, resource planning, and sales forecasting is up to date and accurate
* Assist program management team with rolling wave planning
* During program execution, provide periodic reporting to program management team
* Meet periodically with PM and CAMs to review project deadlines and activities; ensure Estimate to Complete (ETC) budgets and durations are properly reflected in the project schedule
* Monitor and measure project progress, identify and work program-wide issues, and provide support to Program Management with respect to budget impact analysis, including cost, schedule, and deliverables| Bachelor Degree Required

Education/Certifications:

* Minimum of 3 years of experience with BS/BA
* Preference is in engineering, physical and mathematical sciences, operations or business| Bachelor Degree Required

Experience/Qualifications:

* Experience in scheduling
* Experience using MS Project
* Advanced knowledge of MS Office Applications (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
* Strong analytical skills
* Understanding of system engineering or production practices
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills and effective interpersonal skills
* Detail-oriented, organized and self-motivated
* Ability to work in a team environment
* Ability to multitask
* Due to projects/programs, candidate must be a US Citizen
* Ability to obtain a DoD Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience running schedule analysis and schedule health checks
* Experience in creating Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
* Experience working on DoD programs

United Technologies Corporation is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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