Secret-Cleared Program Planning & Scheduling Analyst

PGS Worldwide is seeking Secret-Cleared Program Planning & Scheduling Analysts in Melbourne, Florida for an approximately 14-month onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. These positions will develop and maintain integrated program plans and schedules, perform critical-path and schedule-risk analysis, and support Earned Value Management activities across complex aerospace and defense programs.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience; OR master’s degree with 3+ years; OR associate degree with 7+ years; OR high school diploma/GED with 9+ years of relevant experience.
• Relevant experience may include business, finance, accounting, program control, program planning, scheduling, or similar fields.
• Experience with program planning and scheduling.
• Experience developing or maintaining integrated program schedules.
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
• Experience performing schedule analysis, including critical-path and network-logic evaluation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Ability to coordinate schedules across functions including Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Materials, and Quality.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active U.S. government Secret clearance required to start.
• Ability to obtain required program access.

Preferred Skills

• Aerospace or defense industry experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Project experience.
• Experience working in a Microsoft Project Server environment.
• Deltek Cobra experience.
• Deltek Acumen Risk experience.
• Knowledge of DCMA schedule health metrics.
• Experience managing complex program schedules.
• Excel Macro/VBA experience.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare, develop, and coordinate integrated master plans and integrated master schedules.
• Ensure program schedules are integrated across functional organizations.
• Track program plans, milestones, and schedule performance.
• Perform schedule-risk analysis.
• Identify and resolve critical-path and network-logic conflicts.
• Develop and maintain Gantt charts, PERT charts, milestone charts, and other scheduling tools.
• Apply Earned Value Management techniques to evaluate program progress.
• Identify schedule and performance variances.
• Support program teams in focusing attention on critical schedule risks and problem areas.
• Coordinate schedule inputs from Finance, Engineering, Materials, Manufacturing, Quality, and other program functions.
• Maintain accurate planning and scheduling documentation.

Work Schedule / Shift

• Full-time onsite in Melbourne, Florida.
• Approximately 8:00 AM–5:00 PM ET.
• 9/80A work schedule.

Pay

• $65.33 per hour.

Job ID: 2003

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.