Master Planner

Master Planner

Summary:

As an integrated master scheduler and planner, you will be responsible for coordinating, planning, scheduling, and supervising products throughout their production process or cycle.

You will ensure that all the different processes and schedules being set by an organization are followed judiciously to attain great efficiency. Your job description will include providing planning administration including scheduling, budgeting, performance monitoring, analysis, reporting, personnel planning, resource management, and capacity planning, and other administrative duties as assigned.

You will be required to develop proposal plans and schedules, baseline execution schedules, maintain the in-work schedules, perform critical path analysis and what-if planning, and support the delivery of CDRL deliverables.

Responsibilities:

• Creation of standard work, stand sequence of planning process and overall calendar of events focused on customer satisfaction, shop floor execution and system optimization.
• Maintain data integrity of ERP planning parameters.
• Lead planning and development of schedules.
• Establish demand and planning time fences.
• Controls planning data, lead times, order quantities, etc.
• Ensure that the company achieves and maintains the highest possible Customer rating for satisfaction.
• Create master production schedules to support all programs and customer service and inventory turn goals.
• Drive, promote and develop positive communication with Operations to improve.
• Recognize marketplace requirements and create an environment in which the use of effective scheduling logic simultaneously produces realistic master schedules and customer satisfaction.
• Monitor/maintain accuracy and integrity of MPS input information (forecasts, order reconciliation).

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience with developing, managing, and integrating large project schedules to develop an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) / Integrated Master Plans (IMP)
• Monitoring the execution of milestones, key events, and significant accomplishment criteria, and supporting multiple project and program schedules to effectively communicate to all levels in the portfolio.
• 5+ years of experience with performing critical path analysis using Microsoft Project to assess Program's and Operation's provided schedules for realism, quality, performance, and risks.
• 5+ years of experience in leading teams performing assessment of schedules, project control data, communicating priority findings to clients and vendors on scheduling issues for the assigned program.
• Preparing and presenting briefings on schedule status and health to varying levels of management, and performing schedule, scope, and cost risk analyses to determine a probabilistic schedule and cost at project completion.
• Demonstrated experience on programs with responsibility for development and execution of the IMS, including setup, baseline management and update/maintenance, schedule analysis, critical path analysis, SRAs, and CDRL deliveries.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite of tools to coordinate with the risk management lead, act as a trusted advisor using both traditional and innovative analysis methods and assessments to develop and provide guidance and roadmaps for risk mitigation and opportunity realization.
• Knowledge of common scheduling and data analysis tools and methodologies, including advanced level operator of Microsoft Excel and Project
• Knowledge of Schedule health metrics, including EVM, DMCA 14 Point Assessment, and statistical testing models.
• Familiarity and experience as superuser with Deltek Costpoint
• Experience with SharePoint and presentation level schedules and integration of schedules into PowerPoint briefings.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of C5ISR systems and architectures.
• Experience in DoD acquisition (or similar) and program management processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

Desired Qualifications (including preferred above):

• Active Secret Clearance
• Bachelor's Degree and 12 years of experience; Master's Degree and 10 years of experience.
• Seven (7) years of experience with MS Project in a technical field
• Experience with DOD, Homeland Security customers and programs
• Able to use Systems Engineering and C5ISR knowledge/expertise (preferably of DoD systems) to identify and mitigate potential schedule risks and issues.
• An understanding of Agile processes

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

• Work is performed in an office setting.
• May occasionally be required to lift moderately heavy objects (up to 25 pounds) during the course of the workday.

• ATSC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetics or any other protected status
• In addition to Federal law requirements, ATSC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training
• ATSC expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of ATSC's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge
• ATSC promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing
• We participate with the E-Verify Employment Eligibility program
• Position contingent upon contract funding/approval
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Responsibilities sometimes require working evenings and weekends, sometimes with little advanced notice
• Due to the nature of work performed within our facility, U.S. citizenship is required

PI5daf12290d76-1587