Title:
Schedule ManagerKBR has an immediate opening for a Schedule Manager in El Segundo CA.
The SM is the technical expert with intimate familiarity with MS Project and substantial experience creating and manipulating Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and other planning products such as acquisition and integration roadmaps. The SM has daily responsibility for creating updating analyzing and using these planning products to provide insight to senior government personnel. The SM will incorporate update and analyze tasks dependencies milestones CDRLs giver/receiver resources and other planning attributes. The SM will react to dynamic changes in the timelines of program elements while updating and assessing risk accordingly. The SM uses KBR tools to digitally ingest monthly updated schedule information from program offices. The SM uses tools and scheduler knowledge to make trend analyses and perform schedule risk assessments. The SM will provide data to drive communications to program staff making them aware of upcoming milestones and deliverables to facilitate successful planning.
This person will be supporting the Space Systems Centers Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) for which the KBR team will provide integration planning across the nation security space community ensuring the US Space Force and its mission partners are able to acquire and field space systems that work together and within the Governments planned and existing architecture.
Why Join Us
Innovative Projects:KBRs work is at the forefront of engineering logistics operations science program management mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
Collaborative Environment:Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
Impactful Work:Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
Key Responsibilities:
As the large-program schedule and MS Project technical expert in the program team maintain and use the Integrated Master Schedule as described in the Position Summary.
Perform technical manipulation of the IMS in MS Project and inter-operation with LinQuest IMS analysis tools so that the IMS efficiently and effectively supports program execution on schedule
Perform trend analyses and schedule risk assessments
Provide critical path analysis
Work Environment:
Location: On-site
Travel Requirements: Minimal
Working Hours: Standard
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree
12 years demonstrated experience with IMS schedule management in MS Project in multi-company programs (i.e. prime contractor with subcontractors) in the space or ground systems sector
12 years hands-on technical experience with MS Project to perform all aspects of schedule management including critical path assessment trending and schedule risk analysis
Ability to effectively operate within a multidisciplinary team i.e. multi-task identify and resolve unexpected issues/barriers and quickly adjust in a rapidly changing environment
Knowledgeable in satellite systems ground-based mission systems or mission operations will be helpful
Good interpersonal skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word Excel PowerPoint)
Must have an active Top Secret clearance with in-scope SSBI/T5 and have SCI eligibility.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Basic Compensation: $170000 to $190000
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidates knowledge skills abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
Additional Compensation:
KBR may offer bonuses commissions or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus relocation benefits short term incentives long term incentives or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match medical dental vision life insurance AD&D flexible spending account disability paid time off or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
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At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
Manager