Engineering Planning Specialist

Duration: 06+ Months

Position Description

• Client is seeking an Engineering Planning Specialist to support multiple Engineering Program teams. You will support the program engineering manager (PEM) and various integrated product team (IPT) leads on a daily basis, responsible for supporting a PEM/IPT with the management of cost, schedule, and performance of the work directives. Tasks may include, but are not limited to:
• Developing and maintaining Project Planning Workbooks
• Support of Control Account Manager (CAM) duties for the WDs
• Risk management activities
• Maintaining program schedules/development of project plans
• Developing or reviewing estimates
• Monitoring work and expenditures to ensure schedule and budget are maintained
• Support of program management reviews and Lifecycle Management activities
• Preparation of status reports and other program documentation
• Development and analysis of program metrics, including program staffing
• Coordinate, proof, manage and assemble program deliverables for the customer as well as internal status reports and tracking documentation

Skills Required

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Candidate must be resourceful and work independently to develop approaches to solutions
• Ability to initiate, prioritize, and coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong analytical skills
• Proficiency in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Skills Preferred

• Proficiency in PM Compass for monitoring earned value
• MS Project, Access, and Visio
• Excel Pivot Tables
• Able to manipulate reports generated in PowerBI
• Technical knowledge of defense systems
• Experience working with engineers
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Experience Required

• Minimum 8 years of related experience
• Basic project management/project controls experience such as scheduling, risk, and/or planning
• Some experience with program financial reporting and analysis

Experience Preferred

• Experience reporting on Earned Value
• Experience with risk and opportunity management

Education Required

• Associate's Degree preferably in Business, Project Management, Engineering, or related field of study
• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Business, Project Management, Engineering, or related field of study

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Recruiter Details:

Name: Nitesh

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Internal Id: 24-22511