Job Description

Position Title: Senior Program Scheduler
Requisition ID: 1752
Position Location: Fairfax, VA
Position Reports To: Associate Manager, Scheduling
Supervises Others: No

At Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative, high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs.

We are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division has an immediate opening for a Senior Program Scheduler. As a Senior Program Scheduler at Trident SES, you’ll prepare resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and provide detailed schedule, work, and resource analysis in support of multiple Space Electronics Systems programs. You will aid in implementing an Earned Value Management System (EVMS)-lite process for baselining and statusing the programs, performing analysis to ensure proper control. To be successful, you must have a background in program planning as it relates to the development and maintenance of complex program schedule networks.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare EVMS baseline schedules compliant with program planning, execution, performance measurement, and reporting.
• Interface with Program Management, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering and Operations to establish the performance measurement baseline to meet customer requirements.
• Work with cross-functional teams to update and monitor schedule status and performance.
• Perform regular critical and driving path analysis, review results, and interface with program management to make schedule recommendations.
• Support the Business Development department with proposal schedule creation.
• Maintain, publish, and present planning and scheduling information and metrics to program team and leadership to ensure program visibility.
• Assist in the preparation of program review documents and customer required documents.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience/combined education)
• 6+ years of professional experience in program/project planning and scheduling or 4+ years of related experience with a Master’s degree (10+ years in lieu of a degree)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
• Strong organizational, analysis, time management skills, attention to detail and accuracy, and ability to multi-task high priorities while dealing with some ambiguity.
• Ability to demonstrate professional written and oral communications, and work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and customers.
• Self-motivated and able to perform tasks with minimal oversight.
• High degree of professionalism and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Earned Value Management processes using MS Project.
• DoD and/or government Program Planning Experience
• Experience with proposal activities (WBS Development, IMS development).
• PMI-SP Certification desired.

Benefits

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:

• Health benefits
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic life with AD&D
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
• Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• 401(k) (including company match)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Leaves (Parental, maternity, and military)
• Annual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)

Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Trident Systems is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact recruiting@tridsys.com

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