ASRC Federal System Solutions supports the Federal Aviation Administration National Airspace System Engineering Support Services (FAA NAS ESS) contract. Join our growing team as a Program Project Planner Level 3 in support of the FAA’s AJW-143 team.

The AJW-143 team provides second level engineering support of the Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR); Air Traffic Control Beacon Interrogator (ATCBI); Surveillance Broadcast Services System (SBSS); Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B); Surveillance and Broadcast Services Monitor (SBSM); and Wide Area Multilateration (WAM).

Responsibilities:

• The Program/Project Planner Level 3 support managers, engineers, and other planners/schedulers in the development and maintenance of project level schedules and a program level Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).

• Utilizing MS Project, or similar tool, the candidate develops and manages multiple project level schedules and ensure that these project schedules are accurately incorporated into a higher-level Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). The IMS is developed and managed at various tiers (detail, intermediate, summary) for separate teams and will integrate team projects and resources.

• Maintains weekly status, variance analysis, and delivers monthly reports.

• Uses previous scheduling experience to integrate current team business processes and incorporate project information (resources, scope dictionaries, etc.) into the IMS.

• Leads and maintains weekly status of the schedules.

• Provides monthly status to Program Managers and identifies schedule status, critical path, coordinate schedule variance mitigation strategies. Other ad-hoc analyses may be required.

• Must be able to work in a dynamic environment, and be flexible, independent, and proactive in their responsibilities.

• Assists others in day-to-day operations.

• Applies limited experience and detailed knowledge to plan and accomplish tasks.

• Needs a broad understanding of how administrative assignments contribute to organizational activities.

• Demonstrates considerable independence in planning time, and coordinates only as needed with a Technical Manager, or more experienced employee to prioritize assignments and use assigned resources.

• Helps others plan and identify resources to accomplish projects/programs/tasks.

• Works with other employees, both contract and federal, to share information, coordinate efforts, and discuss the status of assignments.

• Typically works under limited instructions that are provided by a Technical Manager or more experienced employee.

• May provide recommendations to improve work process.

• Resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of a Technical Manager or more experienced employee.

• Identifies and informs others of problems/issues that require their attention and helps them develop and recommend solutions.

• Provides guidance to lower level support staff members for handling routine problems and issues.

• Work is reviewed periodically, typically through status reports and at completion, to ensure policy compliance and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or work activities.

• Work activities typically support multiple projects/programs and contribute to the objectives of one or more organizational units.

Requirements :

US Citizenship or Permanent Residency required. All applicants must have resided in the United States for the past 3 years .

• Ability to learn quickly.

• Experience working in a team environment.

• Creativity and judgment to accomplish work.

• Skillful at resolving complex operational problems.

• Excellent written and spoken communication.

• Experience with NAS facilities, systems, and equipment is highly desirable.

• Ability to pass an FAA background investigation (US Citizenship or Permanent Residency required).

Education/Experience:

• A Bachelor Degree or higher is preferred.

• Minimum 5 years work experience developing Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) within Microsoft Project or other industry-accepted tools used for scheduling is required.

• Must have excellent computer skills and strong knowledge of Microsoft Project or similar tools.

• Must possess a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).

• Must have a strong background in industry scheduling best practices.

• Experience with the FAA Earned Value Management System and Government Accountability Office (GAO) scheduling best practice guide is preferred.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is also beneficial, but not a necessity.

• Must have strong verbal and written skills.

• Must be able to effectively communicate with engineers and other maintainers of higher-level integrated master schedules on time.

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.