Sr Project Analyst (Suppoting the AFRL)

We are seeking a Senior Project Analyst at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Edwards, AFB, CA. ASRC Federal requires a Senior Project Analyst on the ASTROS contract. The work would include maintaining site wide test schedules, site maintenance scheduled, resource needs and deconflict all conflicts. Provide training to other Schedulers and provide overviews of scheduling principles to both contract and DoD personnel.

Key Role:

• Provide advanced level scheduling support for a customer test area.
• Maintain an overview of all projects on the site and provide guidance to improve and enhance schedules.
• Participate in training junior staff schedulers and overview of scheduling principles to both Contract and DoD personnel.
• Identify add-on software that will enhance Project reporting.
• Maintain, status, and control project schedules using MS Project to include documenting changes and revisions to the project schedule, gathering status information and inputting the data into the project schedule.

• Identify project milestones and activities necessary to achieve project objectives.
• Meet with all layers of support to ensure the schedules are tracking.
• Identify and document schedule and programmatic interdependencies among project activities and related external projects.
• Develop project logic networks and estimate, validate and analyze project activity sequencing, duration and resource requirements.
• Interface with project resource analysts to ensure correlation of project schedules.
• Conduct analyses of project schedules
• Monitor contractor schedules and scheduling systems to ensure compliance with the Schedule Management Plan, SOW, and CDRLs
• Perform schedule analysis to determine overall project performance, variances and risk areas.
• Follow Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and schedule hierarchy structure.
• Provide what-if scenarios, work around and recovery plans, critical path, and vertical and horizontal traceability
• Compliance with AFRL regulations and procedural requirements is mandatory.
• Maintain daily activity logs that list all movements throughout the Site.

• Support test operations by receiving communications from the Test Area concerning their status in testing.

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of scheduling techniques and best practices
• Intermediate knowledge and usage of MS Office Tool Suite.
• Some Familiarity with MS Project
• Ability to quickly grasp ASTROS project lifecycles
• Individual must have strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple often competing requirements and meet strict deadlines.
• Strong critical thinking skills and be a motivated self-starter.
• Ability to work as a team player with both technical and management professionals.
• Individual must demonstrate a strong work ethic.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of Project Management experience.

Clearance:

• DOD Secret Clearance required.

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Project Management experience.
• BA Degree  
• Must be able to obtain a Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using MS OneNote, Teams and SharePoint.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel.