Job Description
BAE Systems’ Weapons Systems Master Planning & Scheduling group is a trusted business partner within the Program Management function that establishes, statuses, updates, and delivers plans and schedules that enable program decision-making and support delivery of quality products and capabilities to our customers and, ultimately, the warfighter. Our mission is to develop, maintain, and deploy planning and scheduling expertise within the Weapons Systems business to promote and enable robust, disciplined, and consistent program planning, monitoring, and control.
Our people are our strength and, as such, we are committed to employee growth and development and supporting employees in building long-term careers at BAE Systems. In addition to challenging day-to-day assignments, employees are encouraged to pursue special projects, participate in formal and informal mentoring programs and networking events, and rotate into different roles with increasing levels of responsibility.
The Master Scheduler is part of a team that creates and maintains complex detailed program plans and schedules (Integrated Master Plans, IMPs, and Integrated Master Schedules, IMSs) that guide program execution and serve as the baseline against which performance is measured. Working closely with Program Managers and Master Schedulers and engaging with Control Account Managers and Work Package Managers (WPMs) as needed, the Master Scheduler assists the Scheduling Lead, who ensures, establishes and maintains a resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedule with the necessary level of detail and logic such that the schedule is a valuable program management tool. In partnership with the Program Finance Manager, the Master Scheduler communicates program status and performance (schedule and cost) to the program team as well as makes forecasts about future performance.
The Master Scheduler is accountable for the following:
Horizontal and vertical integration of program plans and schedules across company functional groups including finance, engineering, procurement, operations, manufacturing, and quality
Preparing regular Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) updates and reports for program management, customers, and/or business management personnel
Monitoring progress against scheduled activities and identifying performance variances to facilitate focus on critical areas as well as developing and implementing work-around or recovery plans
Analyzing schedules including critical & driving paths and risk & opportunity in compliance with Weapons Systems customer, and industry requirements
Timely preparation and submission of contract deliverables related to the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Integrated Master Plan (IMP)
Ensuring that all schedules and contract deliverables are fully compliant with internal policies, customer, and industry requirements
Planning, establishment, and maintenance of the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)
Communicating schedule guidelines/techniques to program team for IMP/IMS development
Training and assisting program teams in preparing for and conducting planning sessions
Resource loading budgets into schedules to support EVMS measurement and reporting
Performing and analyzing schedule risk assessments (SRA) and employ schedule metrics (DCMA 14pt, BEI, EVAS data driven metrics, etc.) to evaluate schedules and suggest corrective actions in a timely manner and subsequently support corrective action implementation
Clearly communicating issues and resolutions to project management in both written and verbal means
Preparing presentations to senior management containing metrics and explanations of data
Collaborating with functions (especially Engineering, Procurement and Operations) to understand and capture how and when scope will be performed
Sharing knowledge with and learn from Weapons Systems Master Planning & Scheduling colleagues and beyond
Coordinating and participating in Master Planning & Scheduling development activities including knowledge sharing sessions, group meetings, industry events, etc.
Participating in team and functional activities including training, coworker development, surveillance, tool evaluation, process management, and continuous improvement initiatives
Developing relationships with the schedule stakeholders including internal and external customers