Intermediate Program Scheduler / Planner

As a Scheduler / Planner, you will support the Program Management team within Ultra Maritime. You will work on a Program that includes major projects ranging from complex to straightforward, and the results of your work will be a critical component of and deliverable for the affected Program

• Coordinates with program functional teams, integrated project teams, and other stakeholders to review and understand their schedule inputs/updates and address identified gaps or issues
• Develops IMS custom views and reports as required
• Supports program and customer reviews
• Performs analysis of the Integrated Master Schedule to include schedule variance analysis, critical path analysis, resource analysis, what-if scenarios.
• Provide assistance to Program Managers to organize and facilitate project planning activities.
• Participates and supports the program’s risk management and governance process
• Assists the program manager in developing and maintaining the Program Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Serves as the program’s schedule management subject matter expert and works with the program team and stakeholders to interpret and address schedule related items
• Monitor schedule performance to include weekly and monthly variances.
• Organize, design, develop, and maintain an Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for projects and report on milestone status.
• Proactively identifies and communicates schedule dependencies, impacts and risks to the program management team

Required Skills:

• Degree/Diploma in a technical discipline
• 3+ years of scheduling experience for product development or manufacturing in the Electronics/aerospace/defense industry
• The Candidate must be capable of acquiring NATO Secret security clearance and a Canadian Controlled Goods assessment to the satisfaction of the company.
• Strong MS Project or other scheduling software experience

Desired Skills:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills
• Experience scheduling medium/large complexity government and commercial development programs.
• Experience applying integrated cost/schedule and critical path methodologies within an Earned Value Management (EVM) environment.
• Solid understanding of program scheduling processes and methodologies
• Experience managing project schedules with large subcontractor content
• Willing to travel up to 10% of time primarily to domestic locations
• Must possess excellent problem solving skills
• Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills and ability to coordinate with multiple project teams

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. A review of this classification has excluded the marginal functions of the classification that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities to perform this job proficiently. The requirements in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a competitive benefits package including extended health and dental, life insurance, RRSP, optional critical illness insurance, an EFAP and student bursaries.

We encourage regular manager-employee performance feedback, goal alignment and employee development through our Employee Performance Development Plan (EPDP)

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and particularly welcome applications from Women, Aboriginal Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Visible Minorities.