Job Title: Integrated Scheduling Specialist 3
Location: Saint Louis, MO
Zip Code: 63118

Description:

Location
Saint Louis, MO

Virtual Office/Telecommute?
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Virtual Work Not Available

Shift
First

Business Unit
Integrated Defense Sys

Division
Boeing Military Aircraft

Program
Global Strike

Occupation Title
Business Scheduling & Control

Skills Management Title
Scheduling

Job Classification
9CCWP3

Job Type
Non-Management

Experience Level
Mid Level (5-15 years of experience)

Exemption Status
Exempt

Union
No

Security Clearance Required?
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Ability to Obtain Interim and/or Final Clearances (Post Start) - US Citizenship Required

Work Eligibility Required?
Yes

US Person Status Required?
Yes

Export Control Required?
Yes

Relocation Money Available?
Yes

Date Posted
09/19/2008

Closing Date
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12/15/2008

Position Description
Integrated Scheduling currently has several challenging opportunities available at the St. Louis site for individuals with a background in Project Management, Program Planning, Program and Network Scheduling. The individuals selected will be responsible for the development and coordination of schedules that support program requirements and are fully integrated across all stakeholders. Responsibilities include detailed analysis of current schedule performance, variance and trend analysis, and timely communication of scheduling issues and risks to program management. In addition, the candidates selected will function as the scheduling subject matter experts for their assigned programs and will be the point of contact with customers and suppliers concerning scheduling related issues. Candidates will also be asked to provide coaching to less experienced schedulers and participate in functional process and initiative teams as required. Duties include: Developing program and/or project level schedules for non-recurring aspects of new business acquisitions and proposals. Integrates program plans and schedules, horizontally and vertically, across company functional, product groups, suppliers and partners. Performs risk and opportunity analysis. Identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts. Identifies and reports performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas. Performs scheduling impact analysis related to a change request and incorporates approved changes. Ensures configuration control of integrated program plans and schedules.

Competencies
General/Leadership
[ + ] Adaptability

Understands changes in own and others' work and situations; may be asked to explain the logic or basis for change to less experienced employees; actively seeks information about changes affecting own and fellow employees' jobs. Treats changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; focuses on the beneficial aspects of change; speaks positively about the change to fellow interorganizational employees and occasionally to external customers. Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors.
[ + ] Building Positive Relationship

Builds effective working relationships within the work group, with interorganizational employees, and occasionally with external customers. Probes for and provides information to clarify situations. Seeks and expands on original ideas, enhances others? ideas, and contributes own ideas about the issues at hand. Places higher priority on team and organization goals than on own goals. Seeks agreement from work group, with other employees, and occasionally with external customers to support ideas or take partnership-oriented action; uses sound rationale to explain value of actions. Establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping people feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions.
[ + ] Communication

Clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Keeps the audience engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Frames the message in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used. Accurately interprets messages from others and responds appropriately.
[ + ] Customer Focus

Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops and sustains productive customer relationships; uses information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; periodically becomes involved in sharing information with customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how actions or plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems; assists higher graded employees and/or project team leaders in implementing ways to monitor and evaluate customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs.
[ + ] Project Management

Experienced in creating comprehensive project schedules identifying time frames for key project milestones. Directs and manages more complex project schedules; independently identifies project resource requirements, may collaborate with others on the most complex projects assigned or assist more experienced employees in complex large scale projects. Ability to accept, direct and perform responsibilities and work assigned tasks as a project team member in support of the overall project; leads and directs the activities and resources of assigned projects and supports higher graded employees in more large scale and complex projects.
Technical
[ + ] Critical Path Methodology

Complete knowledge of critical path network methodology (e.g., logic, relationship/interdependency, early/late, start/complete, minimum duration).
[ + ] Earned Value Management

Complete knowledge of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and its application.
[ + ] Finance Integration Knowledge

General knowledge of Finance disciplines and tasks performed by various Boeing Finance processes and the interaction between departments/disciplines and how their products and processes are used by and affect one another. Applies expertise to a wide range of business objectives.
[ + ] Proj Management Theory/Concept

Complete knowledge of Project Management theory, concepts and principles (e.g. theory of constraints, critical path methodology, project risk management, triple constraints, project scope management, project management lifecycle etc.) contained in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK[R] Guide).
[ + ] Proj Sched & Resource Mgmt

Complete ability to create comprehensive project schedules which identify time frames for key project milestones, direct and manage more complex project schedules, independently identify project resource requirements, collaborate with others on more complex projects assigned, and assist others in complex large scale projects.

Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's and typically 6 or more years' related work experience, a Master's degree and typically 4 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Job related information
Some business travel and overtime may be required. US citizenship required for security clearance.

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