Job Title: Integrated Scheduling Specialist 5
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
9CCWP5

Job Type
Non-Management

Experience Level
Senior Level (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
09/18/2008

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. Leads the preparation, development and coordination of complex integrated plans and schedules to meet all business offers (i.e., acquisitions, proposals) and project/program execution objectives. Develops and executes the process and strategy for the integration of plans and schedules, horizontally and vertically, across company functional, product groups, suppliers and partners. Develops and improves methods and approaches for risk and opportunity analysis, critical path analysis and network logic modeling. Advises and recommends integrated scheduling best practices, processes, techniques and tools to management. Oversees deployment of approved recommendations. Leads the integration and schedule impact analysis of complex and/or multiple schedule changes. Recommends, deploys and monitors configuration management standards of integrated program plans and schedules.

Competencies
General/Leadership
[ + ] Applied Business Knowledge

Possess advanced knowledge and understanding of the business and key external market drivers that have an impact on the business, including macro economic indicators, channels of distribution, competitors, customer fitness for use, suppliers, etc. Effectively organizes information to understand the specifics of all operations and processes including sourcing, logistics, manufacturing, bill and collect, order fulfillment, cash application, materials planning, labor relations, safety, etc. Viewed as an expert in understanding the industry and the factors that can affect regional and corporate goals; advises others including top management in using industry knowledge for planning and decision-making.
[ + ] Coaching/Teaching

Consistently and proactively clarifies expected behaviors, knowledge, and level of proficiency by seeking and giving information and checking for understanding; provides advanced instruction, positive models, and opportunities for observation to help team leaders, managers and internal employees develop skills; encourages questions to ensure understanding. Consistently and proactively gives timely, appropriate feedback on performance; reinforces efforts and progress. Consistently and proactively establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping team leaders, managers and internal employees, feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions.
[ + ] Customer Focus

Provides enterprise level modeling for making customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops and sustains productive, high-level customer relationships as they relate to complex and large scale projects; actively seeks information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; presents project level information to senior level customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how complex project level decisions/actions/plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet significant customer needs and resolve complex problems; provides enterprise level thought leadership on monitoring and evaluating customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs.
[ + ] Decision Making

Consistently and proactively recognizes a wide range of highly advanced or unusually complex issues, problems, or opportunities across the organization; determines whether action is needed. Adeptly identifies the need for and collects information to better understand issues, problems, and opportunities; has advanced knowledge in integrating unusually complex information from a variety of sources; detects unusually complex trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships. Guides others in creating relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes; can be relied upon to formulate clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option; implements decisions reliably and initiates action within a reasonable time; includes team leaders, managers and internal employees in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions.
[ + ] Project Management

Recognized enterprise experience in creating comprehensive multi-tiered project schedules for significant organization, enterprise and business unit projects identifying time frames for key project milestones and ensure alignment of sub tier activities for overall project visibility, tracking and completion. Directs and manages more complex project schedules requiring interfacing with multi regional or international activities. Independently identifies project resource requirements, integrates and directs multi project elements into a single collective overall project plan. Collaborates with others on the most complex projects assigned. As an enterprise role model demonstrates ability to direct, delegate and ensure performance of assigned responsibilities and tasks as a project team leader in support of enterprise wide or extremely complex large-scale projects. Identifies and resolves any issues to ensure the successful completion of the project.
Technical
[ + ] Critical Path Methodology

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

Advanced/expert knowledge of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and its application.
[ + ] Proj Management Theory/Concept

Advanced, expert 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

Advanced/expert ability to plan, organize and direct the creation of comprehensive multi-tiered project schedules for significant organization, enterprise, and business unit projects. Advanced/expert ability to identify time frames for key project milestones, ensure alignment of sub tier activities for overall project visibility, tracking and completion, direct and manage more complex project schedules requiring interfacing with multi regional or international activities, independently identify project resource requirements, and integrate and direct multi project elements into a single collective overall project plan. Advanced/expert ability to collaborate with others on the extremely complex projects assigned.
[ + ] Risk Assessment Methodology

Advanced/expert knowledge of risk assessment methodologies and tools to update and develop mission essential lists/minimum equipment lists (MEL).

Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree and typically 15 or more years' related work experience, a Master's degree and typically 13 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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