Leidos Holding
Project Schedule Analyst
Leidos Holding, Reston, VA
Description
The Digital Modernization Sector of Leidos has an opening for a Project Schedule Analyst to support the Service Management, Integration, and Transport (SMIT) contract. SMIT is the largest IT services program for the Navy. Under this contract, the Leidos team delivers the core backbone of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) and Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN), including cybersecurity services, network operations, service desk, and data transport.
The Project Schedule Analyst is responsible for understanding customer requests and developing accurate and executable project schedules to meet customer expectations. In this position, you work with a highly matrix organization comprising of various departments both internal and external to Leidos to regularly status schedules and analyze for efficiencies throughout the lifecycle of a project.
Primary Responsibilities
SMIT-NMCI
Original Posting Date: 2024-11-04While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range: Pay Range $78,000.00 - $141,000.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here .
Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other person a l information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
The Digital Modernization Sector of Leidos has an opening for a Project Schedule Analyst to support the Service Management, Integration, and Transport (SMIT) contract. SMIT is the largest IT services program for the Navy. Under this contract, the Leidos team delivers the core backbone of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) and Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN), including cybersecurity services, network operations, service desk, and data transport.
The Project Schedule Analyst is responsible for understanding customer requests and developing accurate and executable project schedules to meet customer expectations. In this position, you work with a highly matrix organization comprising of various departments both internal and external to Leidos to regularly status schedules and analyze for efficiencies throughout the lifecycle of a project.
Primary Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with project managers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to analyze project scope, requirements, and available resources to create and maintain accurate and achievable project schedules using Microsoft Project software.
- Establish business rhythms to monitor project progress and identify potential scheduling risks and constraints. Assist in the resolution of scheduling conflicts and constraints, working collaboratively to find feasible solutions.
- Use critical path analysis to identify time critical project activities and potential bottlenecks and support schedule optimization.
- Coordinate with teams to align their activities with project timelines and dependencies.
- Produce regular progress reports and present schedule updates to project teams and stakeholders and facilitate communication around timelines.
- Implement and maintain standardized scheduling processes and best practices to improve overall project communication and efficiency.
- Must be a U.S. citizen with a Bachelors degree and 8 - 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters degree with 6 - 10 years of prior relevant experience.
- Currently possess an active DoD Secret security clearance.
- Highly skilled with Microsoft Project, SSI Analysis Tools and/or other schedule management tools.
- Expert knowledge of scheduling theory, schedule execution metrics, baseline change control and related best-practices (e.g., Critical path, Margin/Float management, DCMA 14-Pt).
- Good interpersonal skills and judgement for dealing with both internal and external stakeholders to develop strong working relations to support achieving objectives.
- Ability to engage and work within a highly matrixed, cross-functional team comprising both customer, supplier and internal staff with an awareness of engineering principles.
- Excellent written communication using e-mail, presentations and reports.
- The ability to communicate, negotiate and influence effectively.
- Successful juggling multiple activities, projects, and priorities.
- Enthusiastic self-starter and team player.
- Knowledge of Earned Value Management principles.
- Experience with Project Web Application (PWA) administration and reporting.
- Familiarity with Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA)/Monte Carlo Analysis and resource loading/management.
- Understanding of cost, schedule, risk and opportunity integration,
- Experience with agile development.
- Working knowledge of Leidos' proposal processes and standards.
- Exposure to data visualization with Power BI, Microsoft Power Apps and/or Power Automate technologies and/or Nintex forms/workflows.
- PMP Certification
SMIT-NMCI
Original Posting Date: 2024-11-04While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range: Pay Range $78,000.00 - $141,000.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
#Remote
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here .
Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other person a l information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.