Schedule Analyst (Junior)

Overview

Tecolote Research is seeking bright and highly motivated candidates to join our team. Tecolote possesses well-recognized industry leadership in all types of analyses of Department of Defense space systems. Our Colorado Springs office has a unique opportunity to develop early career schedule analysts. Can you translate your problem-solving acumen, mathematical forecasting skills, and data analytic background to well-structured analyses? We're committed to the success of our employees. We believe that a challenging environment and an enthusiastic culture, coupled with a comprehensive benefits package allow our employees to reach their full potential and attain their professional goals.

Responsibilities

• Review Integrated Master Schedules and helping identify opportunities for condensing and/or simplification of schedule detail
• Identify methods for creation/development of a critical path
• Help generate summary views for presentation
• Identify opportunities and/or making suggestions for ways to stress test schedules
• Help identify additional opportunities for analysis to demonstrate schedule robustness
• Provide input into methods for effective incorporation of risks into a schedule
• Perform schedule risk assessments; analysis of actual versus baseline and estimated duration; evaluation of schedule progress against the plan; evaluation of the contractor's written reports; and critical path analysis
• Responsibilities may also include schedule estimating, substantiation of confidence level generation, schedule/prediction analysis, and project forecasting
• Schedule Analyst will have daily interface with government personnel and prime contractors
  
  Skills Required
  
  
  • The ideal candidate will have knowledge of DoD schedule management experience/skillsets (desired).
  • A successful candidate will have at least (1-3) years of experience with duties/assignments specifically in support of projects/programs
  • Familiarity with other schedule and analysis tools (i.e., MS Project, Milestones Professional) and Government programs is desired
  • Experience in performing program system level schedule analyses and oversight; generating schedule assessments; and preparing reports/presentations
  • Working knowledge of Department of Defense acquisition project scheduling, schedule management, and scheduling are desired
  • The position requires an organized, detailed-oriented individual with strong customer-oriented communication skills, a minimum 1-3 years proficiency in Microsoft Project, MS Office Suite (e.g. Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), and 1-3 years of experience with duties/assignments specifically in support of defense programs highly desired. Milestones Professional experience a plus.
  • Ability to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance is required
  • U.S. Citizenship required
  • Salary Range: $55,000 - $85,000/Year, DOE
  • Open until filled
    
    Education
    
    Bachelor's degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences.