AMEWAS is celebrating over 40 years of excellence in providing quality products, services and solutions to the Department of Defense (DoD), specializing in the scientific, engineering, and testing of the full spectrum of weapons development. We are headquartered in California, Maryland and operate satellite offices in Orlando, Florida and San Diego, California. 

At AMEWAS, you will find a diverse team of professionals that work to make a true difference in the operational support of our nation’s warfighters. Our employees achieve success through continuous learning and high performance, and are consistently recognized by their customers and their peers. 

If you are ready to challenge yourself to do more, join our team today!

Be sure to check out the rest of our website at www.amewas.com to learn more about our company and our people. 

The position:

AMEWAS, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated and talented Project Analyst (Scheduler)-Journeyman to support Aircraft Prototype System Division. The salary range of this position is $62,000.00 - $85,000.00, and is commensurate with experience. This position is not eligible for remote work; on-site support is required.

About the location:

Patuxent River, Maryland #1 City Hiring the Most High-Tech Workers (California-Lexington Park, Maryland). To learn more about our surrounding location, please visit: Visit St. Mary’s.

A typical day as a Project Analyst (Scheduler)-Journeyman may include:

• Analyzes project requirements in the areas of business management, financial management, program scheduling, milestone tracking, critical path analyses and support requirements
• Performs other related analyst/management activities required for successful completion of required tasks
• Assists with impact studies, cost and benefit analysis, dependency models and project tracking methodologies to ensure the success and efficiency of assigned projects
• Provides support for critical operations related to Comptroller Functions, Acquisition, Navy ERP training/implementation and Navy ERP role mapping
• Demonstrates experience in cost/benefit analysis, quality control, successful completion of critical path events and project tracking
• Obtains project data including but not limited to financial and schedule information from project team and updates existing access database
• Compiles and tracks information for Engineering Change Request documents for projects
• Collects and formats financial and status data for reports and project reviews
• Attends weekly meetings for projects, documents minutes, tracks open actions and designs changes
• Assists project lead in tracking spending/recoveries on specific charge numbers
• Assembles and submits biweekly project status report to branch head
• Creates and interprets organizational and MS project schedules
• Reports schedules to branch and division heads
• Converts complex schedules into simplified schedules for briefing
• Creates divisional and branch reports
• Presents reports at project review meetings

Must-haves:

• BS Degree or BA Degree in business, management or a technical discipline-In lieu of BS/BA Degree: A total of 11 years’ experience OR an AS/AA Degree and 9 years of relevant work experience in
• 3 years of relevant work experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint and MS Project
• Experience obtaining project financial/schedule data
• Ability to update existing MS Access database
• Experience recording and tracking project change information
• Ability to attend weekly meetings for projects
• Ability to document minutes, track open actions and design changes
• Experience preparing and submitting biweekly project status report to branch head
• Ability to create and interpret organizational and project schedules
• Ability to convert complex schedules into simplified schedules for briefing
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance

Desired Skills:

• Certified Associate in Project Management
• Experience as a MS Project power user
• Experience collecting and formatting financial and status information for reports
• Experience assisting project lead in tracking spending/recoveries on specific projects
• Experience reporting schedules to branch and division heads

Skills crucial to success at AMEWAS, Inc.:

Customer-focused attitude with high level of professionalism and discretion. Ability to work effectively with management and part of a team to meet targets. Is reliable, possesses initiative and works well as an individual or part of a team.

Physical environment and working conditions:

The physical environment requires the employee to work in an office, sitting in a cubicle or at a desk, looking at a computer for most of the workday. Work is physically comfortable. The employee has discretion about sitting, walking, standing, etc.

The employee may be required to travel short distances to offices/conference rooms and buildings on site. In some occasions, the employee may be required to report to offices or buildings near the work site.

Refer to a friend:

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More about Us:

AMEWAS, Inc. a Department of Defense (DoD) contractor, has provided support to our Federal customers for over 35 years. One of our missions is to find the best available talent to meet our organizational objectives. We closely measure performance, provide varying incentives, and strive to develop top performers. We value diversity. We celebrate the differences and uniqueness each employee brings to help us accomplish our goals. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

AMEWAS participates with E-Verify to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.

Be sure to check out the rest of our website at www.amewas.com for more information about our company.

Our excellent benefits and perks:

Staying connected to our core values sets us apart from our competition! AMEWAS recognizes and rewards performance, dedication, and longevity. We are committed to investing in our employees and their future by providing them with competitive compensation, career development, optimum working conditions, and unique benefits; some of which are listed below:

• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance
• Paid vacation, holiday and sick leave
• Generous tuition & training assistance program
• Relocation assistance
• Sign-on bonuses
• Employee longevity recognition
• Community involvement & outreach
• Team building events
• Recognition program
• Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Mobile service discount
• Fitness reimbursement program

AMEWAS is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or any other legally protected class.

AMEWAS participates in E-Verify to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.

Please note: AMEWAS does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party staffing agencies, recruiters, or headhunters.