Overview

Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nation’s most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers’ missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Responsibilities

This position is part of the Enterprise Schedule Management and Analysis team. The team focuses on providing program and customer leadership, overall view of the health of the schedule enterprise, deep dive achievability assessments of development contractor schedules and performance metrics on program deliverables. Selected candidate must be comfortable briefing team plans, status, and technical recommendations to large audiences or individual senior management personnel. 

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Design and maintain an integrated master schedule (IMS) to meet evolving customer needs. Complete systems engineering tasks related to build out of schedule details. Integrate with architecture and requirements team to maintain enterprise baseline.
• Work independently and within teams where appropriate. Develop schedule management and analysis skills. Learn through on-the-job training from peers and senior team members. Contribute skill and knowledge base to others. 
• Evaluate impacts on segment, project and enterprise schedule related to changes in customer and program requirements or schedule performance.
• Provide status to include analysis and reports to management consistent with program and customer requirements.
• Track project execution, identify, and mitigate project risk.
• Provide briefings to internal team and assist with briefings to senior government customers.
• Work collaboratively in a multi-contractor/FFRDC environment.
• Create PowerPoint presentations.

Qualifications

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Poly
• BS Information Service Systems, Tech experience or equivalent experience
• Experience with Project Management, Schedule Development and Microsoft Project
• 11 years in Systems Engineering or related field
• 10 years in developing/managing complex project schedules in a multi-contractor/customer environment 
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining project schedules
• Experience with schedule planning tools, specifically MS Project and Primavera
• Knowledge/experience working in the Intelligence Community.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to develop and formulate solutions for problems/issues 
• Strong interpersonal skills and team orientation
• Readiness to learn customer relationship and presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal, customer interaction, written, and verbal and briefing skills with ability to work in a fast paced multi-tasking environment 

Desired Skills

• MS in Engineering Management, Information Science or equivalent experience
• 5-7 years of SE and project planning experience, working medium to large projects
• Knowledge of SE practices necessary to define and implement large diverse projects
• 2 years’ experience in the Intelligence Community domain

EEO Statement

EEO

Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.