Sr Master Planner / Cost Analyst (Hybrid)

Job Description

What is it like working for a company where you are part of the Program Team? Exciting! Joining our Program Planning and Control Finance team means you are the backbone behind managing project schedule aspects for multiple contracts and programs that help keep nations safe. This position is a Hybrid position with 55% of your time in the facility in Endicott NY. With the diversity of our offerings and work, you’ll get to take on new challenges while your career reaches new heights.

BAE Systems is seeking a Sr Master Planner / Cost Analyst with Microsoft Project skills to join the Program Finance team. You will provide project scheduling but also financial decision support to stakeholders focused on minimizing risk and maximizing return of program profit by managing financial requirements and program execution. In this job, you will:

• Develop and coordinate the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet all program objectives

• Monitor program schedule performance, tracks plans and schedules

• Performs risk analysis using tools Barbecanna Full Monte and ForProject DCMA Schedule Analyzer

• Identifies and resolves critical paths, driving paths and network logic conflicts

• Utilizes Gantt, milestone charts, earned value management and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas

• Ability to train and provide guidance to engineering control account managers and new master planners

• Supporting weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting requirements both internally and externally

• Understanding of earned value metrics namely, cost & schedule performance and IPMR reporting

• Understanding of EVMS (Earned Value Management System) and DCMA requirements

• Creating and influencing program baselines with industry standard guidelines

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's degree and 4 years of work experience or equivalent experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Project and all Microsoft Office

• Ability to prioritize and self-manage a multi-tasked workload in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to make decisions with sound judgment while complying with policies and procedures

• Experience communicating and presenting financial data to other functions in an accurate, concise and understandable manner

• Ability to guide and train Control Account Managers

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Ability to challenge and improve knowledge of industry practices and standards as well as company policies

• Ability to develop and maintain professional and effective relationships with internal and external customers

• Understanding of Earned Value Management

• Experience with Oracle a plus

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $75254 - $127930

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.


About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Salary : $75,254 - $127,930