Project Engineer Associate - Colorado Springs, CO

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$58K — $108K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Must have a DoD Interim Secret Security Clearance prior to starting, requiring US Citizenship.
  • Background in Engineering, Finance, Project Management, or Business Operations.
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to meet deadlines and accept responsibility.
  • Recent graduate of a CAM/EVM training course or ability to complete within 6 months of hire.
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience required.

Responsibilities

  • Support the I&T CAM/Project Engineer in executing the program's monthly Earned Value Management (EVM) rhythm.
  • Analyze EVM data on a weekly/monthly basis as directed by the I&T CAM/Project Engineer.
  • Provide summary information and conclusions from data analysis to CAM and I&T leadership.
  • Perform trending analysis of labor and material data; resolve EVM anomalies.
  • Assist in the development of baseline change requests and variance analysis.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
  • Flexible work arrangements and schedules, including 4x10 options.
  • 401(k) match available.
  • Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays provided.
  • Parental Leave and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) included.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Education Assistance offered.
  • Life Insurance and Short/Long-Term Disability coverage.
Full Job Description
Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard Cand Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.Final Clearance for the Role
Secret
Shift
1
Relocation
Possible
Level Of Experience
Experienced Professional
Clearance Required to Start
Interim Secret
Telework
Employee will Telework < 50%
Functional Area
Ent Engineering Executive Staff
FT/PT/Casual
FullTime
Business Area
Rotary and Mission Systems
Salary Range
$58200.00 - $108200.00

The Work

The Project Engineer Asc will have the responsibility to support the I&T CAM/Project Engineer's work with I&T Leadership to manage, coordinate, and oversee the cross Agile Release Train. In this role the selected candidate will support the planning and execution of technical scope, schedule, and cost inputs for changes, ECPs and other customer engineering estimate requests. This individual will support development of I&T IMS Objective evidence, the collection of IMS status accounting, and will support cross spiral de-confliction, cross functional area coordination, and schedule/resource issue resolution.

The Project Engineer Asc will be responsible for the following:

Support the I&T CAM/Project Engineer on the tactical mechanics and execution of the program's monthly Earned Value Management (EVM) rhythm
These mechanics of executing our monthly EVM rhythm include working heavily within the program's EVM tools (Excel analyses spreadsheets, inputs to PM Compass, Open Plan input spreadsheets, RASCAL and CAP sheets)
Performs weekly / monthly analyses of EVM data as directed by the I&T CAM/Project Engineer
Inputs come from Program Finance reports (e.g. weekly actuals, hours reports, teammate reports, Eaglespeed material data)
Analyze data for assigned control accounts & work packages
Provide summary level information/conclusions from this analysis to the CAM and I&T leadership (key drivers, anomalies, concerns, etc.) including elevating concerns to other impacted CAMs as well
Performs trending analysis of rate & volume of labor and/or material data
Works to resolve any EVM anomalies and DDM metrics coming out of month end data within assigned accounts
Works to support CAM/Project Engineer in monthly IMS status, including performance, actuals, and estimates to complete
Support I&T CAM/Project Engineer in baseline change requests per the business rhythm
Support I&T CAM/Project Engineer with thorough variance analysis as well as any corrective actions driven by EVM process
Support I&T CAM/Project Engineer's engineering estimate or engineering change proposal activities as needed
Support work planning/baselining activities through the AGILE iteration planning cycles and continuous planning
Support annual CEAC exercises

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Basic Qualifications
Qualified candidate must be able to obtain a DoD Interim Secret Security Clearance prior to starting this position. This requires US Citizenship.
Engineering, Finance, Project Management, or Business Operations background
Demonstrated attention to detail, acceptance of responsibility, ability to meet deadlines
Willingness to learn and grow in a high-tempo program environment
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience
Must be a recent graduate of a CAM/EVM training course and completed OpenPlan, PM Compass or other EVM tool training within the last 2 years OR ability to complete within 6 months from employment start date
Desired Skills
Previous CAM or Earned Value leadership experience on DoD programs
Strong project management, program management, and/or technical lead experience
Experience or familiarity with software development and/or Agile Methodologies
Desire to enhance project management skills including communication, the ability to deal with unforeseen challenges, and building strong relationships
Experience or familiarity with software development and/or Agile Methodologies
Strong problem solving, root cause, corrective action, and closure skills
Ability to lead discussions and determine resolutions to problems
Experience working with EVM tools such as PM Compass, Microsoft Project, OpenPlan, eWAD, Winsight) and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Experience identifying IMS forecast and baseline changes via schedule change requests and "what if" schedules
Recent experience with DCMA Audits and Baseline Reviews preferably as the CAM, WPM or EV Lead answering the questions
Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $58200.00 - $108200.00

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

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