Senior Integrated Planning And Scheduling Specialist

About Us

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) is shaping the future of aerospace and delivering some of the nation's most important programs for the Australian Defence Force. Joining us is a chance to make your mark, working with a diverse team that is united in pushing the boundaries of imagination and excellence. We currently employ more than 2,500 people across 14 sites in Australia and three international locations and have a range of opportunities available as we plan for future growth.

The Opportunity

BDA is looking for a highly experienced and enthusiastic Senior Integrated Planning and Scheduling Specialist to provide technical leadership and support across a number of complex campaigns, programs and new business initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to join our central BDA IP&S capability team who support a range of large scale and multi-disciplinary campaigns, projects and programs across our national business.

Responsibilities:

• Leads, directs, facilitates and ensures integration of campaign, project and program plans and schedules, horizontally and vertically.
• Supports execution of overall campaigns, programs and new business objectives as an integral member of the campaigns and programs you support and value ambassador of the PM Function / IP&S capability.
• Leads studies/analysis and planning efforts within and/or across programs to determine impacts, constraints and plans involving product development, process improvement, and program initiatives.
• Strategically analyse and provide forward focused program performance reports and risk based advice to various stakeholders and levels of management. Develop and implement recovery plans, as necessary.
• Lead and perform Planning and Scheduling activities in accordance with Boeing Program Management Best Practices and other associated industry standards (i.e. PMI, PMBOK and the like)
• Leverage cross-subsidiary teams, relationships, capabilities and resources to ensure timely decision making, issue resolution and help needed.

Experience/Qualifications

• Strong negotiation, communication and organizational skills
• Extensive experience in Project Planning, Project Scheduling, Earned Value and Performance Management Systems in a commercial environment.
• Demonstrated track record of leading a successful execution team within a large and complex project/program.
• Thorough understanding of critical path analysis and the ability to tailor information and data for presentation to various stakeholders and levels of management.
• Applicants must be Australian Citizens to meet Defence security requirements.

Desirable

• Prior experience with Open Plan Professional (OPP) and Microsoft Project within the Defence Industry.
• Formal tertiary qualifications in Project Management, Engineering, Business or Management field is desirable.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and ability to exert influence at multiple organizational levels.
• High level communication and negotiation skills with a strong focus on building successful relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Baseline or NV-1 Security Clearance

 Culture

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Female applicants, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and ex-defence personnel are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

• Flexible working options
• Study assistance
• Salary packaging
• Employee Incentive Program
• Global opportunities