MK1 Program Planning and Controls Specialist

3 weeks ago


Huntsville, Alabama, United States Blue Origin Full time
Program Planning and Controls Specialist

Blue Origin is seeking a highly skilled Program Planning and Controls Specialist to join our MK1 Program Operations team. As a key member of this team, you will play a critical role in enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth.

Your primary responsibility will be to develop and maintain a fully networked and resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedule from scratch. This will involve soliciting inputs on requirements and dependencies, supporting the development of Work Breakdown Structures, Integrated Master Schedules, and detailed IPT-level schedules.

You will also be responsible for driving execution to these plans by coordinating status updates, collecting and inputting schedule performance, performing regular schedule forecast updates, and providing actionable schedule reporting.

In addition, you will use schedule performance data to generate actionable metrics, key performance indicators, and schedule reporting artifacts to inform IPT leaders and influence future schedule updates.

This position requires a strong attention to detail and proactive analysis of schedule status and variances to advise future performance on our projects.

You will also manage updates that support program Estimate to Completes (ETC) and Estimate at Complete (EACs) exercises.

As part of the PP&C functional team, you will support or lead company-level initiatives aimed at driving consistency in schedule and cost processes, tools, and reporting across business units to drive operational maturity.

This role requires a broad/deep scheduling and planning skillset, proficiency with resource-loaded schedules using Primavera (P6), Open Plan, MS Project, or other software, and control account management including schedule baselining, reforecasting, variance analysis, and schedule-change management.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential for building trust, maintaining positive and professional relationships, and contributing to a culture of inclusion.

  • Undergraduate degree in business, finance, engineering, project management, or other highly analytical field
  • 5+ years of experience in program scheduling in aerospace industry or R&D programs
  • Broad/deep scheduling and planning skillset
  • Proficiency with resource-loaded schedules using Primavera (P6), Open Plan, MS Project, or other software
  • Control account management including schedule baselining, reforecasting, variance analysis, and schedule-change management
  • Proven ability to build, develop, and maintain a fully networked and resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedule from scratch
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

Paid Time Off: up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.



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