Sr. Analyst
Summary
Title: | Sr. Analyst |
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ID: | 157556 |
Department: | Information Technology |
Description
Position : Sr. Analyst
Location : San Diego, CA
Duration : 12 Months Contract
Total Hours/week :40.00
1st shift
Job Description
Sr. Analyst, Engineering Program/Project Management
Job Family Summary:
- Engineering Program/Project Management is responsible for managing the execution of programs and/or projects consisting of single or multiple projects and/or programs.
- May manage project and/or program managers within assigned program and/or project.
- Works within the constraints of budget, schedule and scope while managing risk and ensuring adherence to established processes and methodologies.
- Demonstrates working knowledge of project management principals.
- Conducts medium to large-scale needs assessments and audience analysis projects requiring multiple data sources.
- Incorporates data into course design for complex courses.
- Manages multiple design projects with minimal definition and broader scope.
- Uses in-depth knowledge to select instructional techniques and defines and sequences instructional content.
- Independently creates instructional materials and products.
- Independently evaluates and assesses instructional programs using Kirkpatrick's four levels of evaluation.
- Through research, identifies external vendors to meet specific business needs.
- Has in-depth experience, knowledge and skills in own job family.
- Applies knowledge and skills to a wide range of standard and non-standard situations.
- Works independently with minimal guidance.
- Usually determines own work priorities.
- Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with project, portfolio, and functional management teams to ensure project execution predictability
- Manage project cost and schedule, including budget, forecast, commitments, accruals, Work-In-Place, milestones, WBS, progress, critical path, risks, contingency, and KPI’s
- Work with Project and Functional Managers to forecast and reconcile resource and budget allocations for active sustaining projects
- Coordinates and tracks multiple key projects and tasks
- Maintains resource loading and linked project schedules that can be utilized to analyze resource allocations, completion dates and critical path
- Manage the project change control process and maintain the schedule baseline and current budget to reflect approved changes
- Provide periodic project portfolio status reports (cost, schedule and risk mitigation)
- Execute the project completion close out process, finalizing schedule, and reconciling schedule/cost performance against baseline
- Ensure effective and efficient regular formal and informal communications between the Projects, Portfolio Management, and key stakeholders using a variety of tools and channels
Knowledge and Skills:
- Proficient in Microsoft Project
- Experience with project portfolio management tools such as Planview Enterprise
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP
- Familiarity with final assembly operations of electronic devices
- Experience with LEAN Six-Sigma methodologies
- Sound business acumen and financial performance knowledge
- Exceptional critical thinking and change management skills
- Demonstrates prioritization utilizing strong analytical decision-making skills
- Knowledge-of and experience-in structured product development life-cycle processes
- Effective meeting management and group facilitation skills
Qualities Leading to Success in your Role:
- Highly motivated and dynamic who thrives in a challenging and changing environment
- Results and solutions driven
- Demonstrated ability to successfully influence at all levels
- Ability to manage conflicts and ambiguity to drive clarity and deliver results
- Ability to champion and execute innovative approaches, ideas, methods, and processes
- Ability to navigate in cross-functional environments and/or matrix organizations
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferrably in a STEM field
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience managing and analyzing project costs and schedules in a product development or sustaining engineering environment for electronic devices and systems
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus
Travel:
- No