Senior Master Scheduler V

Senior Project Schedule Analyst (PSA)

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Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Schedule Analyst (PSA) to serve as a technical authority in advanced schedule analysis and risk-informed planning, supporting complex flight programs and projects in Earth Science and Planetary Science (e.g., Mars, Europa). This role requires demonstrated expertise in advanced schedule analysis techniques, probabilistic risk modeling, and the ability to develop, package, and present data‑driven results that clearly inform project, program, and institutional decision‑making.

In This Role, You Will:

• Serve as the lead scheduling and schedule risk authority for complex technical and flight projects.
• Develop, integrate and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in alignment with technical scope and cost baselines.
• Ensure logical integrity, traceability, and compliance with institutional governance, Earned Value Management (EVM) requirements, and baseline control standards.
• Perform advanced deterministic and probabilistic schedule analyses, including critical and near‑critical path evaluation, float consumption trending, logic quality assessment, schedule realism validation, and what‑if scenario modeling.
• Lead development and execution of independent Schedule Risk Assessments (SRA) and Institutional Joint Confidence Level (I‑JCL) analyses.
• Produce risk‑loaded schedules, confidence‑level dates (P50/P70), cumulative probability curves, sensitivity (tornado) charts, scatter plots, margin adequacy assessments, and quantified schedule risk drivers to support Agency commitments and decision authority determinations.
• Demonstrate expertise using Acumen Fuse to develop, maintain, trend, and interpret schedule health metrics, performance indicators, and predictive analytics. Translate these metrics into actionable insights that inform independent evaluation conclusions and execution strategy recommendations.
• Build and analyze complex risk models, evaluate sensitivity drivers, and assess schedule margin adequacy by using Acumen Fuse, SSI Tools, and Primavera Risk Analysis (PRA) (or equivalent Monte Carlobased probabilistic schedule risk tools).
• Integrate cost, schedule, and technical performance data to generate risk‑informed forecasts and Estimate at Complete (EAC) insights.
• Conduct comprehensive subcontractor schedule integration and credibility assessments, evaluating interface dependencies, critical hardware/software delivery paths, execution risk exposure, and alignment between subcontractor and prime baselines.
• Demonstrate exceptional analytical rigor and executive presentation capabilitysynthesizing complex modeling outputs, performance trends, and probabilistic results into a clear, structured, and data‑driven narrative.
• Develop executive‑quality briefings that convey independent assessment findings, execution status, risk drivers, confidence levels, trade‑offs, and recommended mitigation strategies in senior leadership and decision forums.
• Champion best practices in advanced schedule analysis, probabilistic modeling, and quantitative decision support while mentoring junior analysts and strengthening institutional independent assessment capability.

Required Qualifications:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration or similar discipline with a minimum of 12 years of related experience; or Master's degree in similar discipline with a minimum of 10 years of related…