Sr Planning Specialist

Major Focus of Position: Assume lead responsibility for planning and control systems to provide management with the capability to maintain visibility and control throughout the life cycle of major project or engineering development programs. Lead development and implementation of training initiatives/project management applications for business segment.Required Skills:


Extensive knowledge of integrated planning and scheduling concepts and techniques, and use of associated state-of-the-art performance tools to assess sophisticated critical paths and establish optimum conditions/effective use of resources and facilities, and to identify and assist in implementing planning/scheduling process/system improvements. Create and maintain standard resource planning templates for multifunctional complex work scope.
Facilitate new project planning/scheduling sessions and periodic reviews of established plans, schedules, and material inventory with Westinghouse management and customers to plan/maintain schedules and preclude impact to project milestones and objectives. Develop recommended actions to resolve conflicts.
Develop and maintain relationships with customers. Submit progress reports to customers and participate in schedule discussions to integrate Westinghouse and customer planning. Coordinate the resolution of contract performance issues.
Evaluate changing schedules, finances, and resources and determine their impact on programs. Report potential problems and recommend solutions to program management.
Recommend corrective actions for projects that are significantly behind schedule and/or over budget. Analyze requirements, propose and apply techniques that allow management to regain control or minimize impact on program schedule and financial goals.
Display a high degree of creativity, resourcefulness, and ingenuity to interpret and respond to customer requirements, new business proposals or existing contracts. Team with management to plan manpower requirements, workload distribution, proposal development cost factors, and organization budgets.
Develop and deliver training programs using effective communication skills and presentations to instruct and engage Westinghouse employees in utilizing advanced planning and scheduling systems and methodology.
Professional certification, i.e., APICS preferred.Experience Requirements:


Minimum 4 years of related professional experience in business, engineering or related field where leadership role in areas of project management and software application was assumed.Travel Requirements:


Candidate may be required to travel to domestic and international sites.Education Requirements:


Bachelor's Degree
*Business
*Engineering
*Science