Description

Primary Function:

This position will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and monitoring project schedules to ensure timely and efficient project completion. This role requires a strong understanding of project management principles and the ability to work closely with various stakeholders, including project managers, subcontractors, and government officials.

Essential Responsibilities: 

1. Develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules (e.g., MS Project, other scheduling systems), integrating them with cost and resource data to provide a comprehensive view of project performance for Earned Value Management (EVM).
2. Work with Earned Value analysts and Cost Account Managers (CAMs) to ensure alignment between schedule data, cost data (such as from SAP and MRP systems), and EVM reporting requirements.
3. Track project progress, identify potential delays or issues, and provide regular status updates and reports to stakeholders.
4. Coordinate resource allocation, including personnel and equipment, to ensure that project milestones are met on time.
5. Identify potential risks related to scheduling and develop mitigation strategies to address potential delays.
6. Ensure that all scheduling practices and documentation comply with government regulations and contractual requirements.
7. Maintain accurate records of schedule changes, updates, and related documentation for audit and compliance purposes.
8. Facilitate effective communication among project team members and stakeholders to ensure that everyone is informed of schedule changes and updates.

Work Conditions:

Employee will be working mostly within an office environment. Employee may travel to work site locations where employee will be expected to dress in an appropriate manner to deal with clients and customers.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• EVM Expertise: Strong working knowledge of Earned Value Management principles and practices.
• Scheduling Proficiency: Experience with scheduling tools and methodologies, including IMS development and maintenance.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze schedule data, identify variances, and develop mitigation plans.
• Communication Skills: Ability to effectively communicate schedule and performance information to various stakeholders.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Leadership Skills: Ability to lead teams, provide guidance, and mentor junior team members.
• Security Clearance: Current DoD Secret clearance desired but must be able to obtain clearance with an active in-scope investigation.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Summary

Long Wave Inc. is a Small Business defense contractor headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK. We are an industry leader in the installation and maintenance of Very Low Frequency/Low Frequency/High Frequency (VLF/LF/HF) communication systems, software development, software, and hardware installation, Nuclear Command and Control Communication (NC3), Contract Support Services (CSS), and systems engineering. We have grown into an agile company based on experience, trust, and integrity. Long Wave is the best Strategic Communications Small Business in America. As a leader in services and solutions, software, and engineering products, we make certain that our abilities are as diverse and unique as our customers.

As a government contractor, we specialize in:

•     Engineering
•     Tower and Antenna Maintenance and Installation
•     Software Development
•     Software and Hardware Installation
•     Operations and Maintenance of Government Facilities
•     Information Technology and Cybersecurity Services
•     Simulation and Training
•     Program Management Services for Various Agencies and Clients

Staffed with retired military, senior engineers, and support personnel from industry, we have helped to design and implement some of the United States Military’s most critical and innovative communications technologies. Our subject matter experts have hundreds of years of combined experience operating, maintaining, and modernizing communications suites around the world and our software developers have decades of experience analyzing, architecting, developing, testing, and deploying software solutions for the United States Navy and commercial customers.

Our military men and women around the world count on Long Wave to provide services for many of today’s modern military communication programs. Some of our accomplishments include:

•     The Clarinet Merlin Receiving System (CMRS), a shore-based communications system that continuously monitors emergency transmissions from buoys launched from United States Navy submarines;
•     A Command and Control (C2) Dashboard, which provides databases for operational and maintenance support for the United States Navy’s Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) leadership;
•     Long Wave developed Trainers and Stimulators that provide mission rehearsal capability, which can completely simulate a communication suite with integrated voice and data communications.

Long Wave is proud to have been supporting the United States Military since 1995.