Operations Research Analyst, Associate Principal
AMERICAN SYSTEMS
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Alexandria • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $129,800 - $216,700 per year
About the role
- Develop, maintain, and analyze Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for large, complex DoD acquisition programs.
- Perform schedule risk assessments for weapon system programs, including the development of schedule logic, identification of driving paths, and critical dependencies.
- Conduct Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) using Monte Carlo simulation techniques to quantify schedule uncertainty and identify key risk drivers.
- Provide actionable recommendations to mitigate schedule risks and improve program execution.
- Support planning and execution of customer engagements, including standing up new schedule management processes or improving existing processes.
- Interface directly with government program managers, technical leads, and executive leadership, delivering clear, concise schedule briefings and decision-support products.
- Support proposal efforts, contract start-up activities, and transition-in planning as required.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in a scheduling, planning, or schedule risk role within a defense, space, or federal acquisition environment.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Project, with at least 5 years of hands-on experience using MS Project or comparable scheduling tools.
- Proven experience evaluating schedule risk on complex, multi-disciplinary programs, including hands-on experience conducting Monte Carlo-based schedule risk analyses.
- Experience planning and executing customer engagements, particularly with new customers, to implement or enhance schedule management practices.
- Demonstrated ability to brief and interact with executive-level stakeholders, translating complex schedule data into decision-quality insights.
Benefits
- healthcare benefits
- paid leave
- retirement plans
- insurance programs
- education and training assistance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)schedule risk assessmentsschedule logic developmentcritical dependencies identificationSchedule Risk Analysis (SRA)Monte Carlo simulation techniquesschedule uncertainty quantificationschedule management processesschedule briefingsdecision-support products
Soft Skills
actionable recommendationscustomer engagementinterpersonal communicationexecutive-level interactiontranslating complex dataprogram execution improvementstakeholder managementproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingteam collaboration