Program Planner II

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Program Planner II supporting the development of Integrated Master Schedule in aerospace and defense. Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure compliance and resource loading throughout program lifecycle.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timePortsmouth • Massachusetts, Rhode Island • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $68,900 - $131,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Onsite support to the development and maintenance of program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in MS Project, based on requirements/scope provided by the customer.
Detail plan and maintain the IMS throughout the program’s lifecycle that incorporates contractual and programmatic changes into the IMS in order to maintain realistic, current contract schedule baselines.
Ensure the IMS is compliant with government customer requirements throughout all program phases.
Ensure the IMS is resource loaded for applicable scope with target budgets and demonstrates thorough cost and schedule integration and is traceable to production scope.
Conduct detailed analysis of the IMS and supporting documents to ensure quality, completeness and compliance.
The weekly/monthly business rhythms will require communication (electronically and verbally) of schedule status including but not limited to, results of critical path analysis, schedule variance analysis and the results of “what-if” exercises to the Planning Lead where applicable, as well as Program Manager, customers and senior management as needed.
Support EAC and LRE processes as they relate to the Program IMS.
Development and maintenance of the Program Master Phasing Schedule using Milestones Professional Software.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field of study and minimum of 2 years of Program Planning or Scheduling or Project Management experience.
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret clearance is required.
U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Experience using software designed for creating and maintaining industry related schedules (MS Project, Primavera, Open Plan, or similar scheduling software).

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
short-term disability
long-term disability
401(k) match
flexible spending accounts
flexible work schedules
employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
parental leave
paid time off
holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

Program SchedulingCost IntegrationSchedule Variance AnalysisCritical Path AnalysisEAC ProcessesLRE ProcessesContractual ComplianceDetail PlanningProduction Scope TraceabilityMilestones Professional Software

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationAnalytical ThinkingDetail Orientation