Chief Estimator/IMS Scheduler (Remote)

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Chief Estimator/IMS Scheduler to join our team! In this role you will get to be involved on a wide variety of estimation tasks on large-scale, complex projects.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provides guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult and complex project control problems.

• Interfaces with internal clients, attends regular meetings, and provides statistical reports.

• Develop, maintain, and manage Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for complex projects.

• Integrate agile program planning into the IMS.

• Integrate resource loading

• Integrate Earned Value and agile practices.

• Review SOO/SOW requirements aligned with IMS tasks to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and duplication across projects and opportunities.

• Interview and proactively extract tasks and task lengths from multiple disparate engineers associated with projects and opportunities.

• Identify, understand, and point out critical paths, margins, alternate paths, and slack within project schedules to be reported to executive leadership for decision making.

• Provides leadership and capture teams  with the necessary data for world-class project cost control.

• Participates in the development of the work breakdown structure, interfacing with all affected stakeholders.

• Leads in the development, analysis, and evaluation development of project costs and performance forecasting..

• Coordinates staffing requirements and supervises related bid work activities.

• Accumulates and accesses historical data, such as performance experience, for use in maintaining a realistic basis for future planning and forecasting.

• May lead a staff who are qualified to analyze, evaluate, forecast, and report schedule status against an established baseline.

• Assesses the impact(s) of design/construction changes and schedule slippages.

• Develops and manages an established system to show the hierarchy of plans and schedules; Keeps project and company management fully informed.

• Supports business development and proposal efforts by gathering and presenting a variety of background data. Presentations may be of an informal or formal nature.

• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Construction Management or related field (or equivalent work experience) and typically 12+ years of experience in a lower-level Project Controls position is required, as well as 2years experience in a leadership capacity.

• Experience with agile program execution and scheduling

• Earned value management and associated scheduling practices

• TS/SCI Clearance Eligible

• Large Company Experience

• US Person

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Corporate team.

We’re driving the future of the national security and critical infrastructure markets. Our employees work in a close-knit team environment to find new, innovative ways to deliver smart solutions that are used and valued by customers around the world. By combining unique technologies with deep domain expertise across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, transportation, smart cities, and more, we're providing tomorrow's solutions today.

Salary Range: 

$126,600.00 - $227,900.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY! Apply