Master Scheduler

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Who we are

At Virgin Orbit, we are launching the small satellite revolution, enabling missions that were previously unimaginable. We are delivering Virgin’s legendary customer experience by combining advanced technology with a diligent, hard-working team. We have built a workplace and a workforce of the future, knowing that our decisions and investments of today are launching the industries of tomorrow. We have engaged a diverse and inclusive community of doers and dreamers alike, empowering all those working today to build satellites and constellations that will change the world.

At Virgin Orbit, we are opening space for good. Search all of our job openings on our career portal.

MASTER SCHEDULER

Position Summary

Virgin Orbit is seeking an experienced integrated lead program scheduler to create and analyze an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and multi-project schedules. The candidate will possess strong problem solving skills as well as implementation skills to help guide a team in creating and standardizing good project planning, scheduling and execution disciplines. The candidate will team with Business Manager and Department Managers to address and solve scheduling matters, resource conflicts, and implementation of new strategies for schedule enhancements.

This is a full-time position at our rocket factory in beautiful Long Beach, California.

Your Mission

• Organize, integrate, implement, and maintain LauncherOne multi-layered program schedule using Microsoft Project. • Lead the preparation, development, coordination, and design of integrated plans and schedules to meet all business and project/program execution objectives. • Develop and execute the strategy for integrating plans and schedules. • Recommend integrated scheduling best practices, processes, techniques and tools to management. • Improve methods and approaches for schedule-related risk and opportunity analysis, as well as critical path analysis. • Lead the integration and schedule impact analysis of multifaceted schedule changes. • Analyze and manage tasks to ensure satisfactory realization of project requirements as scheduled. • Log project time-lines and maintain database of tasks and its status. • Log all new information into database and provide scheduled reports for Department coordination and reporting purposes. • Interact with Business Manager, Program Manager, and Department Managers to coordinate assignments. • Interact with Department Managers to develop and update detailed schedules, cost information and identification of variances from original plan. • Evaluate project schedule progress and performance, and identify developing problem areas. • Analyze critical path and constraints to determine effect of changes to schedule and recommend work-around. • Analyze risks affecting project costs and schedules. • Support Department Managers to maintain timely and effective change management processes, procedures, and systems. • Assist team to develop and maintain weekly and monthly status reports to keep management informed on project progress. • Conduct analysis to determine alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.• Create project dashboards based on updates from the project team.

What you bring

If you want to join us, you’d better have all of these…

• 8 years of Aerospace project management experience.

• 6 years managing Aerospace project schedules, tasks, and budgets.

• Strong Research and Development and Manufacturing experience.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.

• Exemplary written and oral communication skills.

• Strong administration/time management skills.

• Demonstrated mastery of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel.

• Must be able to provide proof of US-approved Covid-19 full vaccination status, unless otherwise exempted by an approved reasonable medical or religious accommodation from Virgin Orbit.

… and you should probably have a bunch of these, too.

• PMI certification (PMP, CAPM, or PMI-SP) a plus.
• Strong analytical skills.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Personal Requirements

Our idea of a happy life: build rockets, work with brilliant people, serve purposeful customers, and open access to space. Sir Richard Branson’s belief is “If you get the perfect mix of people working for your company, you have a far greater chance of success.” From the very start, we have placed top priority on growing and fostering a team of creative, diverse, and talented women and men. 

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Virgin Orbit is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Virgin Orbit is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.