Date: Jan 15, 2025
Location: Centennial, CO, US, 80112
Company: United Launch Alliance
Requisition ID: 811
Location: ULA – Denver
Relocation: Yes- Relocation may be available
Travel Requirements: 10%
At ULA, success comes through the efforts of a strong, united team.
Thanks for your interest in United Launch Alliance, the world’s most experienced and reliable space launch company! Successfully launching more than 155 consecutive missions with 100% mission success doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a testament to the commitment and dedication of our team of rocket scientists and support employees combined with the systems and processes we use to pull them together. As a ULA employee, you’ll have the opportunity to grow in your career while working in a team-oriented culture that combines technology, innovation, ingenuity and a commitment to the extraordinary. Whether you are in college just launching your career, or, have experience and want to come work with the best rocket team in the world, our unshakable unity yields stronger solutions and better results as we carry out our mission to save lives, explore the universe, and connect the world. Our team is excited to meet you!
Job Overview & Responsibilities
As a Senior Program Control Analyst 5 at ULA, you will play a key role in supporting the management and execution of programs and projects, ensuring efficient cost control, schedule management, and risk mitigation. Your contributions will be vital to the success of the Integrated Program Team and overall business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
• Cost and Schedule Control Management: Set up, monitor, and maintain cost and schedule control systems for programs, projects, and contracts, ensuring compliance with government guidelines and contractual parameters.
• Budget and Financial Analysis: Assist in the preparation of budgets, schedules, and financial analyses, supporting effective tracking and management of project costs and performance.
• Program Planning and Risk Assessment: Support the preparation of program plans, perform scheduled risk assessments, variance analysis, and address issues such as negative float, schedule margin, and risk integration.
• Funding and Contractual Changes: Ensure adequate funding for programs/projects and incorporate changes from contracts into control systems, ensuring alignment with updated financial and scheduling requirements.
• Program Support and Decision-Making: Contribute to both tactical and strategic aspects of program management, collaborating with the Program Management Team on performance management and informed decision-making.
• Training and Development: Provide advanced training to cost control analysts and schedulers, supporting their professional growth and enhancing team performance.
Required Education
Bachelor
Required Years of Experience
Minimum of 8 years of related work experience
Basic Qualifications
• Extensive experience in Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques, as well as cost management, planning, and scheduling.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with program and finance leaders, as well as program customers, to satisfy program requirements.
• Hands-on experience with Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and Critical Path Analysis.
• Strong presentation skills, with experience presenting to leadership and key decision-makers.
• Ability to lead team accountability on scheduling deliverables.
• Skilled in managing schedule data for complex programs.
• Expertise in recommending schedule recovery strategies through scenario analysis and trade-offs.
Preferred Qualifications
• Ability to develop an initial Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) from the ground up through in-depth integration and analysis.
• Strong understanding of process flows from engineering through production to the final product.
• Proficient in Deltek OPP and Cobra.
• Active knowledge of SharePoint.
• Understanding and application of EVMS/DCMA 14-point techniques.
Summary Salary Range (for ULA – Denver only): $131,918.00 – $206,170.00
Please note that the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon a candidate’s experience and qualifications, as well as internal equity, market and business considerations. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in addition to base pay.
What makes ULA different?
Because we understand launch success comes through the collective efforts of a team, we seek the best to join us. We value ethics, ingenuity, diversity and professional development for employees at all levels.
We offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:
- 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
- Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible work environments
Additionally, most salaried ULA team members work a “9/80 schedule,” meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.
Benefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Security Clearance / International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). Therefore, all applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62 (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or protected individual. See 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) and 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) for additional information).
ULA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other categories protected by law.
ULA is a participant in the federal E-Verify Program. Posters in PDF format pertaining to this program can be accessed by clicking on the links identified below. E-Verify Participation poster (English / Spanish) and Right to Work Poster (English / Spanish).
Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act requires covered employees to follow a post selection notification process. A hired candidate may opt out of this process by notifying the hiring manager in writing at the time the offer is accepted
