Job Title: Senior Program Planner
Location: Melbourne, FL
Employment: Direct Hire
Industry: Defense and Space Manufacturing
Compensation: $40-$50/hr.
Schedule: 9/80.
About the Opportunity:
- Responsible for developing, maintaining, and controlling Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and associated cost and performance data for complex engineering-driven programs.
- This role supports proposal development and program execution through disciplined planning, critical path analysis, earned value performance measurement, and integrated baseline management.
- The position partners closely with Program Managers, Engineering leadership, Finance, and Cost Account Managers (CAMs) to ensure technical scope, schedule, cost, and risk are fully aligned throughout the program lifecycle.
- This individual has the responsibility and authority to perform the assigned tasks listed below.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
- This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
- Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Develops, maintains, and controls resource-loaded IMS in accordance with PMI and industry scheduling best practices.
- Prepares resource loaded schedules (with estimated cost and price detail) associated with proposed non-recurring effort in direct support of various requests for proposal (RFP).
- Establishes schedule logic, dependencies, milestones, and ensures Critical Path Method (CPM) networks align with engineering workflows.
- Prepares variance reports on all cost accounts to include both financial and schedule variances.
- Provides an assessment of the cause of each variance.
- Ensures schedules accurately reflect engineering scope, deliverables, integration activities, and verification/validation milestones.
- Works closely with all division departments in the preparation and evaluation of cost accounts and budgets.
- Serves as a planning and scheduling expert to engineering and technical leadership.
- Assists PMs and CAMs in establishing work packages and budget phase allocation.
- Prepares/analyzes schedule variance (SV), cost variance (CV), and performance indices.
- Aligns engineering work packages with control accounts and program baselines.
- Incorporates risk-based scheduling principles, including schedule margin, risk drivers, and uncertainty considerations.
- Collects, maintains, and reports financial and schedule data for all active proposals, programs, and directcost accounts within the division.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
- Responsible for participating in the quality management system initiatives and adhering to all requirements.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Preparation and presentation of reliable and accurate information.
- Meets pre-arranged and independent agreed upon schedules.
- Maintains a good working relationship with all division personal.
What You'll Bring:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in program planning, scheduling, and cost control, in engineering-focused programs.
What Sets You Apart:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Management.
- Master of Business Administration.
- Needs an excellent understanding of program accounting principles as they apply to program management, G&A, overhead and fringe accounts.
- Must be able to prepare, maintain and report on various capital budget and expense accounts.
- Proficiency with scheduling and financial tools (e.g., Relevant, MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent).
- Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to translate technical data into program insights.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
- Successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret DoD security clearance.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person', as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
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Apr 15, 2026