Integrated Master Scheduler

About the role

The Integrated Master Scheduler leads the development, integration, and control of program schedules across multiple workstreams, ensuring credible planning, accurate performance measurement, and proactive risk/issue management. The role partners closely with Program Management, Control Account Managers (CAMs), Engineering, Finance/EVMS, and Supply Chain to produce a fully networked, resource-aware Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) aligned to contract baselines, technical scope, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the IMS using industry-standard scheduling tools (e.g., Microsoft Project/Project Online, Primavera P6), aligning to the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Integrated Master Plan (IMP), and Statement of Work (SOW).
• Integrate lower-tier schedules (supplier, IPT, sprint/PI plans) into a single networked baseline; maintain horizontal and vertical traceability across WBS, OBS, and RAM.
• Establish schedule quality via DCMA 14-Point assessment (logic, lags, leads, constraints, float, invalid dates) and drive remediation with owners.
• Perform schedule risk analysis (SRA) and Monte Carlo simulations; produce confidence levels (P-dates) and risk-adjusted critical paths; recommend mitigations.
• Enable Earned Value Management (EVM) by time-phasing activities, aligning to control accounts/work packages, and integrating with cost and resource plans; support monthly business rhythms (IPMR/IPMDAR/IPT reviews).
• Lead critical path and driving path analysis; communicate schedule health, forecasted variances, and impacts to scope, cost, and performance.
• Run baseline change control (BCRs), facilitate re-plans, and maintain proper schedule configuration management and audit artifacts.
• Support proposals & captures: develop BOE-backed proposal schedules, IMP/IMS artifacts, and schedule volumes; model alternatives and "what-ifs."
• Coach CAMs and task leads on best practices (network logic, status collection, resource loading, estimate-to-complete).
• Publish recurring deliverables (milestone charts, IMS extracts, burn-down/velocity for agile teams, milestone readiness trackers, look-ahead views).
• Cook with subcontractors and vendors to integrate external schedules, validate dates and logic, and manage interface dependencies.
• Ensure compliance with customer, contract, and corporate scheduling policies/standards (e.g., NDIA PASEG, DCMA, IPMDAR).

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI + CI Poly clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Business, Engineering, Project Management, Operations) or equivalent experience
• 5-10 years of project/program scheduling experience supporting complex, multi-year efforts (federal/DoD or highly regulated programs preferred)
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Project (including Project Online/Server) or Primavera P6: building networked schedules, custom fields, views, filters, and macros; resource and cost loading
• Hands-on DCMA 14 Point and schedule quality diagnostics; ability to drive corrective actions with IPTs and suppliers
• Experience with SRA/Monte Carlo (e.g., Deltek Acumen Risk, @RISK, Safran) and presentation of results to leadership
• Working knowledge of EVM/EVMS concepts (baseline, control accounts, work packages, CAMs, BCWS/BCWP/ACWP, VAC, SPI/CPI) and IPMDAR/IPMR reporting support
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical details into executive-level insights and visualizations

Desired Qualifications

• PMI-SP (PMI Scheduling Professional)
• PMP PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional – AACE)
• Primavera P6 Certification
• Microsoft Project Certification