M&S Program Scheduler & Planner

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain program schedules that align with long-term strategic objectives, program milestones, and mission priorities.
• Collaborate with developmental and operational stakeholders to gather scheduling inputs and ensure schedules reflect a cohesive and strategically aligned program plan.
• Ensure schedule activities and milestones are directly traceable to program requirements, maintaining clear alignment between strategic goals and execution.
• Conduct critical path, schedule risk, and what-if analyses to identify risks, opportunities, and impacts of changes to scope, funding, or technical requirements.
• Provide strategic insights and recommendations to leadership based on schedule performance, forecasting, and analytical findings.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance scheduling accuracy, efficiency, and strategic planning effectiveness.
• Translate complex, resource-loaded schedules into executive-level visual products such as sand charts and histograms to communicate workforce demand and timing.
• Design and maintain dynamic manpower sand charts to represent cumulative resource demands (FTEs), highlighting peaks, valleys, and concurrent staffing needs.
• Support stakeholder communication through the development of program status briefings, dashboards, and digital engineering tools.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited university.
• 10+ years of experience in program scheduling, planning, or a related field, preferably within a Department of War (DoW) or government contracting environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera, or similar software.
• Strong understanding of scheduling principles, including critical path methodology, resource loading, and baseline management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Proven ability to manage complex tasks and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Self-starter with strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Must possess and maintain an active Secret security clearance.

Schedule

• M-F; 8-5

Work Location

• Customer-site

Travel

• Yes, 0-10%

Relocation Assistance

• No

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract

• No

Benefits

• ESOP participation
• 401(k) match
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• EAP
• education assistance
• paid time off
• holidays