Program Scheduler

About the Role

KBR is seeking an organized and self-sufficient Program Scheduler to develop and maintain schedules for multiple work packages, show dependencies between work packages, and link them all together in a program level Integrated Master Schedule. This is a full-time position located in the KBR Midwest City, OK office.

Responsibilities

• Developing schedules, updating status of tasks, highlighting resource and deadline conflicts to program management and work package managers
• Providing weekly and monthly reports
• Providing specific charts and summaries for presentations by management
• Working closely with a team of driven and highly skilled DoD professionals
• Providing strategic input in creating and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)
• Synthesizing various cost, schedule, and performance metrics/milestones into a strategic, forward-looking schedule in support of program priorities
• Effectively coordinating inputs from stakeholders, managing IMS scheduling tools, assessing scheduling impacts related to budget drills/requirement changes, adjusting schedule to meet short-term requirements, advising stakeholders of potential scheduling issues, and making recommendations as needed
• Preparing PowerPoint briefings, high level schedule slides to support IPT and Executive level briefings
• Interacting daily with various program functional leads to include Integrated Product Team leads (military or civilian)
• Working with Technical Directors, systems engineers, security, cost, and modeling and simulation personnel to obtain the programs big picture and necessary integration activities to provide an actionable schedule for execution
• Providing weekly status of tasks
• Providing 4-week rolling schedule forecasts
• Highlighting resource or deadline conflicts to the program management and work package managers
• Providing weekly and monthly reports of completed tasks and delayed tasks
• Providing status charts for regular meetings
• Performing health checks on schedule
• Showing critical paths

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience in submitting and tracking DoD purchase and service requests
• Familiarity with DoD programs, schedules, and procedures
• Familiarity with DoD organizations, mods, and schedules
• Must have demonstrated experience in scheduling Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)
• Able to obtain a Secret-level security clearance

Skills

• Demonstrated proficiency in using MS Project, Office, SharePoint to produce and integrate complex schedules
• Knowledge in R-plan desired
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written)
• Self-starter, effective organizational skills, and assertive in dynamic group settings
• Effective organizational, documentation, and tracking skills
• Strong team engagement skills
• High-level of proficiency in MS Project and Microsoft Office Suite
• Self-starter with ability to track multiple tasks or actions
• Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to prioritize tasks, coordinate work tasks with others, and meet multiple deadlines
• Computer skills required include Microsoft Business Office 365 Professional utilization and experience
• Must be very familiar with MS office suite including, but not limited to: Access, Excel, Visio, Word, Outlook
• Forward Thinking
• Strong Numerical and Analytical Skills
• Extensive Industry Knowledge
• Team player
• Keen attention to detail
• Sound Decision-making
• Adaptability
• Accountability
• Quick Follow-through
• Good Interpersonal Skills

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience with MS Project