Scheduler

About the Role

Assist product/project team(s) by developing, integrating, and presenting task-oriented activities in a comprehensive Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using Microsoft Project and Milestone Professional. Develop a detailed IMS for all activities critical to the teams’ success and present IMS data clearly and concisely, adhering to accepted schedule management techniques and processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide services to team leads with schedule status reviews and schedule update meetings.
• Perform IMS health checks and what-if analysis using Government-approved software at the request of USG team leads.
• Present IMS-related information during recurring meetings and develop supporting materials (e.g., slides, reports) using Microsoft Office tools such as PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Education and experience:
  • Master’s Degree in a specialized field* plus a minimum of 6 years of applicable experience, or
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a specialized field* plus 8 years, or
  • Associate’s Degree in a specialized field* plus 10 years, or
  • High School Diploma with 16 years of applicable experience (with at least 2 years in Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) Acquisition Category (ACAT I/II) programs).
• Specialized Degree Field: Project Management, Business Management/Administration, or other related field.
• Specialized/applicable experience must be in Project Management, Business Management/Administration, or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 consecutive years (within the last 10 years) of experience as a program scheduler developing and maintaining schedules for complex government or commercial engineering or technical programs (preferably ground combat vehicle systems).
• Experience working on military acquisition programs.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience using project management/scheduling tool software suites, such as:
  • Microsoft Project, or
  • KIDASA Milestone Professional, or
  • Oracle Primavera, or
  • Barbecana Full Monte, and
  • Software using Monte Carlo simulation tools (e.g., @RISK).
• Regular participation as an active member of a process team in formulating integrated project plans, with direct responsibility for representing activities and tasks in an integrated schedule.
• Experience working with cross-functional and integrated process teams on complex activities.

Skills

• Ability to employ participatory leadership techniques and management fundamentals in planning, developing, and managing integrated, complex project schedules.
• Capability to lead and manage a group when necessary.
• Proficiency in analyzing technical requirements, budgets, management timelines, mandatory processes, and leadership guidance, and translating them into complex integrated project schedules.
• Application of fundamental and advanced project development techniques to create and formulate complex integrated project schedules.
• Understanding of schedule development and management, including:
  • Current schedule development tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel),
  • Schedule logic (Defense Contract Management Agency 14-point evaluation and analysis techniques), and
  • Schedule analysis tools, techniques, and software to assess impacts of timing and task changes.
• Familiarity with scheduling tools, including logic and analysis software, and modeling techniques related to cost and schedule.
• Knowledge of DoD Integrated Master Plan and Integrated Master Schedule Preparation and Use Guide; DI-MGMT-81650.