Senior Specialist, Program Scheduler

About the role

This position serves as a senior program scheduling professional responsible for supporting Tier One Programs through planning, scheduling, analysis, and reporting activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze Integrated Master Schedules and related planning artifacts for assigned programs or projects using program requirements and planning inputs.
• Perform schedule analysis, including critical path, schedule risk, logic, baseline, and schedule health assessments.
• Experience developing and maintaining resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) in support of program planning, execution, and Earned Value Management requirements.
• Track schedule performance, identify logic conflicts and performance variances, and support resolution of schedule issues.
• Integrate schedule inputs across functional organizations including engineering, finance, material, manufacturing, and quality.
• Support EVMS activities through schedule statusing, variance analysis, and maintenance of compliant scheduling practices.
• Prepare schedule status, milestone, and risk information for program and functional stakeholders.
• Support subcontractor and supplier schedule coordination, as needed.
• Apply standard project management and scheduling techniques to assess progress and highlight areas requiring attention.
• Ensure schedule compliance with internal procedures and project control requirements.
• Contribute to process and tool improvements that improve schedule quality and visibility.
• Participate in schedule reviews and communicate schedule risks, issues, and impacts to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, STEM, or other related field and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience; or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; or in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Strong knowledge of supporting DoD programs in a Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead planning and scheduling efforts for large, high-visibility government programs.
• Proven ability to create and maintain an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and supporting schedules for assigned projects or programs.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and present project-level reports, presentations, and deliverables that communicate schedule status and risk to program management and senior leadership.
• Strong working knowledge of Monte Carlo schedule risk analysis.
• Working knowledge of Space Systems programs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project.
• Experience with Structured Solutions Incorporated (SSI) tools.
• Program management and coordination capability, including knowledge of Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and quality of deliverables.
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).