Master Scheduler

What Your Day-To-Day Looks Like (Position Responsibilities):

• Develop, maintain, and manage complex integrated master schedules (IMS) for multiple projects and programs.
• Build project schedules from work breakdown structures (WBS), project plans, and program requirements.
• Establish logical task sequencing, predecessor/successor relationships, dependencies, milestones, constraints, and resource assignments.
• Maintain schedule integrity through regular validation, quality assurance, and configuration management practices.
• Perform critical path, float, schedule variance, and trend analyses to identify potential risks and impacts to project execution.
• Develop and maintain schedule baselines and document approved schedule changes.
• Conduct schedule status reviews with project managers, functional managers, and leadership.
• Prepare executive-level schedule reports, dashboards, and briefings.
• Identify schedule risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Ensure schedule alignment with organizational priorities, resource availability, and program objectives.
• Provide expert guidance on Microsoft Project functionality, scheduling methodologies, and best practices.
• Develop standardized scheduling processes, templates, and reporting mechanisms.
• Train project managers and team members in scheduling techniques and Microsoft Project usage.
• Support project planning, resource forecasting, and portfolio-level scheduling activities.
• Coordinate schedule integration across multiple projects to identify interdependencies and resource conflicts.
• Ensure compliance with organizational scheduling standards, policies, and contractual requirements.

What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Requirements):

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive experience developing and managing complex project schedules.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Project.
• Experience managing integrated master schedules for large, complex programs.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze schedule performance and communicate findings to senior leadership.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ideally, You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience supporting government or Department of Defense programs.
• Familiarity with scheduling tools such as Primavera P6, Project Online, or Microsoft Project Server.
• Experience with Power BI or other reporting and visualization tools.