Project Coordinator - Junior Scheduler

Responsibilities

Peraton has a great opportunity for an Project Coordinator - Jr Scheduler in Chantilly, VA supporting an Intelligence Community (IC) customer.  You will be working in a rewarding, mission focused environment supporting cutting edge software development and deployment contributing to the defense of national space assets. Your efforts will fundamentally change what Space Domain Awareness and Mission Protection mean for our Nation.

 

Skyfire is a Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Indications and Warning (I&W) system. Its purpose is to establish a repository of resident space objects (RSOs), find RSOs of interest, and provide data to ground operators. Located in Chantilly, VA, the Skyfire team uses: sensor modeling, and systems engineering expertise to deliver this world-class SDA I&W system. This position requires a minimum of an active TS clearance.

 

What you'll do:

 

The person in this role works with program office stakeholders, such as Program Managers and partners, to ensure quality schedule inputs and baseline integrity in alignment with government and company standards. The ideal candidate is a motivated team player who uses personal initiative and expertise to drive timely and accurate support of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), using MS Project and SSI schedule analysis software. We are seeking a self-starter with expertise in scheduling best practices and compliance, able to make recommendations for alternative ways to view program information enabling program management decisions.

 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma and 6+ years of experience; Associate's degree and 4+ years of experience; OR Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience. Additional relevant years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Prior experience completing programmatic duties in support of government customer program
• Demonstrated experience using MS Project
• Ability to prioritize work and meet quick turnaround deadlines
• Active Top Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to TS/SCI and pass a polygraph within 30 days of employment or at customers request- contract requires TS/SCI with poly. The candidate must maintain the clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and organizational skills
• Experience working with Agile scrum teams, agile project management, agile software development, and/or software version control management.
• Familiarity with MS Project experience, preferably with a software or systems engineering program.
• Experience working with Program leadership, Control Account Managers and Product Owners in cross functional teams to develop, analyze, and manage schedules that comply with a program’s Statement of Objectives (SOO), Technical Performance Requirements (TPRs), Contract Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS), and the Contract Statement of Work (CSOW).
• Experience establishing and monitoring the execution of the program toward milestones, key events, and significant accomplishment criteria.
• Experience with determining critical path analysis and schedule risk assessment (Monte Carlo Analysis).
• Experience with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) project management guideline to ensure qualitative and quantitative schedule evaluation.
• Proficiency in Atlassian Jira tool or equivalent tracking systems

 

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

 

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Peraton Overview

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

Target Salary Range

$66,000 - $106,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.