Project Scheduler

Leidos is seeking a Project Scheduler to join our DES (Defense Enclave Services) team supporting DISA at Fort Meade, MD on a hybrid (onsite/remote) basis. The candidate will be responsible for all aspects of creating a maintaining an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for one or more agency migration projects. The scheduler must possess a strong MS Project and scheduling experience.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

Defense Enclave Services (DES):  Leidos is partnering with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to deliver a single digital enterprise that establishes a modern infrastructure foundation and unified architecture needed to deliver cohesive combat support capabilities to the warfighter. See: www.leidos.com/des

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:

• Must possess an active Secret security clearance (US Citizenship required)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Run schedule reviews to help project managers be responsible and accountable for staying on schedule and properly reporting issues or concerns in a timely manner to program and customer leadership.
• Provide support to the task order program manager and project managers in addressing surges in workload and/or adhoc taskings.
• Responsible for applying scheduling theory to develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and related artifacts in compliance with scheduling best practices and applicable standards.
• Implement program scheduling business rhythms, developing baseline schedules and associated artifacts to meet contractual/project requirements, and monitoring, analyzing, and reporting performance against baseline schedules to ensure that contractual, cost and schedule.
• Strong communications skills with the ability to work with the functional areas to identify and maintain all schedule tasks and dependencies.
• In conjunction with the Project Manager, and with input from the cross-functional team, generate, publish and maintain an accurate a Master Schedule, using MS Project, showing the tasks and resources required to deliver on-time, per customer requirements and milestones.
• Work closely with PMO, development, operations, and other project teams to develop detailed schedules, keep these schedules current and seamlessly integrated into the Master Schedule.
• Provide hands-on development of layered schedules detailing how a specific project is progressing including how the project contributes to overarching program requirements and objectives.
• Develop resource loaded and level project schedules using the performance work statement (PWS), technical proposal, WBS, and oral directions from senior project managers and technical leads.
• Develop and maintain linkages, dependencies, and inter-dependencies with related projects.
• Ensure internal and external dependencies are documented and tracked for risk management.
• Identify major milestones, decision points, project life cycle and other project events.
• Identify critical path and task dependencies.
• Set and maintain the baseline schedule and track all changes to the baselined schedule on a weekly basis.
• Perform ‘what if’ scenarios within the schedule.
• Develop schedule version control processes, policies, and procedures and ensure they are followed during the development and maintenance of schedules.
• Perform schedule estimating through elicitation of team members and other stakeholders to capture estimations of new work, updated actuals and remaining work.
• Champion and support continuous Risk Mitigation and Issue Management through schedule analysis.
• Generate schedule reports based on planned vs actual work.

Basic Qualifications:

• BA degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance.
• MS Project and/or other schedule management tools (e.g., MS Project Server/Deltek Open Plan)
• Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) architecture (e.g., WBS or IMP based)
• Understanding of Critical Path
• Schedule Status/Forecast Management/Business Rhythms
• Baseline Change Control
• Schedule metrics reporting
• Ability to work independently with overall responsibility for the Master Schedule
• Proven ability to work well within a team/collaborative environment.
• Experience developing and instituting standard processes and procedures based on industry best practices and lessons learned.
• Highly developed and seasoned interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) Certification.

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