Senior Master Scheduler & Planner

Company Overview

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world.   For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed.  Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions.  Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world.  Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves.   We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

What We’re Looking For:

Iridium is seeking a Senior Master Scheduler & Planner to support a complex multi-phased U.S Government contract. This role will be expected to be an expert in all aspects of schedule creation, maintenance, management, and analysis in order to provide valuable and critical insights to the Program Management office. As a Senior Master Scheduler and Planner, you will be required to support multiple interrelated efforts that feed into one common operational goal. You will also be required to work independently and within a cross-functional team consisting of both dedicated and matrixed resources.  If you are an expert in the field of scheduling and have at least 5 recent years of experience working in the defense industry with a minimum of 10 years direct scheduling experience, then you will be excited about the Senior Master Scheduler & Planner opening with Iridium on our Space Development Agency (SDA) program. You will thrive in this role if you are detail oriented, have the ability to see the big picture, conduct true schedule analysis, and possess Earned Value Management expertise.

This position requires an active/current Top Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a Top Secret Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active).

What You’ll Do:

• Develop the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Integrated Master Plan (IMP), and the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Collaborate with technical teams to develop and refine Agile product roadmaps, ensuring clear articulation of completed work, upcoming milestones, external and internal dependencies, and long‑term capability sequencing aligned with program objectives
• Ensure continuous alignment between the programs Quantifiable Backup Data (QBD) in Jira and the IMS, maintaining accurate traceability and synchronization so task level status derived from the QBD reliably reflect earned performance and schedule status
• Actively support Program Increment (PI) Planning by partnering with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Control Account Managers (CAMs), and Technical Leads to finalize objectives, identify dependencies and risks, validate scope alignment, and ensure schedule inputs (epics, story points, charge codes, forecasts) are fully integrated into the IMS
• Develop proposal planning artifacts in response to RFI (Request for Information) and RFP’s (Request for Proposal)
• Lead cross functional team members and activities in the definition of project tasks, establish task durations, define relationships, impose constraints, collect weekly status, and resource load the schedule
• Perform DCMA 14-point assessment, critical path analysis, and Monte Carlo schedule risk assessment
• Perform Schedule Risk Assessments (SRAs) to test the validity and feasibility of the IMSs
• Conduct data-driven analysis on cost & schedule variances and support Program Managers & Control Account Managers with variance explanations
• Develop tier-one schedule (one pager), tier-two schedules, and master schedule from a single database using Microsoft Project
• Provide recommendations on how changes may affect timelines and what adjustments are needed
• Play a key role in early identification of potential issues or trends that may impact the program's success
• Develop process, procedures, and strateg