Enterprise Scheduler Job Listing at SAIC in Mc Lean, VA (Job ID 6376874)

Description

Description

The SAIC National Security Group is seeking an Enterprise Scheduler.  This position will bwe responsible for buildding and maintaining enterprise IMS/Roadmaps, program management reviews, technical exchange meetings, milestones among other requirements.

The primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) /Integrated Master Plan (IMP) support to multiple programs and Enterprise-wide ODNI Programs
• Develop, integrate and maintain multiple schedules into program top-level Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and associated Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) as day-to-day execution tools used to periodically assess progress in meeting program requirements
• Develop solutions for mitigating schedule risk and achieving program goals and objectives
• Identify and recommend scheduling best practices
• Work closely with technical experts, project leads and project managers in planning, creating, and managing project schedules
• Perform coordination of cross-functional departments to identify project issues, monitor action items, and work with the project manager to ensure resolution
• Working closely with others in linking critical activities across multiple workstreams
• Coordinate project schedules, tasks, meeting updates, and efficient distribution of reports

Qualifications

• Candidate must have an active TS/SCI clearance w/CI polygraph
• Nine+ years' of overall related experience
• Bachelors degree or an additional four years' of experience.
• Experience developing an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Expertise in MS Project (advanced preferred) and familiarity with Agile project management methodologies
• Experience working along with the technical team leads to determine critical tasks and their interdependencies across the program as day-to-day execution tools used to periodically assess progress in meeting program requirements
• Working knowledge of how to support the Government with Integrated Master Schedules that are developed and maintained for multiple projects to summary a program portfolio. This will require the liaison with mission partners and task owners to determine the sequencing and duration of activities.
• Experience creating a project baseline for each project and monitoring project progress against that baseline.
• Ability to identify and resolve resource and schedule conflicts and constraints among multiple projects.
• Experience providing impact analysis of schedule changes; identifying schedule variances and opportunities and proactively developing mitigation strategies for the Project Management team.
• Prior experience developing scheduling status reports used at Program Management meetings
• Experience supporting the development and the sustainment of appropriate project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and activity coding in accordance with the contract Performance Work Statement (PWS)
• Demonstrated expert knowledge in determining the Critical Path and performing Schedule status updates
• Experience developing solutions for mitigating schedule risk and achieving program goals and objectives
• Ability to identify and recommend scheduling best practices
• Ability to work closely with technical experts, project leads and project managers in planning, creating, and managing project schedules
• Coordinate project schedules, tasks, meeting updates, and efficient distribution of reports

Desired skills and Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of demonstrated experience managing a schedule for an enterprise-wide program(s) and multiple sub-components using MS Project
• PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional) certification