Project Scheduler at Leidos

Description

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.

DISADES

External Hire Eligible

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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