IT Master Scheduler

Company: Computer World Services (CWS)Corporation
Location: Arlington
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Job Description The Master Scheduler provides integrated project management support and oversight to control the master schedule for IT projects of large scope and high complexity. The Project Scheduler is responsible for working closely with technical experts, project leads and project managers in planning, creating, and managing project schedules. The candidate must have senior level experience of hands-on integrated master scheduling and will be expected to work with program and project managers to capture all efforts, link and sequence efforts, assign resources to activities, establish duration of activities, conduct schedule risk analysis, update status and progress of projects and maintain the baselines. Strong SharePoint, VISIO and Power Point experience is desired. The Candidate must have: --- Strong communication skills - written and verbal --- Good analytical and planning skills --- Ability to learn quickly and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment --- Good attention to details --- Excellent organizational and time management skills --- Good working ethics and ability to treat documents with confidentiality --- Ability to work effectively within a team setting --- Ability to multitask and work with changing priorities --- Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision Key Tasks and Responsibilities --- Senior/Expert Level scheduling skills are required. Create, monitor, and analyze detailed project schedules in accordance with Government Auditing Office (GAO) and DCMA standards of best practice --- Demonstrate exceptional oral and written communication skills. --- Track, analyze, and report critical path analysis, metrics, schedule and task status accurately to allow the project teams to manage their projects and evaluate weekly reports --- Ensure accuracy of project schedules and perform version control while tracking baseline variances --- Coordinate project schedules, tasks, meeting updates, and efficient distribution of agenda, meeting minutes, graphics and reports --- Monitor projects' progress, including identifying critical path activities and reviewing forecasts and progress achieved to date --- Review, compare, and analyze schedule performance against baseline program plans --- Use MS Project files as the source documents for updating milestone graphics weekly --- Support Integrated Baseline Reviews, Schedule change control reviews, System Engineering Lifecycle gate reviews, and other meetings as required to support the program to achieve system development milestones --- Upload, link and maintain MS Project schedules in MS Project Server environment --- Mastery of creating and updating GAO compliant schedules using MS Project and MS Project Server --- IT System Engineering Lifecycle knowledge and experience preferred --- Strong communication skills to build schedule and lead schedule review meetings --- Schedule tools such as Schedule Inspector --- Expert Level Microsoft Office suite (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and SharePoint skills --- Agile and Scrum and DevOps experience preferred Education & Experience --- Undergraduate degree or higher preferred and minimum of 5 years of experience using MS Project --- Mastery of creating and updating GAO compliant schedules using MS Project and MS Project Server --- IT System Engineering Lifecycle knowledge and experience --- Strong communication skills to build schedules and lead schedule review meetings --- Scheduling tools such as Schedule Inspector --- Microsoft Office suite (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and SharePoint --- Agile and Scrum --- Project Management Certifications --- None Security Clearance --- Candidate must possess DHS Suitability background investigation or be eligible to qualify for DHS Entry of Duty background investigation followed by DHS Public Trust Clearance Other (Travel, Work Environment, DoD 8570 Requirements, Administrative Notes, etc.) --- None EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability EEO is the Law:

Keywords: Computer World Services (CWS)Corporation, Arlington , IT Master Scheduler, Other , Arlington, Virginia