Senior Project Scheduler

Job Description

Description

SAIC has an immediate opening for a Senior Project Scheduler to join our team and be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining detailed resource-loaded schedules for implementation, developmental, and operational systems. As a Project Scheduler, you will work with developmental and operational teams to develop detailed schedules and assists in keeping these schedules current.

Envisioned day-to-day tasks:

• Develop and maintain the overall Integrated Master Schedule, integrating inputs from developers and/or partners
• Provide analysis of performance including critical path trends, and provide reports/briefings as directed
• Ensure program developed IMS is compatible with other IMS’s that would allow visibility into broader program critical path and other schedule analysis
• Analyze and/or integrate contractor provided IMS's, perform analysis of performance and overall schedule practices, providing assessment and recommendations to Program Office personnel
• Assess contractor provided System Engineering artifacts, such as test plans and RVTM’s from the aspect of schedule realism
• Mentor other Program Office personnel on appropriate scheduling practices
• Support customer with other as assigned duties related to program management, execution and communications

Qualifications

• You must currently hold a TS/SCI and Poly clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited academic institution
• 9 or more years of relevant experience
• 5 or more years of experience in providing scheduling support to large scale acquisition efforts
• Demonstrated knowledge of proper scheduling processes, including appropriate management of slack and determination of critical path
• Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft Project, including using advanced functions (such as Monte Carlo analysis) to perform assessments of development contractor Integrated Master Schedules
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, extremely compartmented work environment
• Strong communication skills, including providing written and oral presentations to audiences from a diverse set of backgrounds

 Desired:

• 10 or more years of experience in providing scheduling support to large scale acquisition efforts
• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline from an accredited university
• Familiarity with tools such as CAMEO and DOORS and the ability to extract data from deliverables to inform schedule analysis
• Formal System Engineering certification

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.