Aerospace Program Scheduler - Master Schedules & Dashboards

Ursa Major; Berthoud (CO); On-site; USD 82,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Paid Parental Leave

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)

Short and Long Term Disability

Basic Life & AD&D

401k with Company Match

Equity Grants in the Company

Job summary

Ursa Major in Colorado is seeking a Program Scheduler to own multiple Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) using Microsoft Project and Planner Premium. You will baseline, track, and maintain schedules, deliver executive-ready reports, and provide variance analytics to keep leadership informed about program health.

You will collaborate with Program Managers and engineering teams to gather progress, validate actuals, and forecast completion, while enforcing change control and schedule integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Project Management, or related field.
• 3+ years of dedicated experience managing complex, cross-functional project or program schedules in a technical, engineering, manufacturing, or defense environment.
• Advanced mastery of Microsoft Project (MS Project Professional / MS Project Online/Server) and/or Planner Premium.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI, Tableau or other data visualization tools for reporting and dashboards.
• Deep understanding of CPM, baseline control, float management, task dependencies, and resource leveling.
• Proven ability to build concise, visual metrics, dashboards, and narrative explanations for senior management.

Responsibilities

• Build, baseline, and maintain complex, fully logic-linked (CPM) Integrated Master Schedules using Microsoft Project and Planner Premium.
• Establish and preserve clean schedule architecture, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), task dependencies, constraints, and total float/margin expectations.
• Coordinate regularly with Program Managers and cross-functional leads to gather progress updates, validate actuals, and update forecast completion dates.
• Evaluate logic changes, schedule health, critical path variations, and float erosion to flag potential risks or delays early.
• Own and continuously improve standard schedule reports (e.g., Executive Dashboards, Milestone Trend Analysis, Critical Path Reviews, and Look-Ahead Schedules).
• Generate and communicate key schedule performance metrics (e.g., Schedule Variance [SV], Schedule Performance Index [SPI], Milestones Achieved vs. Baseline, and Schedule Health Scorecards).
• Conduct Schedule Risk Analyses (SRA) and "what-if" scenario modeling to support program mitigation strategies.
• Maintain strict adherence to change control processes for re-baselining or contractual baseline changes.

Skills

MS Project

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

CPM / Critical Path

Dashboards & Metrics

Scheduling Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering/PM

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Planner Premium

Job description

Ursa Major in Colorado is seeking a Program Scheduler to own multiple Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) using Microsoft Project and Planner Premium. You will baseline, track, and maintain schedules, deliver executive-ready reports, and provide variance analytics to keep leadership informed about program health.

You will collaborate with Program Managers and engineering teams to gather progress, validate actuals, and forecast completion, while enforcing change control and schedule integrity.