Aviation Program Scheduler — Contract PM Specialist

PDS Tech, Inc.; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 49,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

401K plan

Paid leave

Commuter benefits

Job summary

PDS Tech Commercial in Oklahoma City is seeking a skilled Project Management Specialist to drive program success on aviation-focused projects. This 6-month contract role emphasizes developing integrated plans, coordinating across functional teams, and maintaining schedule integrity.

You will support baseline changes, assess impacts on timelines, and generate performance metrics to inform leadership decisions. Prior aerospace scheduling experience is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and typically 6+ years of related experience; OR
• Master's degree and typically 4+ years of related experience; OR
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, develop, and coordinate integrated program plans, schedules, and schedule-related deliverables.
• Support the integration of program plans and schedules across multiple teams, suppliers, partners, and stakeholders.
• Review proposed baseline changes and assess their impact on schedule performance.
• Analyze changes in scope, budgets, and schedules to determine effects on execution.
• Maintain revision control of program plans and schedule documentation.
• Support schedule-related risk and opportunity assessments and mitigation planning.
• Identify schedule completeness, execution challenges, and critical path concerns.
• Resolve network logic and scheduling conflicts.
• Analyze downstream impacts and provide planning recommendations to leadership.
• Develop, collect, organize, and report program metrics and performance data.
• Generate status reports, track commitments, and communicate updates and recovery plans.

Skills

Open Plan Professional

Microsoft Project Professional

Milestones Professional

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Equivalent combination

Tools

Open Plan Professional (OPP)

Microsoft Project Professional

Milestones Professional

Job description

PDS Tech Commercial in Oklahoma City is seeking a skilled Project Management Specialist to drive program success on aviation-focused projects. This 6-month contract role emphasizes developing integrated plans, coordinating across functional teams, and maintaining schedule integrity.

You will support baseline changes, assess impacts on timelines, and generate performance metrics to inform leadership decisions. Prior aerospace scheduling experience is highly valued.