Integrated Master Scheduler

Peraton; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an Integrated Master Scheduler to develop, maintain, and manage the program's IMS using Microsoft Project. You will work closely with the PMO, engineering, and partners to ensure schedule quality and baselines align with government standards.

The ideal candidate has extensive MS Project experience, a track record in schedule risk analysis, and strong collaboration skills with program leadership and customers. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years' experience or Master's with 10+ years' experience.
• Minimum 4+ years of MS Project experience, ideally in software or systems engineering.
• Experience interfacing with program leadership, CAMs, and product owners to align schedules with SOO/TPRs/CWBS/CSOW.
• Experience establishing and monitoring milestones, events, and accomplishment criteria.
• Ability to apply data analytics to simplify technical requirements and visualize metrics.
• Familiarity with DCMA project management guidelines for schedule evaluation.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in Microsoft Project with activities, milestones, deliverables, interrelationships, and interfaces.
• Coordinate inputs across PMO, stakeholders, partners, and Customer for IMS and IPMDAR.
• Identify, monitor, analyze, and report schedule progress, drivers, and critical paths with risks and issues.
• Develop and maintain a Giver/Receiver list and coordinate dependencies across partners.
• Evaluate stakeholder plans for disconnects with IMS and drive closure plans with stakeholders.
• Integrate System Security activities, CDRLs/ADRLs, cybersecurity events, and need dates into the IMS.
• Coordinate with engineering leads to align software build plans and milestones with IMS.
• Work with MBSE team to capture IMS changes in the model-based environment.
• Elevate schedule and resource risks to leadership and PMO as needed.
• Attend PMO and Customer meetings to report IMS/IPMDAR status and recommendations.
• Support CAMs monthly inputs and IPMDAR readiness.
• Assist in customer schedule reviews and program assessments.

Skills

Schedule management

Stakeholder coordination

Data analytics

Risk analysis

Government/standards compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

CAMEO

Job description

Job Locations: US

Requisition ID: 2026-169685

Position Category: Project Management

Clearance: No Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an Integrated Master Scheduler to develop, maintain, and manage the program's Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using Microsoft Project. The Scheduler will work closely with the Program Management Office (PMO), engineering and functional teams, program partners, and the Customer to ensure schedule quality, baseline integrity, and alignment with government and company standards.

The ideal candidate is a motivated, detail-oriented team player with expertise in scheduling best practices, schedule analysis, and compliance. This individual will identify schedule dependencies, critical paths, risks, and drivers; coordinate inputs across program stakeholders; and provide meaningful schedule insight to support program management decisions throughout the program lifecycle.

• Develop, maintain, and continuously update the program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in Microsoft Project, incorporating program activities, milestones, deliverables, need dates, system task interrelationships, integration activities, and programmatic interfaces.
• Coordinate regularly with the PMO, program stakeholders, program partners, and the Customer to gather schedule inputs, resource requirements, dependencies, and status supporting the IMS and Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR).
• Identify, monitor, analyze, and report schedule progress, schedule drivers, and first-, second-, and third-tier critical paths, including risks and issues that may impact key milestones or program execution.
• Develop and maintain an integrated Giver/Receiver list within the system-level schedule, coordinating dependencies and need dates across program partners and stakeholders.
• Evaluate stakeholder plans and schedules for disconnects with the program IMS; jointly develop closure plans, coordinate resolution with affected stakeholders, and track issues through closure.
• Integrate System Security activities, security CDRLs/ADRLs, cybersecurity test events, authorization activities, and required need dates into the IMS.
• Integrate PPIP planning, activities, and associated artifacts into the IMS.
• Coordinate with the Chief Engineer and Software Development Technical Lead to ensure software build plans, engineering activities, and associated milestones are aligned with the IMS.
• Coordinate with the MBSE team to ensure applicable IMS changes and dependencies are appropriately captured within the program's model-based systems engineering environment.
• Identify and elevate schedule and resource risks to the Risk Management Team, Business Manager, and program leadership as appropriate.
• Attend PMO and Customer meetings to provide IMS/IPMDAR status, critical-path analysis, schedule impacts, outstanding issues, and recommendations supporting program management decisions.
• Work with the Business Manager to establish repeatable processes for Control Account Managers (CAMs) to provide timely and accurate monthly inputs supporting the IMS and IPMDAR.
• Support Customer schedule reviews, audits, and other program assessments as required.
• Maintain schedule integrity and configuration throughout the full program lifecycle, ensuring changes, dependencies, risks, and progress are accurately reflected in the IMS.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of experience, or Masters and 10+ years experience. Four (4) additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 4+ years of MS Project experience, preferably with a software or system engineering background.
• Experience working with Program leadership, Control Account Managers and Product Owners to identify project slack and dependencies, develop, analyze, and manage schedules that comply with a program's Statement of Objectives (SOO), Technical Performance Requirements (TPRs), Contract Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS), and the Contract Statement of Work (CSOW).
• Experience establishing and monitoring the execution of the program towards milestones, key events, and significant accomplishment criteria.
• Experience applying data analytics skills to simplify technical requirements, establish metrics, and apply data visualization through different formats and tools.
• Experience with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) project management guideline to ensure qualitative and quantitative schedule evaluation.
• U.S. Citizenship required

Desired Qualifications

• Active Secret Security Clearance or ability to obtain, should it be required.
• Proficiency in Atlassian Jira tool or equivalent tracking systems
• Experience with Agile Framework.
• Experience working with Agile scrum teams, agile project management, agile software development, and/or software version control management.
• Experience with enterprise architecture, application planning, and deployment.
• Experience with Model Based System Engineering concepts and tools such as CAMEO.

Benefits

At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.