Project Scheduler

Gilder Search Group; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a motivated Project Engineer to manage large IT projects. The role involves creating detailed project schedules, ensuring accountability for delivery, and requires a Bachelor's degree in relevant fields along with a solid understanding of project management. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential, alongside a top-secret clearance. The ideal candidate will excel in a collaborative team environment while independently navigating complex problem-solving tasks.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of scheduling experience using Microsoft Project.
• Solid understanding of Project Management principles.
• Top Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules with tasks, dependencies, and milestones.
• Perform schedule analysis and manage dependencies across projects.
• Ensure timely communication of scheduling impacts to stakeholders.

Skills

Scheduling

Problem Solving

Communication

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, MIS, Engineering or related

Tools

Microsoft Project

MS Office Suite

Power BI

Job description

Job Description:

OST is seeking a Project Engineer who is motivated by variety, is seeking a challenging environment for professional growth, and is interested in running large information technology projects. The Engineer uses critical thinking techniques that are applied to project planning process and across multiple projects where necessary. The Engineer ensures the project has reliable schedule estimates and achieves project goals on time and budget. The Engineer ensures projects have schedule, scope and risk controls implemented in accordance with Project Delivery Standard and in line with the requirements of our client’s processes. Additionally, the Engineer will provide our client’s management with quality, forward looking data and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Product Owners and Leads for the creation and maintenance of project / program schedules, including (but not limited to) tasks, dependencies, dates, milestones, resources and costs
• Understands boundary effectivity for systems and dependencies within and bordering project scope
• Performing schedule analysis on projects
• Responsible for scheduling and dependency management within and across assigned portfolios and providing follow-up checks
• Interfaces with Product Owners / Leads to gather data and adjust scheduling parameters
• Interface as required with all stakeholders on a project level and program level
• Create and maintain the scheduling database for all schedule templates and historic/completed, proposed, and active schedules for projects and programs
• Advise management on best use of coding / templates / reports within the scheduling software (Microsoft Project)
• Provides forward looking schedule analysis to leadership
• Evaluate project schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas (Risks, Issues, Opportunities)
• Conduct analysis to determine alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules
• Establish, maintain and report baseline and current schedule status in efforts to communicate clear, accurate and objective project and program progress updates
• Proactive communication of scheduling impacts to major milestones and critical path activities in accordance with the project/program timeline commitments
• Partner with project manager and leads in preparation for the project’s estimate-to-complete (ETC)
• Provide earned value support
• Perform schedule analytics and critical path management reviews to determine and communicate the quality and accuracy of the schedule
• Analyze and report anticipated and current schedule status for communication to proactively focus management’s attention of known or potential areas of concern or risk
• Attend meetings, assist in taking and relaying meeting notes, action items
• Adhere to our client’s Project Scheduler Standards

Core Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, MIS, Engineering or related with 4+ years of scheduling experience using Microsoft Project. May consider more years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Solid understanding of Project Management and Project Management Office
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision and work effectively in a collaborative team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to have high level conversations with leadership teams
• Excellent researching, decision-making and organizational skills are required
• Strong attention to detail
• Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
• Work independently and follows through on assignments with minimal direction while keeping the team informed
• Possess a mastery of basic/generic data skills (tools & concepts)
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to data protection and other guidelines where appropriate
• Complex Problem Solving -- identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions’
• High degree of computer literacy including advanced knowledge of MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and the remainder of the MS Office suite.
• Top Secret clearance required with ability to sit for a CI Poly.

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAFe Agile Certifications
• Experience as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, Product Manager
• Understanding of AWS/Cloud technologies
• Experience with ArcGIS or geospatial technologies
• Experience with Aeronautical data and systems
• Experience supporting the NGA customer
• Experience using tools like Microsoft Project Web App (PWA), Structured Solutions Inc. (SSI) Tools for Microsoft Project, and Monte Carlo Analysis tools.
• Professional certifications in Project Management (Project+, SP, CAPM, PMP, etc.)
• Experience in Excel skill set including Power BI, pivot tables, macros, lookup tables
• Experience linking Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence.