Project Scheduler 1 - Tysons VA

M.C. Dean, Inc; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering solutions provider is looking for a Project Scheduler 1 in Tysons, Virginia. The role involves designing project plans, tracking progress, and providing scheduling documentation. Ideal candidates should have at least 6 years of experience with a high school diploma, or an associate degree with 4 years of experience, or no experience with a bachelor’s degree. Familiarity with project management software is preferred. This fully onsite position offers opportunities for professional growth and contribution to mission-critical projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide project planning and scheduling documentation to support project requirements.
• Assist Team Leads and Project Managers in tracking projects against schedules.
• Prepare management reports and presentations as needed.
• Create and revise preliminary master schedules prior to project start.
• Evaluate actual progress and provide regular schedule updates.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling documentation

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma with 6+ years of experience

Associate degree with 4+ years of experience

Bachelor's degree with 0+ years of experience

Tools

Project Management Software (PM Online)

AS400 CMMS software

Primavera P6

Job description

Overview

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission‑critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

About M.C. Dean

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values agility, expertise, and trust we foster a collaborative and forward‑thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Project Scheduler 1

Designates work to be done and specified deadlines for completing tasks and deliverables. Full use and application of standard theories, concepts and techniques in a specialized field. Responsible for aiding, tracking, monitoring status, controlling and performing issue resolution throughout the projects life cycle. Provides solutions to a variety of problems. What to do is defined but how to do it is left up to the individual.

Responsibilities

• Providing project planning and scheduling documentation to support project and customer requirements.
• Providing planning and scheduling support for in-house or on-site work as required.
• Assisting Team Leads, Superintendents and the Project and Program Managers in tracking the projects against baseline schedules and budgets.
• Preparing periodic management and/or customer reports and presentations as required.
• Assisting on project proposal teams.
• Prior to project start, creating and revising preliminary master schedules, detailing the sequence of all work to be performed.
• Assisting Project Manager in maintaining Master schedule for each project, identifying and recording the impact of work performed and not performed as scheduled.
• Evaluating actual progress and providing regular schedule updates.
• Interfacing with Operations to discuss impact of work and resolution of problems.
• Contributing to the development of working schedules for estimating, prior to proposal date, which sufficiently illustrate the sequence of work activities and contract time.
• Assist in preparing and issuing proposal and preliminary schedule.
• Incorporating Resource and/or Cost Loading data into schedules as required.
• Consulting appropriate project team members and estimating procedures as a means of ensuring that proper planning is completed prior to the commencement of work.
• Assisting Project Managers in creating short-term schedules, monitoring such schedules to determine impact on master schedule, and helping in formulating actions to correct scheduling>
• Providing information as needed on the content, modification, or presentation of project schedule.
• Remaining current on the advancements in scheduling software.
• Continuously expanding and updating professional knowledge and honing training skills in order to enhance individual and team innovation and productivity.
• Aiding Project Managers and others as required with incorporation of fragments in Project Schedule.
• Schedules and tracks equipment maintenance using CMMS software

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with a High School Diploma or
• 4+ years of experience with an Associate degree or
• 0+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree

Preferred but not required

• Project Management Software (PM Online) – In-house Software.
• AS400 (internal)CMMS software
• Primavera P6 software

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.