Project Scheduler with Security Clearance

Astrion; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion is seeking a Project Scheduler at NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. You will develop and maintain integrated master schedules, coordinate with project managers and technical staff, and track milestones and deliverables.

Responsibilities include schedule development, data analysis, and progress reporting. Strong MS Project skills and attention to detail are essential; some travel to support mission partners may be required.

Qualifications

• Requires project scheduling knowledge and experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Project and critical path analysis.
• Demonstrates ability to adapt to deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Detail oriented, organized, with strong time management skills.
• Able to present data to diverse audiences of project staff.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones and deliverables.
• Create detailed integrated master schedules using WBS.
• Ingest schedules from internal and external elements.
• Perform schedule analysis on linking, logic and Critical Path.
• Produce schedule reports for critical path and milestones.
• Forecast, track performance, and provide insights with PMs and staff.
• Identify and deconflict tasks, deliverables and impacts.
• Prepare monthly, annual, and milestone schedule assessments.
• Interface with government, contractors, and mission partners for updates.
• Some travel may be required to support missions.

Skills

MS Project scheduling

Schedule management

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Independent worker

Time management

Prioritization

Team coordination

Data presentation

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in management, business, or engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Job description

Overview: Project Scheduler - Microsoft Projects. LOCATION: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. JOB STATUS: Full-time. CLEARANCE: None. CERTIFICATION: N/A. TRAVEL: As Needed. SALARY: $120,000 - 135,000. Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Project Scheduler located at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. The Project Scheduler will support missions, projects, and technology demonstrations. The Project Scheduler will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and monitoring the project schedules, milestones, and deliverables. Working closely with the project managers and technical staff, the scheduler will forecast, track performance, and provide reports.

Required Qualifications / Skills

• Project planning or schedule knowledge is a prerequisite for this role
• Detail knowledge and experience with Microsoft Project
• Must be flexible in adapting to deadlines, changing schedules, competing priorities, and unpredictable events
• Thorough, detail oriented, and organized, with excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks
• Familiar with and able to present data and recommendations to a diverse audience of project managers, scientists, engineers and technical staff
• Superb verbal and written communication skills
• Ideal candidate has demonstrated ability to assign work and manage personnel and tasks
• Self-motivated and independent thinker

Preferred Qualifications / Skills

• A Bachelor's degree in management, business, or engineering technical area
• At least 5 years of related experience in project scheduling, planning, or project coordination
• NASA or industry spaceflight experience highly desired
• Knowledge and experience with Earn Value Management (EVM) is a bonus
• Exceptional customer relationship management highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all Project Schedule activities, including overall schedule development, tasking of status work, quality control, customer satisfaction, and performance tracking and reporting.
• Create detailed project integrated master schedules using Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
• Ingest schedules from internal and external project elements
• Perform schedule analysis to review task linking, logic, slack, drivers, and Critical Path analyses
• Produce schedule reports for critical path, milestones, schedule slack and key givers and receivers
• Working with the project managers and technical staff to forecast, track performance, and provide insights
• Identify, communicate, and deconflict tasks, deliverables and schedule impacts
• Responsible for monthly, annual and milestone review schedule assessments and reports
• Interface with Government, contractors and mission partner staff for schedule updates and status
• Some travel may be required to support mission and project partners