Schedule Analyst, Senior

KAIROS Inc

Saint Inigoes Shores (MD)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

401K with Employer Matching

Annual Discretionary Bonuses

Paid Time Off

Eleven Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

KAIROS, Inc. is seeking a Senior Scheduler to join our team. This role requires extensive experience in developing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules using Microsoft Project, including WBS, baselines, and IMP.

The candidate will lead meetings with stakeholders, perform critical path analyses, and ensure schedule integrity. The position offers a competitive salary range and a comprehensive benefits package, with opportunities for growth in a dynamic, defense-focused environment.

Qualifications

Master's degree in a business discipline; or Bachelor's with 4 years of related experience.
DAU Level II Certification or equivalent – Program Management or Business, preferred
PMI-SP, Microsoft Scheduling Certificate or PMP, preferred
Earned Value Management training and/or experience, preferred
OnePager Pro proficiency or experience, preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain multiple project schedules including master schedule.
Integrate vendor schedules into a single master schedule.
Develop Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
Conduct Critical Path/Near Critical Path analysis.
Perform schedule variance analysis and generate reports.
Lead schedule development and status update meetings with stakeholders.
Maintain records of scope changes and schedule deviations.
Analyze schedule change orders for impacts.
Resource loading/leveling of schedules.
Develop schedule progress, metrics reports and trend charts.
Develop Integrated Master Plan (IMP).

Skills

MS Project

WBS development

Critical path analysis

Schedule variance analysis

Stakeholder meetings

Education

Master's degree in business

Bachelor's degree + 4 years experience

DAU Level II Certification

PMI-SP / PMP (preferred)

Tools

OnePager Pro

Job description

KAIROS, Inc is searching for an energetic, experienced, and highly motivated Scheduler, Senior to join our team. This position is contingent upon award.

Established in July 2013, KAIROS, Inc. is a growing Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in Life Cycle Program Management, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Logistics and Sustainment, Enterprise Platforms and AI, and Additive Manufacturing services focused on optimizing customers’ program performance and mission through proven methodologies and ethical practices. Our headquarters is in California, MD near Naval Air Station Patuxent River. We offer competitive salaries and benefits with outstanding growth potential.

This position will perform with a high-level understanding of scheduling fundamentals and their application within the Microsoft Project scheduling tool. Candidate must be skilled in both written and oral communications and be comfortable working in a group setting often consisting of multiple stakeholders with varying levels of experience and authority.

Primary Duties:

Development/maintenance of multiple project schedules to include:

Integration of multiple project schedules including vendor schedules into a single master schedule

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development

Critical Path/Near Critical Path analysis

Perform schedule variance analysis, generate reports using industry standard schedule metrics

Evaluate schedule progress against plan

Lead schedule development and status update meetings with required stakeholders

Maintain record of scope changes and schedule deviations

Analyze schedule change orders for impacts

Resource Loading/Leveling of schedules

Develop schedule progress, metrics reports and trend charts

Integrated Master Plan (IMP) development

Performs other related analyst/management activities required for successful completion of required tasks

Skills and Qualifications:

Candidate should possess an intermediate level of familiarization with one or more of the following: Hardware Development, System Engineering, Software Development, and Project Management Lifecycles.

Demonstrated ability to perform functional duties independently

Experience using Microsoft Project in a role and environment comparable to being a scheduler at NAVAIR.

Experience with schedule development and maintenance using Microsoft Project including activities such as:

Adding tasks/milestones and maintaining associated task/milestone information including duration, constraints, custom fields, and notes.

Adding and maintaining schedule elements that network tasks together including predecessors/successors, lead/lags.

Identifying and isolating for analysis & reporting early dates, late dates, free float, total float, driving paths and critical paths.

Establishing schedule baselines.

Statusing tasks and schedules using the remaining duration method.

Calculating and analyzing metrics that indicate the health and integrity of schedule construction, then taking action to improve the health of the schedule.

Experience with software used to develop summary schedules such as One Pager Pro.

Experience guiding a team through the schedule development process resulting in a baselined Integrated Master Schedule.

Experience developing and implementing basic scheduling process such as planning, statusing, reporting, and change control.

Experience contributing to development of Work Breakdown Structures, Integrated Master Plans and other project documents that serve as the foundation of planning.

Exposure to projects involving engineering, test and evaluation, software development, acquisition, procurement, or logistics.

A basic knowledge and understanding of the NAVAIR organization and the acquisition process.

Strong customer relations, analytics, and documentation skills

Self-starter, highly motivated, strong work ethic with a commitment to quality

Microsoft office suite proficiency, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Ability to work within a challenging, fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Ability to work independently

Ability to multi-task and meet competing, deliverable deadlines

Detail oriented

Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to provide clear status and/or communicate issues

Ability to adapt to evolving technology

Education and Experience:

Master's degree in a business discipline.

In lieu of a Master's degree, a bachelors degree and four (4) additional years of applicable experience may be substituted.

Ten (10) years of experience developing/maintaining project schedules. At least two of those years must be in project or program analysis of complex systems in the DoD (Department of the Navy (DON) preferred) acquisition environment.

DAU Level II Certification or equivalent – Program Management or Business, preferred

PMI-SP, Microsoft Scheduling Certificate or PMP, preferred

Earned Value Management training and/or experience, preferred

OnePager Pro proficiency or experience, preferred

Project Management Office (PMO) experience, preferred

Clearance:

This position is subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. In order to complete the requirements for government security clearance investigation you must be a U.S. Citizen and be able to complete the full background investigation. This position requires an Active Secret Security Clearance.

Compensation:

While skills, education, and experience are key factors, they are not the sole determinants of salary. Other determining factors include but are not limited to location, contract budgets and requirements, and government labor category guidelines. The estimated salary range for this position is $110,000 to $140,000. KAIROS also provides a comprehensive benefits package as additional employee compensation.

KAIROS, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

KAIROS offers our employees a comprehensive benefits package consisting of: