Schedule Manager

Visionary Integration Professionals LLC; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Disability insurance

Life Insurance

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Visionary Integration Professionals LLC (VIP) is seeking an experienced IT project management professional in a hybrid role with Sacramento, CA visibility. The role emphasizes master/lead scheduling on large IT ventures, utilizing Microsoft Project and CA Clarity, and delivering schedules for multi-million dollar programs.

Qualifications include 5+ years in IT PM, 3+ years as Master/Lead Scheduler on high-budget IT projects, and PMI-SP certification preferred.

Qualifications

• At least five (5) years of IT project management experience on complex system implementation projects.
• At least three (3) years as Master Scheduler or Lead Scheduler on IT projects with budgets ≥ $200M.
• At least three (3) years analyzing complex schedules with 200+ resources and identifying resource constraints.

Skills

IT project management

Master Scheduler

Lead Scheduler

Resource planning

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

PMI Scheduling Certification (PMI-SP)

Tools

Microsoft Project

CA Clarity

CA Project Portfolio Management

Job description

Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) provides industry-leading management consulting, system integration, and technology deployment solutions. VIP helps its clients strengthen mission outcomes by combining deep industry specialization, agility to adapt as needed, and an unwavering commitment to client satisfaction. VIP brings expertise in how to deploy systems that align people, processes, and technology to accelerate strategic change and to deliver business results in partnership with its clients. Since 1996, VIP has worked with over 1,200 public sector and commercial clients. For more information, visit https://trustvip.com .

Join VIP: A strategic approach to accelerate your career! This is a hybrid position ideally 1-2 days a week in Sacramento, CA.

Mandatory Qualifications

• At least five (5) years of experience, within the last eight (8) years, using Information Technology (IT) project management practices and principles on complex system implementation projects, project management standards (e.g. PMBOK™), and project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project) and techniques to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet customer and business needs.
• At least three (3) years of experience, within the last five (5) years, as a Master Scheduler or Lead Scheduler of IT projects with budgets of at least $200 million and involving multiple business areas.
• At least three (3) years of experience, within the last eight (8) years, analyzing complex schedules, identifying resource constraints and conflicts, leveling resources on projects with 200 or more resources, and recommending corrective action if needed.

Desired Qualification

• Three (3) or more years of experience, within the last five (5) years, of advanced project scheduling skills and/or experience, including, but not limited to, planning, developing, analyzing and reporting on complex project schedules and program data, and working collaboratively with a variety of consultants, project staff, senior managers and representatives of other business areas to successfully develop and implement the program objectives.
• An advanced Project Management Institute (PMI) scheduling certification (e.g. PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)® or equivalent) as evidenced by submission of a copy of the certification.
• Three (3) or more years of experience, within the last five (5) years, managing resource-loaded Microsoft Project 2010 schedule(s) that are integrated with CA Project Portfolio Management (PPM) (i.e. CA Clarity).
• Three (3) or more years of experience with advanced project program metrics development and reporting.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to communicate information, proposals, and recommendations clearly and logically, written and verbally, to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent customer relationship management and effective management and leadership skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management, consultants, employees, vendors and other encounters in the course of work.
• Demonstrated understanding of the relevance or purpose served by individual projects in relation to larger business and/or program goals.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive, complex, and confidential issues and situations. Exercise sound, expert independent judgement within general policy guidelines.

The compensation for this position is $140,000 to $160,000 per year depending on experience and qualifications. Employees are also eligible for performance-based bonus/ to participate in a performance-based incentive plan. This position is eligible for a benefits package including; medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, 7 paid holidays and 13 days accrued PTO.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

We participate in the federal E-Verify program to verify a new employee's eligibility to work in the United States.