Scheduler

CENCORE LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 79,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) with employer matching

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

CenCore Group is seeking a Scheduler to support a critical security services program at a secure federal facility in Fort Meade, Maryland. This on-site role builds and maintains staffing schedules, coordinates assignments, and tracks project hours and attendance.

The position requires Top Secret clearance with Full Scope Polygraph, U.S. citizenship, and at least two years in workforce scheduling or related fields.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• U.S. Citizenship and valid U.S. Passport.
• Minimum two years in workforce scheduling or related field.
• Ability to work in a 24/7 on-site federal environment.

Responsibilities

• Build staffing assignments by project, location, date, time, and staffing level.
• Identify unfilled requirements and escalate coverage risks.
• Support after-hours, weekend, and surge staffing requests.
• Coordinate shift transitions to maintain continuous coverage.
• Monitor call-outs, late arrivals, no-shows; reassign staff.
• Maintain personnel contact, qualifications, training, and access data.
• Collaborate with Site Leads, Master Scheduler, Payroll, Security, and HR.
• Prepare weekly hours reports with labor-hour and no-show data.
• Ensure hours are billed correctly to the correct project or funding line.
• Document schedule changes and approvals.
• Support weekly on-call rosters and emergency lists.
• Protect schedule information.

Skills

Top Secret clearance with Full Scope

U.S. Citizenship

2+ years scheduling experience

Spreadsheet and data-entry skills

Job description

• Location CONFIDENTIAL,Ft. Meade, MD, 20755,United States
• Base Pay $79,000.00 - $85,000.00 / Year
• Job Category Scheduling, Operations , Security Administration
• Industry Security , Facilities Support, Government Contracting
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt
• Manage Others No

Description

CenCore Group is seeking aScheduler to support a mission-critical security services program at a secure federal customer facility in Fort Meade, Maryland. This on-site role supports a high-tempo, 24/7, multi-site operation by building and maintaining staffing schedules, coordinating personnel assignments, identifying coverage gaps, supporting time and attendance controls, and maintaining accurate project-hour and no-show reporting. Employment is contingent upon contract requirements, funding, customer approval, and successful completion and maintenance of all required security and access processing.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive, review, and process weekly staffing requirements; build complete assignments by project, location, date, time, and staffing level.
• Identify unfilled requirements and **escalate coverage risks** to Program Management and designated customer representatives.
• Support short-notice, emergency, after-hours, weekend, holiday, and out-of-cycle staffing requests.
• Coordinate shift and project transitions to maintain continuous coverage and prevent operational gaps.
• Monitor call-outs, late arrivals, project overruns, cancellations, visitor no-shows, and early releases; reassign available personnel when appropriate.
• Maintain current contact, availability, qualification, training, access, and assignment information for schedulable personnel.
• Coordinate with Site Leads, the Master Scheduler, Program Management, Recruiting, Security, Quality, and payroll/timekeeping support.
• Prepare weekly hours reports that include employee, date, project, labor-hour, remaining-hour, no-show, and call-out data.
• Ensure hours are captured in required billing increments and assigned to the correct project or funding line.
• Document schedule changes, notifications, approvals, cancellations, reassignments, and unresolved coverage risks.
• Support weekly on-call rosters and emergency notification lists.
• Protect employee, customer, project, and operational schedule information.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• ActiveTop Secret clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to provide a valid U.S. Passport Book or Passport Card.
• Minimum of two years of experience in workforce scheduling, dispatching, operations coordination, timekeeping, call-center scheduling, security scheduling, or a related field.
• Ability to manage frequent changes, competing priorities, and short-notice staffing requests in a 24/7 operational environment.
• Strong spreadsheet, scheduling, data-entry, and written communication skills.
• High attention to detail when matching personnel qualifications, availability, location, project, and shift requirements.
• Availability to support assigned early-morning, evening, weekend, holiday, or on-call coverage as required.
• Ability to meet and maintain all customer, security, access, suitability, badging, briefing, training, and conduct requirements for the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience scheduling 100 or more employees across multiple sites or projects.
• Experience in federal contracting, physical security, facilities support, construction support, logistics, or another shift-based operation.
• Experience using workforce management, timekeeping, dispatch, or scheduling software.
• Knowledge of overtime, cancellation, no-show, shift-transition, and project-hour controls.
• Experience supporting cleared personnel and access or training eligibility constraints.
• Precision and attention to detail
• Urgency and responsiveness in a 24/7 environment
• Resourcefulness and problem solving
• Schedule discipline and follow-through
• Customer service and professional communication
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Clear documentation and recordkeeping
• Cross-functional coordination and teamwork

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Primarily office-based role requiring sustained computer, telephone, and scheduling-system use.
• May require extended or nonstandard work hours during emergencies, surge requirements, weather events, transition periods, or other operational needs.
• Must be able to work on site in a secure facility and comply with restrictions on personal electronic devices.
• Must comply with all company and customer security, safety, information-protection, incident-reporting, and controlled-area requirements.

Summary

Company Overview

At CenCore Group, we deliver security solutions that support critical national security missions. We specialize in designing, building, securing, and maintaining advanced technology environments at the intersection of emerging technology and national security. We are seeking a dependable, cleared professional to join our team in support of secure physical security operations.

Compensation Overview

The salary range for this position is $79,000 to $85,000 annually, based on experience, qualifications, clearance level, and contract requirements.

• Eligible employees may enroll in company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision benefits in accordance with plan terms and enrollment requirements. The company contributes toward employee healthcare premiums, subject to plan provisions.
• Employees are also eligible to participate in the company's 401(k) retirement savings plan, including employer matching contributions in accordance with plan guidelines and eligibility requirements.
• This position includes two weeks of paid time off, along with sick leave and holiday benefits provided in accordance with company policy, applicable contract requirements, and federal, state, and local laws. Benefit eligibility and accrual rates may vary based on position, location, and length of service.
• The company is committed to equitable pay practices and does not seek or rely on an applicant's wage history when making compensation decisions.
• Benefits may be modified from time to time in accordance with company policy and applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CenCore Group is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on merit and qualifications and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Additional Information

• Required Security Clearance Top Secret - FS Poly