Senior Master Scheduler, IMS & MS Project Expert

Talentify; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Paid Holidays

PTO

Training Benefit

401(k)

Job summary

Spry Methods is seeking a Master Scheduler in Virginia to develop, maintain, and analyze IMS for multiple DoD-focused programs. You will serve as SME for schedule management and Microsoft Project, ensuring accuracy of dependencies, milestones, resources, and critical paths.

You will collaborate with project managers, executives, and stakeholders to deliver timely schedule information, risk analyses, and executive-level reports, while guiding scheduling best practices across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Extensive experience developing and managing complex project schedules.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Project.
• Experience managing integrated master schedules for large, complex programs.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage complex integrated master schedules (IMS) for multiple projects and programs.
• Build project schedules from work breakdown structures (WBS), project plans, and program requirements.
• Establish logical task sequencing, predecessor/successor relationships, dependencies, milestones, constraints, and resource assignments.
• Maintain schedule integrity through regular validation, quality assurance, and configuration management practices.
• Perform critical path, float, schedule variance, and trend analyses to identify potential risks and impacts to project execution.
• Develop and maintain schedule baselines and document approved schedule changes.
• Conduct schedule status reviews with project managers, functional managers, and leadership.
• Prepare executive-level schedule reports, dashboards, and briefings.
• Identify schedule risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Ensure schedule alignment with organizational priorities, resource availability, and program objectives.
• Provide expert guidance on Microsoft Project functionality, scheduling methodologies, and best practices.
• Develop standardized scheduling processes, templates, and reporting mechanisms.
• Train project managers and team members in scheduling techniques and Microsoft Project usage.
• Support project planning, resource forecasting, and portfolio-level scheduling activities.
• Coordinate schedule integration across multiple projects to identify interdependencies and resource conflicts.
• Ensure compliance with organizational scheduling standards, policies, and contractual requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Project Online

Microsoft Project Server

Power BI

Job description

Spry Methods is seeking a Master Scheduler in Virginia to develop, maintain, and analyze IMS for multiple DoD-focused programs. You will serve as SME for schedule management and Microsoft Project, ensuring accuracy of dependencies, milestones, resources, and critical paths.

You will collaborate with project managers, executives, and stakeholders to deliver timely schedule information, risk analyses, and executive-level reports, while guiding scheduling best practices across the portfolio.