Senior Program Schedule Lead

SAIC; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Senior Program Schedule Lead for the Horizon 2 program based in El Segundo, CA. The role focuses on developing and maintaining a consolidated Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for DoD-space programs, coordinating with program teams and senior DoD leadership.

You will analyze schedules for critical paths, risks, and impacts, and communicate findings clearly. Requires a BS degree and 10+ years of government/FFRDC scheduling experience, with strong MS Project and MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 10+ years scheduling/PM exp. in gov/FFRDC or related.
• Expert-level scheduling with a track record on complex programs.
• Strong customer-facing communication and leadership briefing skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to track milestones and deliverables.
• Review and integrate diverse schedules into a cohesive IMS in MS Project.
• Provide schedule/predictive analysis to inform leadership decisions.

Skills

IMS scheduling

Microsoft Project

MS Office Suite

Schedule analysis

Communication to leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in math, engineering, business, or sciences

Tools

Microsoft Project

MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

Job description

SAIC's Horizon 2 program is seeking a Senior Program Schedule Lead to support the U.S. Space Force's mission of delivering warfighter capability via the Space Systems Command Space Combat Power Program Office. You will perform a variety of scheduling, planning, analysis, and business operations duties to include the management and analysis of a cohesive, consolidated Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for a portfolio of complex, high-visibility programs. This position is based in El Segundo, CA .

Key Responsibilities

• Develop an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to track milestone events and tasks (i.e., document coordination for major deliverables to align to required submission dates and track to required reviews and approvals)
• Review and integrate multiple diverse schedules and plans into a single, cohesive Integrated Master Schedules in Microsoft Project
• Support analysis to identify critical paths, risks, opportunities, and potential downstream impacts of schedule changes, providing schedule/predictive analysis to inform leadership decisions

This is you:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences with 10 applicable years of experience
• Expert-level scheduling with at least 10 years of experience performing scheduling, planning, and program management activities in the government, federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), or profit/ non-profit government support arena
• Organized, detailed-oriented individual with strong customer-oriented communication skills, and expertise in Microsoft Project, MS Office Suite (e.g. Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of various quantitative techniques used to analyze scheduling data, develop models, interpret results, and brief senior-level DoD leadership
• Must be able to work independently, as well as with a team, on time-sensitive high-visibility tasks
• Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with demonstrated ability to convert complex program information into concise, polished products for technical teams, Program Managers, and senior leadership
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities
• Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable)
• Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination

You will wow us even more if you have these skills:

Experience supporting DoD acquisition program and Programs of Record within the DoW and more specifically, Space Systems Command