Master Scheduler with Security Clearance
Apply NowCompany: ManTech International
Location: McLean, VA 22030
Description:
ManTech is seeking a motivate, career and customer-oriented Master Scheduler to join our team in McLean, VA. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: * Support Program with Integrated Master Schedules that are developed and maintained for multiple projects to summary a program portfolio. This will require the liaison with mission partners and task owners to determine the sequencing and duration of activities.
* Create a project baseline for each project and monitor project progress against that baseline.
* Identify and resolve resource and schedule conflicts and constraints among multiple projects.
* Provide impact analysis of schedule changes; identify schedule variances and opportunities and proactively develop mitigation strategies for the Project Management team.
* Develop network diagrams to determine critical paths and critical path activities.
* Evaluate "what if" scenarios to determine how the project schedules are affected and review these project schedules and brief management on slippage or potential slippage; identify root causes of any issues.
* Experience in providing detailed analysis and reporting of project schedules; from project inception; through the development phases; to project completion.
* Attend pertinent project meetings and proactively validate schedule milestones, document engineering constraints and/or slippage or acceleration of work activities while analyzing emerging risk items and performance trends for root causes.
* Create and maintain project schedules and assist in driving organizational activities to those
schedules.
* Work with project manager to establish and plan near-term and long-term priorities.
* Work with customer and teammates to assure universal and thorough understanding of each equipment replacement and facility project schedule so that all deliverables align with master schedules.
* Using project schedules, establish resource plans.
* Assist business development with new project schedules, resource estimation, and availability planning.
* Work closely with program management to track and report performance metrics.
* Act as a focal point for communication both internally and externally on planning and schedule related information of both customers and stakeholders. Minimum Qualifications: * Have an understanding of policies; methods; and procedures that includes advanced Planning and Scheduling techniques.
* Ability to work in a "team" environment and share knowledge of discipline specific work in both a vertical (up and down the org chart) and horizontal (across disciplines and departments) orientation.
* Ability to make well-formed, rational decisions and demonstrate problem-solving skills within organizational policies and procedures.
* Excellent communication, organizational, and written skills.
* Ability to provide management and guidance to other scheduler/planner staff.
* Ability to exercise administrative judgment on a regular and continuous basis and assume responsibility for decisions, consequences and results having an impact on people and quality of service to customers.
* Experience with ServiceNow Project Planning/Scheduling.
* Previous experience in scheduling and planning equipment and/or facility projects.
* Working knowledge of the following:
* All common MS Office applications, with emphasis on spreadsheet analysis and graphing Scheduling software, specifically MS Project or similar
* Bachelors Degree with a concentration in highly analytical courses (e.g., Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Statistics, etc.).
* BA/BS and 7 or more years of experience, or a combination of education and work experience equivalent to 11 or more years. CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: * Active TS/SCI with Polygraph PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: * Must be able to remain in stationary position for up to 50% of the time.
* Must be able to work in an office environment and be able to freely move within this space to utilize office equipment as well as interface with co-workers and customer.
* Must be able to effectively use IT peripherals such as laptop, desktop, printer, fax machine, etc.
* Must be able to deliver presentations as needed.
* Must be able to review; decipher and understand
* Create a project baseline for each project and monitor project progress against that baseline.
* Identify and resolve resource and schedule conflicts and constraints among multiple projects.
* Provide impact analysis of schedule changes; identify schedule variances and opportunities and proactively develop mitigation strategies for the Project Management team.
* Develop network diagrams to determine critical paths and critical path activities.
* Evaluate "what if" scenarios to determine how the project schedules are affected and review these project schedules and brief management on slippage or potential slippage; identify root causes of any issues.
* Experience in providing detailed analysis and reporting of project schedules; from project inception; through the development phases; to project completion.
* Attend pertinent project meetings and proactively validate schedule milestones, document engineering constraints and/or slippage or acceleration of work activities while analyzing emerging risk items and performance trends for root causes.
* Create and maintain project schedules and assist in driving organizational activities to those
schedules.
* Work with project manager to establish and plan near-term and long-term priorities.
* Work with customer and teammates to assure universal and thorough understanding of each equipment replacement and facility project schedule so that all deliverables align with master schedules.
* Using project schedules, establish resource plans.
* Assist business development with new project schedules, resource estimation, and availability planning.
* Work closely with program management to track and report performance metrics.
* Act as a focal point for communication both internally and externally on planning and schedule related information of both customers and stakeholders. Minimum Qualifications: * Have an understanding of policies; methods; and procedures that includes advanced Planning and Scheduling techniques.
* Ability to work in a "team" environment and share knowledge of discipline specific work in both a vertical (up and down the org chart) and horizontal (across disciplines and departments) orientation.
* Ability to make well-formed, rational decisions and demonstrate problem-solving skills within organizational policies and procedures.
* Excellent communication, organizational, and written skills.
* Ability to provide management and guidance to other scheduler/planner staff.
* Ability to exercise administrative judgment on a regular and continuous basis and assume responsibility for decisions, consequences and results having an impact on people and quality of service to customers.
* Experience with ServiceNow Project Planning/Scheduling.
* Previous experience in scheduling and planning equipment and/or facility projects.
* Working knowledge of the following:
* All common MS Office applications, with emphasis on spreadsheet analysis and graphing Scheduling software, specifically MS Project or similar
* Bachelors Degree with a concentration in highly analytical courses (e.g., Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Statistics, etc.).
* BA/BS and 7 or more years of experience, or a combination of education and work experience equivalent to 11 or more years. CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: * Active TS/SCI with Polygraph PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: * Must be able to remain in stationary position for up to 50% of the time.
* Must be able to work in an office environment and be able to freely move within this space to utilize office equipment as well as interface with co-workers and customer.
* Must be able to effectively use IT peripherals such as laptop, desktop, printer, fax machine, etc.
* Must be able to deliver presentations as needed.
* Must be able to review; decipher and understand