Scheduler - Resume Canvas

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Job Summary

Stratagem Solutions, Incorporated is in search of applicants who are interested in satisfying a requirement to support a product manager with developing complex schedules utilizing Microsoft Project and Milestone Professional. Ideal candidates have recent and relevant experience gained from prior military/civilian/contractor scheduling support and are adept at briefing mid and senior staff personnel. This is a resume canvassing action and not an application for an immediate vacancy. SSI may not immediately contact candidates who apply to these positions follow up interview. SSI will retain resumes for consideration in future requirements.

Responsibilities and Duties

Position requirements:

• Develop and maintain Microsoft Project integrated master schedule for a complex program.
• Interface with the Government customer to understand the program's acquisition strategy.
• Support the formulation, development, and assessment of project schedules, progress assessment plans, and project status reporting.
• Provide informationfor procurement planning/forecasting for operating programs.
• Use independent judgment to plan, prioritize, and organize a diversified workload in a high-pace and detail-oriented environment.
• Interface with Product Management Office leadership, Assistant Product Managers, Product Integrators, and Logistics / Technical / Business representatives to receive schedule inputs and integrate them into the schedule.
• Create, analyze, and maintain Integrated Master Schedules in Microsoft Project for various lifecycle efforts.
• Collect and analyze Integrated Master Schedule deliveries from vendors.
• Generate Integrated Master Schedule formats and outputs as required by Product Management Office personnel.
• Participate in working groups and Integrated Product Teams requiring schedule design or analysis (i.e. Integrated Baseline Reviews, Integrated Product Team meetings, senior management briefing preparation).
• Participate in the control of contract schedules requiring a validated schedule control system.
• Participate in the preparation of schedules for all contract work.
• Develop plans including schedules to meet contractual/project requirements for several major portions of a program.

Possess an understanding of the Defense Contract Management Agency's 14-point schedule assessment.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have extensive Advanced Microsoft Project Scheduling experienceincluding establish predecessor linkages within a schedule, load and maintain resources, generate graphical and visual reports, create custom reports, and create a master project plan to consolidate multiple projects.
• In-depth knowledge of Milestone Professional. Be able to link Milestone Professional to Microsoft Project in order to customize schedules to print out and distribute to executives.
• Have the knowledge to export data from Milestone Professional into PowerPoint, E-mail, and PDF.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must be capable of conducting independent analyses, evaluation, and assessment of program schedules.
• Must have demonstrated experience working individually as well as organizing and facilitating working groups.
• Must be able to prepare detailed written reports and briefings suitable for presentation to senior level military and corporate leadership, as well as present material orally.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to use Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Existing Active Security Clearance REQUIRED : SECRET

Preferred Requirements:

• Three years of Integrated Master Schedule experience for similar Government Program Offices preferred.
• Knowledge of DoD program planning and budgeting cycles and reporting requirements.
• Knowledge of the DoD Acquisition process and procurement regulations.
• Collection and analysis of information to assess cost, schedule, and performance associated with risk identification and risk management activities.

Education and Experience Requirements :

• Minimum Education High School Graduate (or equivalent)
• Minimum Years of Experience -14 Years concentrated in functional responsibility area of the position to be filled
• Alternate Education and Experience - BS/BA plus 10 years or MS and8 years concentrated in the functional responsibility area of the position to be filled.

Travel : May require travel up to 10%.Special Requirements: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet the minimum requirements for access to classified information.

Testing : Candidates may be subject to a written test as part of the candidate interview and selection process to demonstrate written communication skills and/or the ability to deal with potentially challenging notional situations which may arise while supporting a Product Office.

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance/Term Life Insurance
• AD&D
• Short Term / Long Term Disability
• 401K with Company Contribution
• Identity Theft Protection
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Bereavement/Jury Duty/Reserve Military Training Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement