Program Planner Jr

Job Description

Job Description

Location: Onsite NAWCTSD Orlando, FL / NAVAIR Patuxent River, Lexington Park, MD (Hybrid / Remote options available)

As a Project Planner/Scheduler at Collaborative Solutions Pro, LLC, you will develop, maintain, and analyze Microsoft Project schedules to support baseline planning, performance tracking, and informed decision-making across defense customer environments. This role partners directly with cross-functional project teams to ensure schedule health, conduct critical path and risk analyses, integrate Earned Value metrics, and clearly communicate project status to stakeholders.

Area | Responsibilities

Schedule Development & Maintenance: Build, manage, and baseline project schedules using **Microsoft Project** to support project planning, forecasting, and execution.

Analysis & Health Metrics: Perform critical path analyses, schedule risk assessments, and schedule health checks consistent with industry and customer standards.

Team Collaboration: Coordinate with project managers, systems engineers, and functional leads to align schedule networks with technical scope, budgets, and resource allocations.

Reporting & EVMS: Prepare schedule performance reports, present status metrics to leadership/stakeholders, and provide Earned Value analysis inputs.

Quality & Compliance: Maintain quality assurance on schedule networks to ensure full compliance with internal policies, contract requirements, and DoD guidelines. |

Qualifications & Requirements

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field with a minimum of six (6) years of handson project scheduling/planning experience in a technical, engineering, or defense contracting environment.
OR

High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of ten (10) years of hands-on project management/scheduling experience in a technical, engineering, or defense contracting environment.

Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in **Microsoft Project**, Microsoft Excel (advanced modeling/pivot tables), and Microsoft Office Suite.

Security Clearance: Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Security Clearance.

Core Competencies: Strong analytical problem-solving, independent task prioritization, and verbal/written briefing skills.

Compensation & Benefits

Location / Region | Base Salary Range

Florida (US-FL) $65,000.00 – $85,000.00 / year

Maryland (US-MD) $76,000.00 – $119,000.00 / year

Exact base compensation is determined by job-related knowledge, skills, hands-on experience, and relevant geographic/market considerations.*

Benefits Package Includes:

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.

401(k) / Retirement plans with company matching options.

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid federal holidays.

Flexible work arrangements to foster work-life balance.

Company Compliance & Policy Statements

Health & Safety Policy:

As a federal contractor, Collaborative Solutions Pro, LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates ("CSP LLC") comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws as well as customer health and safety protocols. All new hires are required to adhere to applicable workplace health and safety requirements as a condition of employment.

Security Eligibility Notice:

This position requires the eligibility to obtain and maintain access to sensitive and/or classified national security information. Employment offers may be contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background investigation, drug screening, and reference verifications.

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):

Collaborative Solutions Pro, LLC is committed to equal employment opportunity. All personnel actions—including recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotions, and training—are administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Third-Party Agency Policy:

Collaborative Solutions Pro, LLC does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting agencies or headhunters without an active, written, and fully executed agreement in place with CSP LLC Talent Acquisition. Any unsolicited resumes submitted will become the property of CSP LLC without obligation or recruiting fees.