[Hiring] Integrated Master Scheduler @OCT Consulting, LLC

Role Description

OCT is looking for an Integrated Master Scheduler to support a major federal level policy initiative. The initiative impacts national security and affects all of the U.S. government and a large portion of the U.S. industrial base. It is managed and governed via a comprehensive Integrated Master Schedule and other tools.

• Maintain, update and as required, re-baseline the Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for the federal government.
• Apply project management principles to manage, monitor, update, integrate and improve the IMS, incorporating major program milestones.
• Aggressively manage IMS critical path and near critical path in close coordination with government stakeholders.
• Perform program schedule analysis, including assessing critical path, near critical path, bottlenecks, inter-dependencies, float, slack and schedule variance to ensure project timelines are met, making recommendations for improvement to government personnel.
• Use schedule data to maintain and propose schedule metrics in PowerBi generated management dashboards, executive level briefings and reports.
• Maintain risk and bottleneck repository.
• Maintain IMS, ensuring it reflects all key milestones and deliverables, and accurately tracks progress against planned schedules.
• Monitor vendor schedule performance, analyzing weekly and monthly variances to ensure adherence to project timelines and address any discrepancies.
• Utilize project management techniques such as Gantt charts, PERT charts, milestone charts, and earned value management to gauge project progress and identify performance variances.
• Assess overall health of IMS in accordance with government best practices, providing recommendations for improvement as possible.
• Lead and manage Schedule Integrated Product Team (IPT) and participate in affiliated IPTS and governance forums.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in scheduling, providing mentorship and guidance to government officials on scheduling best practices and techniques.
• Demonstrate proficiency with enterprise-level scheduling software, leveraging its features to enhance schedule management and integration.
• Propose and implement processes to improve integrated scheduling and enhance overall project management efficiency.

Qualifications

• At least eight (8) years of experience with federal government acquisitions integrated project planning.
• Proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for complex projects.
• Skilled in performing program schedule analysis, including evaluating metrics, critical path, float, and schedule variance.
• Experience in building and maintaining a program-level IMS, monitoring vendor performance, and utilizing various project management techniques.
• Expertise in using enterprise-level scheduling software and proposing processes to improve integrated scheduling.
• Ability to act as a scheduling subject matter expert and mentor program staff in best practices and effective scheduling techniques.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must possess an active and current DoD Secret Clearance.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Retirement savings 401K plan provided by an industry leading provider with 3% employer contributions of the employee’s gross salary
• Paid Time Off and Standard Government Holidays
• Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term disability benefits
• Training Benefits
• Salary Range: $90,000-130,000 yearly commensurate with experience, education, etc.