Integrated Master Scheduler

CACI International•Fort Belvoir, VA

2d•$94,400 - $198,200

About The Position

The Integrated Master Scheduler develops, maintains, and optimizes project schedules to support timely project delivery. The role aligns project timelines with strategic objectives and resource availability, and supports complex program and portfolio-level scheduling across acquisition milestones, vendor deliverables, hardware production, and Force Protection systems integration. The scheduler integrates vendor, integrator, Integrated Product Team, and government schedules into a networked Integrated Master Schedule with horizontal and vertical traceability. The role analyzes production and delivery impacts, forecasts shortfalls, assesses schedule health, tracks acquisition events and documentation, and provides status reports and recommendations to program leadership and government stakeholders. The position requires collaboration across engineering, production, purchasing and contracts, logistics, and project management. It requires an active Secret clearance and proficiency with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office, especially Excel. Travel is up to 10% within the continental United States.

Requirements

Active Secret security clearance.
5+ years of relevant scheduling, project controls, or program management experience supporting complex programs; preferably in a Department of Defense, defense industry, or mission-critical environment.
Demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and maintain Integrated Master Schedules for multi-program or multi-vendor efforts.
Experience integrating supplier, Original Equipment Manufacturer, or production schedules into a program-level Integrated Master Schedule and analyzing downstream impacts.
Strong analytical skills, including critical path analysis, schedule variance analysis, and identification of schedule risk.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate schedule status, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership and government stakeholders.
Proficiency in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field is ideal.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

Develop, baseline, and maintain program- and portfolio-level Integrated Master Schedules covering acquisition milestones, milestone decision review documentation, vendor contractual deliverables, hardware production, and Force Protection systems integration.
Integrate lower-tier schedules from vendors, integrators, Integrated Product Teams, and government activities into a single networked Integrated Master Schedule with horizontal and vertical traceability.
Map multi-tier production and delivery schedules to make downstream integration impacts of schedule slips visible.
Forecast production shortfalls and quantify their schedule impact on subsequent vendors and Force Protection systems integration, including what-if and recovery scenarios.
Identify, track, and status defense acquisition events and documentation, including milestone decision reviews, entrance and exit criteria, and supporting artifacts.
Perform critical path, driving path, float, and predecessor/successor analysis; identify schedule conflicts, logic gaps, and constraint issues; and recommend corrective action.
Conduct schedule health assessments consistent with industry and Department of Defense practices and drive remediation with activity owners.
Collect status from program teams and vendors on an established business rhythm, update the Integrated Master Schedule, and produce variance, milestone, and forecast reports.
Prepare briefings, dashboards, and recommendations for program leadership and government stakeholders; support Integrated Product Teams, program reviews, and milestone-related events.
Coordinate across engineering, production, purchasing/contracts, logistics, and project management to align demand, resources, and delivery commitments.
Maintain configuration control of the schedule baseline and document approved changes.