Lead Scheduling Specialist (Job ID: 4224)
About The Position
Valkyrie Enterprises is seeking a full-time Lead Scheduling Specialist in Wallops Island, Virginia, to oversee Statement of Work requirements. The position is contingent upon contract award and customer approval, and hybrid capabilities are available. The role analyzes and forecasts complex schedules, assesses schedule risks, recommends corrective actions, and improves scheduling processes and tools. It also involves gathering and analyzing data, coordinating data collection, conducting research and experiments, developing documentation, and preparing technical reports for engineering, scientific, operational, or management personnel.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 7 years of overall experience with Aegis or SSDS combat system baseline configurations, including supporting elements and equipment, communication systems, and understanding of system interdependencies and interfaces.
- At least 5 years of experience de-conflicting complex events and shared equipment; understanding items affecting current and future scheduled events; generating high-level and detailed projections; forecasting complex schedules; and using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, and other database programs.
- At least 3 years of experience utilizing the scheduling tool.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance.
- For travel by domestic flight or access to secure federal facilities or military bases, must be able to obtain appropriate identification credentials, such as REAL ID, by the start of the position and maintain them.
Nice To Haves
- Active DoD Secret security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Analyze schedule variances and recommend corrective actions.
- Identify and assess potential schedule risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Continuously seek ways to improve scheduling processes, tools, and methodologies.
- Gather facts, analyze data, prepare project synopses comparing alternatives, recommend actions, and prepare specifications.
- Determine and resolve data collection problems and coordinate work with personnel.
- Adapt operational and test approaches successfully used in precedent systems.
- Perform research documentation development.
- Plan and conduct, or direct personnel in conducting, complex experiments to test, prove, or modify propositions based on research findings.
- Prepare technical reports for engineering, scientific, operational, or management personnel for planning or technical services activities.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision options.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance.
- 401(k) with match.
- Education reimbursement.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Paid time off (PTO).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
