Project Scheduler

DecisionPoint | Cortek • ,

9d • Remote

About The Position

DecisionPoint seeks a Project Scheduler to build, manage, and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in support of a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. This role ensures schedule accuracy, alignment with program milestones, and transparency across stakeholders. The Project Scheduler supports dependency tracking, milestone reporting, MTAR workflow integration, and cross-team coordination to ensure program execution aligns with contractual and mission requirements. The Project Scheduler collaborates with program managers, technical leads, governance teams, and customer stakeholders to maintain a reliable, data-driven schedule foundation that drives decision-making and operational readiness. This position is fully remote.

Requirements

• Candidate must possess a Tier 2 Moderate Risk Public Trust (from any federal agency) or an active Secret clearance or higher.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project scheduling or project control within federal, DoD, or enterprise IT programs.
• Experience developing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules for complex technical programs.
• Experience supporting PMO, program governance, or multi-team engineering environments.
• Experience with dependency mapping, critical path analysis, and milestone planning.
• Proficiency with scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project or Primavera.
• Understanding of work breakdown structures (WBS), baselines, and earned value concepts.
• Familiarity with MTAR, stage-gate, or similar program review processes.
• Knowledge of PMBOK-aligned scheduling and project management principles.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage complex schedules with many dependencies.
• Excellent communication skills for interfacing with technical teams and senior stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and disciplined documentation practices.
• Strong analytical skills for schedule health assessments and forecasting.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder mission environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting Agile programs and sprint-based planning cycles.
• Familiarity with portfolio-level scheduling and cross-program dependency modeling.
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Agile or Scrum certifications

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using industry-standard tools.
• Manage schedule dependencies, constraints, critical paths, and milestone sequencing.
• Integrate MTAR workflows, task approvals, and stage-gate requirements into the master schedule.
• Provide forecasting, schedule health analysis, and “what-if” scenario modeling.
• Ensure schedule transparency and accessibility for government and contractor stakeholders.
• Collaborate with PMO leadership to align scheduling with program plans, resource assignments, and contract deliverables.
• Develop schedule-related reports, dashboards, and briefing materials for governance meetings.
• Support risk and issue management by identifying schedule threats and mitigation opportunities.
• Maintain schedule baselines, version control, and change documentation.
• Participate in IPTs, sprint planning, technical syncs, and milestone review sessions.
• Ensure schedule management practices align with DoD, federal, and PMO standards.

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer
• Will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level