Schedule & Risk Manager

Peraton•Herndon, VA

5d•$112,000 - $179,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking an experienced Schedule & Risk Manager to serve as the authoritative source of schedule health and delivery risk intelligence on a large-scale federal program. The role owns systems engineering scheduling from initial development and baseline establishment through ongoing maintenance, variance analysis, and critical path management. It operates across schedule, cost, and risk, translating program data into early warning indicators to support informed decisions by BNATCS leadership and mission-critical delivery in a high-visibility federal environment. The position is located in Herndon, Virginia.

Requirements

Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
U.S. citizenship.
At least 10 years of experience in program scheduling, risk management, or earned value management on large-scale federal or defense programs.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Science, Business, or a related field, or four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
Expert proficiency in MS Project and/or Primavera P6 for schedule development, maintenance, and critical path analysis.
Hands-on experience with JIRA, Jama, and/or SSI scheduling and requirements management tools in a federal program context.
Demonstrated ability to perform critical path analysis and Schedule Risk Analysis, including Monte Carlo simulation using Acumen Fuse, Oracle Risk Analysis, or equivalent tools.
Experience quantifying risks by translating identified risks into cost and schedule reserve estimates with defensible probability and impact assessments.
Working knowledge of EVM metrics (SPI, CPI, TCPI, VAC, EAC) and experience using performance data to drive corrective action on federal contracts.
Experience developing and maintaining integrated schedules composing multiple projects in compliance with DCMA 14-Point Assessment criteria or equivalent federal scheduling standards.
Proficiency in schedule variance root cause analysis and recovery planning, including distinguishing isolated slippage from systemic delivery risk.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present schedule and risk findings to program managers, government customers, and executive stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) or PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) certification.
AACE International certification, such as PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional) or CCP (Certified Cost Professional).
Background in Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs) and formal EVMS surveillance in a government contracting environment.
Experience with Acumen Fuse or similar schedule analytics platforms for automated schedule health scoring and logic analysis.
Familiarity with DevSecOps or Agile program environments and integrating sprint-based delivery into a waterfall schedule structure.
Experience aligning schedule and risk reporting with ITSM change and release management processes.

Responsibilities

Develop, baseline, and maintain schedules across BNATCS Architecture & Systems Engineering activities, integrating inputs from engineering, operations, subcontractors, and government stakeholders.
Continuously perform critical path analysis, identifying schedule drivers, float consumption trends, and near-critical path risks.
Execute Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), including Monte Carlo simulation, to quantify uncertainty, establish confidence intervals, and inform milestone commitments.
Manage the program risk register, facilitating risk identification, quantification of cost and schedule impacts, mitigation planning, and status tracking.
Calculate and report Earned Value Management metrics, including SPI, CPI, TCPI, VAC, and EAC, and recommend corrective actions to program leadership.
Conduct schedule variance root cause analysis and develop recovery plan options.
Produce schedule health metrics and early warning indicators for weekly, monthly, and milestone reporting cycles.
Integrate schedule and risk data into Integrated Program Management Reports (IPMRs) and other government-required deliverables.
Coordinate with subcontractors and cross-functional teams to ensure schedule inputs are accurate, timely, and traceable to the IMS baseline.
Support baseline change control by assessing proposed changes' schedule and cost impacts and presenting findings to the Configuration Control Board (CCB).
Maintain schedule and risk management tooling environments, ensuring data integrity, version control, and audit readiness.