Scheduler

Abile Headquarters • Annapolis Junction, MD

41d

About The Position

Abile Group has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Scheduler supporting a DoD Customer's Classified Network Services. The mission will include Operations, Compliance, Cyber Security, Customer Service, and Engineering. The right Scheduler candidate will possess the below skills and qualifications and be ready to handle all responsibilities independently and professionally.

Requirements

• Clearance Required: TS/SCI.
• Degree and Years of Experience: 5 to 8 years with BS/BA or 3 to 5 years with MS/MA or 0 to 2 years with PhD.
• Proven experience with Risk Management.
• Working knowledge of industry standards.
• Ability to facilitate face-to-face meetings and brief the highest levels of the Government Customer PMO and the Program Sponsor.
• Must have excellent communication and written skills.
• Must demonstrate ability to work independently.
• Must have excellent MS Project and Excel skills.

Nice To Haves

• Desired ITIL certification.
• Desired PMP certification.
• Desired Experience leading Gate Reviews and conducting Risk-based Process Evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains a program-level IMS, comprised of multiple sub projects, which includes major milestones and deliverables with projected start dates, due dates, schedule status, assigned resources, priorities of work and alignment to Contractor's Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS).
• Coordinates and maintains an integrated project schedule that aligns with agile release train stories.
• Develops the Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Coordinates the IMS with the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Leads cross functional team members in the definition of project tasks, establishes task durations, defines relationships, imposes constraints, collects weekly status.
• Proposes processes that will aid Integrated Scheduling and understand the impacts of any changes to program delivery.
• Develops process, procedures, and strategy for implementing scheduling best practices.
• Tracks the critical path in program activities, associated risks, and recommended mitigations in requested schedule and risk reviews.
• Experience using Microsoft Project to develop high level schedules and graphics utilizing Excel or Power BI to deliver to senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Ability to facilitate client-facing meetings to review the IMS and discuss potential schedule slips and mitigation plans.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic.
• Ability to identify, track, and integrate risks into the IMS.
• Leverages comprehensive metrics, customer and stakeholder feedback to assess program performance and risks and recommends resources and actions to ensure mission success.
• Leads after-action reviews, leverages performance benchmarking, and introduces best practices; conducts root cause analysis and develops disposition and corrective and preventive actions for recurring discrepancies.

Benefits

• Salary is just one component of Abile Group's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards.
• Abile Group provides a comprehensive package of benefits including employer subsidized Medical and Dental, generous PTO, and 401(k) with Employer match after 90 days of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees