Senior Program Scheduler

McBride•Hanscom Afb, MA

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

McBride Consulting is seeking a Senior Program Scheduler to support the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management Division (C3BM). C3BM is tasked with delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force Battle Network that provides resilient decision advantage and enables the USAF, USSF, Joint, and Coalition Force to prevail against the pacing challenge. Its efforts include Architecture and Systems Engineering, the Operational Response Team, mission integration teams, and acquisitions associated with the Advanced Battle Management System and Space. The scheduler will provide integrated schedule management and technical support to program management and system acquisition activities. The position is full time and based at Hanscom AFB in Bedford, Massachusetts. A hybrid schedule from another location may be possible if the employee has appropriate access to government networks and facilities multiple times per week. Travel may be required at the customer's discretion.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret clearance and be SCI eligible.
Experience developing, managing, and maintaining integrated and enterprise-level program schedules.
Experience applying Critical Path Method discipline, baseline management, and schedule risk identification.
Experience integrating schedule inputs from IPTs, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
Experience using Microsoft Project and Open Plan Professional.
Ability to coordinate schedule activities among multidisciplinary PMO personnel, contractors, and government stakeholders.
Ability to communicate schedule objectives, risks, timelines, and impacts clearly.
Ability to work independently as a self-starter while following established schedule management processes.
Ability to collaborate with major defense contractors.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or master's degree in a related field.
10 or more years of experience, including at least 5 years in the Department of Defense sector.

Responsibilities

Communicate and coordinate Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) activities among functional disciplines within the Program Management Office (PMO).
Develop, manage, and maintain IMSs, Integrated Master Plans (IMPs), Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs), and enterprise-level schedules across programs.
Apply Critical Path Method discipline, baseline management, and schedule risk identification to support executable program timelines.
Integrate monthly schedule inputs from Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), contractors, and internal stakeholders into IMS structures.
Define schedule relationships across acquisition phases, milestones, solicitations, contract awards, design reviews, testing events, production phases, and operational deployment objectives.
Produce Gantt charts, network diagrams, technical schedule products, and other IMS artifacts for government and contractor use.
Provide integrated schedule management technical support to system acquisition processes and incorporate key schedule requirements.
Support requirements development and planning, and assess the ability to achieve expected results.
Communicate schedule objectives, plans, status, risks, timelines, and impacts to customers, leadership, IPTs, project teams, and management.
Advise proposal evaluation teams on schedule feasibility and risk based on Request for Proposal requirements.
Provide recommendations and corrective actions when schedule deviations or risks are identified.
Support cross-team requirements development and planning while maintaining awareness of program objectives and constraints.
Engage with proposal teams, government personnel, and PM leadership to support acquisition decision-making.