Senior Program Scheduler

Astrion•Bedford, MA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Astrion is seeking a Senior Program Scheduler to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center–Ground Base Air Defense Sensor Division (AFLCMC/ESG), within the Electronic Systems Directorate at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts. The ESG Division manages programs involving worldwide communications, battle management, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, air/ground surveillance, time-critical targeting, combat identification, radar imagery, integrated air/missile defense, and mobile/fixed C2ISR facilities. This is a full-time, salaried, high-visibility position. The scheduler will work with the ESG Front Office Group and Program Execution Group staff, alongside division leadership and functional chiefs, providing senior-level scheduling support across multiple AWACS programs and upgrade efforts aligned with E-7 modernization objectives.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must hold an active Secret clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5 years of experience in the respective technical or professional discipline, including 3 years in the DoD; or 8 years of experience in the discipline, including 5 years in the DoD.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing, managing, and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules, Integrated Master Plans, Work Breakdown Structures, and enterprise-level schedules across AWACS programs.
Knowledge of Critical Path Method, baseline management, and schedule-risk identification.
Experience integrating monthly schedule inputs from IPTs, contractors, and internal AWACS stakeholders.
Experience defining schedules across acquisition phases, milestones, solicitations, contract awards, design reviews, testing, production, and deployment.
Ability to produce Gantt charts, network diagrams, and other technical schedule products for government and contractor use.
Experience using Microsoft Project and Open Plan Professional for detailed scheduling and advanced scheduling outputs.
Ability to coordinate schedules across multidisciplinary PMO personnel, contractors, and government stakeholders supporting E-7 AWACS programs.
Clear communication of schedule objectives, risks, timelines, and impacts to leadership, IPTs, and program teams.
Ability to collaborate with defense contractors supporting AWACS simulators, trainers, and program milestone development.
Ability to work independently while following established schedule-management processes.
Ability to recommend corrective actions when schedule deviations or risks are identified.
Experience supporting cross-team requirements development and planning with awareness of program objectives and constraints.
Ability to engage with proposal teams, government personnel, and PM leadership to support acquisition decision-making.

Responsibilities

Provide senior-level scheduling support across multiple AWACS programs and upgrade efforts, aligned with E-7 modernization objectives.
Develop, manage, and maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), Integrated Master Plans (IMP), Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and Enterprise Integrated Master Schedules (EIMS), with accurate task, dependency, and program-phase linkages.
Define schedule relationships among acquisition phases, milestones, solicitations, contract awards, design reviews, deliveries, testing events, production phases, and deployment objectives.
Monitor monthly schedule inputs from IPTs, contractors, and government stakeholders, and integrate them into the master schedule using Critical Path Method discipline.
Support government planning and coordination related to schedule progress, award planning, and readiness to execute program milestones.
Advise proposal evaluation teams on offerors’ schedule feasibility, mission capability, and proposal risk.
Coordinate schedule activities among multidisciplinary program-office teams, USAF stakeholders, and defense contractors supporting E-7 simulation, training, and system development.
Prepare and deliver schedule products, including Gantt charts, network diagrams, critical-path analysis, milestone tracking, and schedule-risk identification.
Integrate sustainment and acquisition activities into schedules, linking lifecycle phases where applicable.
Communicate schedule objectives, status, and risks to leadership, customers, and contractor teams, and propose corrective actions when schedule variances occur.
Support requirements development, schedule-feasibility assessments, and planning documents to help ensure program objectives remain achievable.