Senior Program Scheduler

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd.•Hanscom AFB, MA

1d•$140,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Odyssey is hiring a Senior Program Scheduler to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Electronic Systems PEO (AFLCMC/ES), Electronic Systems System (ESS) Division, also known as the Force Protection Division. The division manages and executes modernization, design, development, testing, fielding, and sustainment of software and hardware in the ESS portfolio. This full-time position is based at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts, with a hybrid work arrangement. The Senior Program Scheduler provides senior-level scheduling support across multiple programs and upgrade efforts, including E-7 AWACS simulation, training, and system development. The role develops and maintains integrated schedules and planning artifacts, coordinates schedule inputs and activities across government, contractor, and program-office teams, and communicates schedule status, risks, and corrective actions to stakeholders. The scheduler also supports acquisition planning, proposal evaluations, requirements development, and milestone readiness. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and possess and be able to maintain a Secret clearance. Compensation is determined by factors including contract labor categories and wage rates, experience, skills, location, education, and certifications. The position is open through continuous recruitment until a sufficient applicant pool is received. Eligible applicants may receive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) matching, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, an employee assistance program, learning and development benefits, paid time off, and holidays.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must have and be able to maintain a Secret-level security clearance.
Either a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5 years of experience in the relevant technical or professional discipline, including 3 years in the Department of Defense; or 8 years of experience in the relevant technical or professional discipline, including 5 years in the Department of Defense.
Experience developing, managing, and maintaining integrated schedules, planning artifacts, and enterprise-level schedules.
Ability to apply Critical Path Method discipline and baseline management.
Ability to integrate schedule inputs from IPTs, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
Ability to produce Gantt charts, network diagrams, technical schedule products, and other IMS artifacts.
Proficiency using Microsoft Project and Open Plan Professional for scheduling.
Ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, government stakeholders, and program leadership.
Clear communication, collaboration, independent work, and recommendation skills, including identifying schedule deviations and proposing corrective actions.

Responsibilities

Provide senior-level scheduling support across multiple programs and upgrade efforts.
Develop, manage, and maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), Integrated Master Plans (IMP), Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and Enterprise Integrated Master Schedules (EIMS), ensuring 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, government personnel, and defense contractors supporting E-7 simulation, training, and system development.
Prepare and deliver IMS technical products, including Gantt charts, network diagrams, critical-path analysis, milestone tracking, and schedule-risk identification.
Integrate sustainment and acquisition activities into the schedule, linking lifecycle phases where applicable.
Communicate schedule objectives, status, risks, timelines, and impacts to leadership, customers, IPTs, and contractor teams; recommend corrective actions when schedule variances occur.
Support requirements development, schedule-feasibility assessments, and planning documents to help ensure program objectives remain achievable.
Apply baseline management and schedule-risk identification to support executable program timelines.
Use Microsoft Project and Open Plan Professional to manage scheduling tasks and produce advanced scheduling outputs.