Senior Program Scheduler

Saronic Technologies • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

Saronic Technologies is seeking a Senior Scheduler to lead the development, maintenance, and company-wide integration of Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) across programs, products, and development efforts. These schedules inform Production, Software, Engineering, and Mission Services teams so they can plan and allocate resources effectively. The role supports the entire Programs Group and advances scheduling competency, training, and adoption of Microsoft Project and Primavera P6.

Working with tools developers, the Senior Program Scheduler creates executive dashboards and Palantir-based reports that present a fully loaded schedule across programs, with drill-down into individual program schedules, resources, and dependencies. This consolidated view helps the organization understand labor and product demand and enables Program Managers to reconcile internal capacity and roadmaps with customer timelines.

The position engages stakeholders across Saronic to clarify timelines, resources, and execution blockers. It requires expertise in industry-standard scheduling practices, critical-path and schedule-risk analysis, and applying scheduling rigor in a fast-paced environment developing autonomous platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, Scheduling & Advance, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in project scheduling.
• At least 3 years managing complex Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) in Microsoft Project and Primavera P6.
• Proven track record working with cross-functional teams in a technical environment.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present complex information to diverse audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with autonomous or unmanned systems programs.
• Knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) scheduling and reporting requirements.
• Master’s degree and/or a project management certification such as PMP or CAPM, or a scheduling certification such as PMI-SP.

Responsibilities

• Establish and govern IMS standards, structures, and coding conventions across the program portfolio, ensuring program schedules follow a unified enterprise approach.
• Oversee development of program schedules from work breakdown structures through resource-loaded, logic-linked networks.
• Ensure the IMS complies with contractual requirements, industry scheduling standards, and organizational policies.
• Maintain IMS documentation, including assumptions, constraints, ground rules, and decision logs.
• Partner with Program Managers to reconcile internal capacity with customer timelines and contractual deliverables.
• Synthesize inputs from Production, Software, Engineering, and Mission Services into a coherent, executable master schedule.
• Perform and validate critical-path analyses across programs, identifying drivers, float erosion, and downstream schedule impacts.
• Conduct schedule-risk analyses to quantify confidence levels and exposure against key milestones.
• Translate analysis into recommendations on resource, funding, and scope trade-offs for program leadership.
• Identify leading indicators of schedule slip early enough to enable corrective action.
• Own the schedule baseline change-control process in support of Program Managers and cross-functional delivery partners.
• Review, approve, or reject baseline changes against defined governance criteria.
• Track baseline versus actual performance and maintain an audit trail of changes and rationale.
• Apply disciplined change control while remaining responsive to a fast-moving development environment.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for schedule-related inquiries and provide clear updates to internal teams, management, and technical partners.
• Elicit and clarify timelines, resources, and execution blockers through direct engagement across the organization.
• Continuously evaluate and improve scheduling processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Advance the maturity of enterprise scheduling systems such as Microsoft Project and Smartsheet.
• Support company-wide integration and adoption of Microsoft Project and Primavera P6, and drive scheduling competency and training across teams.
• Generate executive dashboards and Palantir-based reports of fully loaded schedules across programs.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical insurance; Saronic pays 100% of the employee premium and 80% of dependent premiums.
• Dental and vision insurance; Saronic pays 100% of the basic-plan employee premium and 80% of dependent premiums.
• Generous paid time off and holidays.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Competitive salary with opportunities for performance-based bonuses.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Stock options.
• Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Discounted pet insurance, including a 24/7 Telehealth helpline.
• Free lunch benefit and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior