Senior Project Scheduler (VA EHRM)

General Dynamics Information Technology

5d•Remote

About The Position

GDIT's Federal Health team is hiring a Senior Project Scheduler (Master Scheduler) who will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and managing highly complex Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and Integrated Master Plans (IMP) for large-scale IT programs supporting the Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Records Modernization effort. This role is deeply technical and requires a solution-oriented mindset with the ability to translate complex program structures into actionable and reliable schedules. The Senior Project Scheduler applies expert-level Microsoft Project skills, advanced scheduling methodologies, and deep IT program knowledge to ensure project alignment, identify risks, assess impacts, and drive scheduling excellence across the organization. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, the ability to optimize schedule processes, and proven experience collaborating with cross-functional technical teams. This position requires exceptional communication skills—both for stakeholder negotiation and for developing executive-level reporting on schedule performance, risks, and recovery strategies. WORK VISA SPONSORSHIP WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of progressive experience in Project Scheduling and/or a master scheduler using Microsoft Project
3+ years of direct project experience working in system integrated delivery management environment using the Server version of Microsoft Project Scheduler
Experience building, managing, and analyzing complex IT program schedules
Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-engagement skills
Must be able to obtain a Position of Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting

Nice To Haves

Project Management Office (PMO) Strategy – P2 (Intermediate)
Experience with scheduling in federal, healthcare, or large enterprise IT programs
Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid IT methodologies

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and analyze highly complex Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and Integrated Master Plans (IMP) for large IT programs.
Apply Critical Path Methodology (CPM) to identify dependencies, calculate float, and expose schedule bottlenecks.
Establish, manage, and maintain schedule baselines; conduct detailed variance analysis against the baseline.
Identify schedule-related risks and incorporate contingencies and mitigation strategies.
Produce accurate schedule forecasts, performance metrics, and executive-level status reports with clear insights and impacts.
Demonstrate advanced expertise in Microsoft Project, including Professional and Project Online/Server.
Develop complex custom fields, formulas, graphical indicators, filters, groups, and outline codes.
Manage multi-project environments, including linking multiple schedules and maintaining master project structures.
Build sophisticated custom reports, dashboards, and visualizations within MSP or via integration with Excel, PowerPoint, or Power BI.
Troubleshoot MSP performance problems, data integrity issues, and file corruption.
Implement MSP best practices for schedule structure, logic, and maintenance.
Export/import MSP data and build macros or scripts (e.g., VBA) to automate processes or integrate with external systems (e.g., Excel, SharePoint, Jira, Azure DevOps).
Apply deep understanding of IT project methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Hybrid) to build accurate and aligned schedules.
Translate complex technical requirements and software development processes into detailed schedule activities.
Develop schedules for system integration efforts, including data migration, API development, testing cycles (SIT, UAT), and deployment.
Support scheduling for infrastructure rollouts, software releases, and patching cycles.
Map intricate dependencies across technical teams, system components, and external system interactions.
Conduct detailed "what-if" analyses to evaluate alternative paths, assess impacts, and recommend recoveries or optimizations.
Identify schedule deviations and propose creative, data-driven solutions to maintain project momentum.
Identify opportunities to improve scheduling processes, tools, and methodologies.
Leverage schedule data to drive decision-making and help stakeholders challenge assumptions.
Deliver clear, concise communications on schedule status, risks, and impacts to technical teams, PMs, and executive leadership.
Facilitate schedule reviews, negotiate duration and dependency inputs, and build stakeholder consensus.
Work collaboratively across PMO, engineering, development, and operations teams.

Benefits

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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