IMS Scheduler/Planner
About Radiant Blue, LLC
At Radiant Blue, we use our business expertise, P&L leadership, and operational and engineering experience to guide our clients toward developing new and innovative offerings for their customers and assisting them in flawless execution of current programs – ensuring our client is always the Obvious Choice in the marketplace. Our exceptional reputation in the aerospace and defense industry gives our partners a massive advantage in contract performance excellence, and our team brings unrivaled federal acquisition knowledge to the table, so our partners never need to worry about compliance or process intricacies.
Job Description
The Scheduler and Planner will work as a member of the Program Management Office. Working as the Integrated Master Scheduler, they are responsible for developing and maintaining Microsoft Project (MSP) resource-loaded schedules that integrates with our EIA-748 compliant Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
· Create Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) based on Contract Work Breakdown Structure.
· Develop an Agile methodology Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) by working with technical team leads to determine their critical tasks, identify contractual milestones, and associate interdependencies across the program.
· Advise Project Control and Engineering Team in detailed project planning and scope development for engineering and infrastructure projects.
· Develop achievable master schedule critical path for project, program, and contractual milestones.
· Prepare project and program status reports based on current and forecast schedules; implement and maintain schedule change control.
· Ensure contract WBS is properly updated and current.
· Conduct and facilitate weekly IMS reviews with program team.
· Process monthly project accounting and schedule performance data for EVMS and/or cost management reporting.
· Prepare trend analysis to identify problem areas and submit recommendations for corrective actions.
· Prepare cost control, performance measurement reports, cost and schedule variance analysis reports, forecasts, and studies.
· Participate in customer EVM Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) and Implementation Reviews.
· Perform project management functions including analyzing requirements, evaluating earned value management (EVM) performance, establishing, and maintaining project schedule policies, and projecting out-year requirements.
· Actively monitor contract performance metrics to validate the presence of management value by providing independent assessments of performance issues to upper management based on EVM metrics analysis.
· Develop scheduling status reports and regular schedule deliverables, which are reviewed at Program Management meetings.
· Work alongside project management teams to monitor progress and successfully implement all program requirements.
· Confident and comfortable working in a hands-on consultant capacity with minimal direction and oversight, must be self-motivated. Travel is required.
Required Qualifications
· Ability to build and maintain accurate and up-to-date complex Government Contract schedules.
· IMS creation and scheduling experience.
· Familiarity with determining the Critical Path and performing Schedule status updates, Schedule Risk Assessments.
· Working knowledge of computer scheduling programs (i.e., Microsoft Project, Primavera, Cobra, Open Plan).
· Proficiency in other office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, and SharePoint).
· Experience running DCMA 14-point schedule assessments.
· Experience managing multiple projects and pulling together multiple schedules into a master schedule and/or interfacing with other teams managing different schedules.
· Experience with re-sequencing the IMS based upon Government Options and changes.
· Ability to efficiently and effectively handle multiple and shifting priorities while meeting deadlines.
Desired Qualifications
· Experience in DOD, Aerospace, Aircraft, and Proposal Developing expertise highly desired.
· Experience with DoD Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR).
· Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
· Experience on large-scale development projects
· Experience developing flight simulator products, to include full motion and static systems.
Education and Experience Credentials
· Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., economics, engineering, mathematics, operations research, statistics. or business).
· A combination of education and work experience may be substituted that fosters problem solving, structured thought and creativity.
Security Clearance
· Desired: Secret or Top Secret, or the ability to be sponsored to receive a Security Clearance.
· Highly Desired: TS//SCI (Active or Eligible).
Job Type
· 1099 Associate, with the possibility of a permanent full-time placement.
· Hybrid encompassing a combination of on-site, virtual work, and travel is expected. Final work location is engagement dependent.
Job Type: Contract
Work Location: Remote
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At Radiant Blue, we use our business expertise, P&L leadership, and operational and engineering experience to guide our clients toward developing new and innovative offerings for their customers and assisting them in flawless execution of current programs – ensuring our client is always the Obvious Choice in the marketplace. Our exceptional reputation in the aerospace and defense industry gives our partners a massive advantage in contract performance excellence, and our team brings unrivaled federal acquisition knowledge to the table, so our partners never need to worry about compliance or process intricacies.
Job Description
The Scheduler and Planner will work as a member of the Program Management Office. Working as the Integrated Master Scheduler, they are responsible for developing and maintaining Microsoft Project (MSP) resource-loaded schedules that integrates with our EIA-748 compliant Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
· Create Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) based on Contract Work Breakdown Structure.
· Develop an Agile methodology Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) by working with technical team leads to determine their critical tasks, identify contractual milestones, and associate interdependencies across the program.
· Advise Project Control and Engineering Team in detailed project planning and scope development for engineering and infrastructure projects.
· Develop achievable master schedule critical path for project, program, and contractual milestones.
· Prepare project and program status reports based on current and forecast schedules; implement and maintain schedule change control.
· Ensure contract WBS is properly updated and current.
· Conduct and facilitate weekly IMS reviews with program team.
· Process monthly project accounting and schedule performance data for EVMS and/or cost management reporting.
· Prepare trend analysis to identify problem areas and submit recommendations for corrective actions.
· Prepare cost control, performance measurement reports, cost and schedule variance analysis reports, forecasts, and studies.
· Participate in customer EVM Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) and Implementation Reviews.
· Perform project management functions including analyzing requirements, evaluating earned value management (EVM) performance, establishing, and maintaining project schedule policies, and projecting out-year requirements.
· Actively monitor contract performance metrics to validate the presence of management value by providing independent assessments of performance issues to upper management based on EVM metrics analysis.
· Develop scheduling status reports and regular schedule deliverables, which are reviewed at Program Management meetings.
· Work alongside project management teams to monitor progress and successfully implement all program requirements.
· Confident and comfortable working in a hands-on consultant capacity with minimal direction and oversight, must be self-motivated. Travel is required.
Required Qualifications
· Ability to build and maintain accurate and up-to-date complex Government Contract schedules.
· IMS creation and scheduling experience.
· Familiarity with determining the Critical Path and performing Schedule status updates, Schedule Risk Assessments.
· Working knowledge of computer scheduling programs (i.e., Microsoft Project, Primavera, Cobra, Open Plan).
· Proficiency in other office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, and SharePoint).
· Experience running DCMA 14-point schedule assessments.
· Experience managing multiple projects and pulling together multiple schedules into a master schedule and/or interfacing with other teams managing different schedules.
· Experience with re-sequencing the IMS based upon Government Options and changes.
· Ability to efficiently and effectively handle multiple and shifting priorities while meeting deadlines.
Desired Qualifications
· Experience in DOD, Aerospace, Aircraft, and Proposal Developing expertise highly desired.
· Experience with DoD Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR).
· Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
· Experience on large-scale development projects
· Experience developing flight simulator products, to include full motion and static systems.
Education and Experience Credentials
· Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., economics, engineering, mathematics, operations research, statistics. or business).
· A combination of education and work experience may be substituted that fosters problem solving, structured thought and creativity.
Security Clearance
· Desired: Secret or Top Secret, or the ability to be sponsored to receive a Security Clearance.
· Highly Desired: TS//SCI (Active or Eligible).
Job Type
· 1099 Associate, with the possibility of a permanent full-time placement.
· Hybrid encompassing a combination of on-site, virtual work, and travel is expected. Final work location is engagement dependent.
Job Type: Contract
Work Location: Remote
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