What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Scheduler position at Actalent?
Looking for a Program Scheduler to join a growing team at an exciting cutting edge Aerospace company located in Bothell, WA that perfroms R&D of new products and technologies for Space, Sea, and Air!
Job Description:
This Program Scheduler II is responsible for building, maintaining and analyzing master program schedules on multiple programs of varying size. This including status, performance, network logic, and critical path tracing and earned value reporting.
- Create and track plans and schedules, perform risk analysis, identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts.
- Driven towards establishing best practices and standardizing templates and processes related to Scheduling.
- Contribute to achievement of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on the departmental results.
- Perform schedule analysis in support of assigned programs or projects.
- Utilize Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management and other project management techniques to gauge progress, and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas.
- Proactively identify negative slack risks impacting milestones and help determine a resolution with the Program Manager.
- Manage inputs to work force planning and resource management.
- Prepare, develop, and coordinate integrated master plan and integrated master schedule (IMP/IMS) using MS Project, Excel, and PowerPoint. Understand how to take WBS dictionary data and build an IMS model and identify critical path.
- Ensures projects and program schedules and plans are integrated across company functional groups including engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and quality.
- Prepare Presentation-friendly snapshots of schedule progress and critical path.
- Attend and lead scheduling status reviews and conduct briefings with leaders which requires ability to communicate matters of importance to the function or business area.
Top Skills:
Microsoft Project, JIRA, Confluence, Master Scheduling Software, Scheduling Coordinating, PMI, PMP, Scrum
Skills & Qualifications:
- BS/BA Degree in Finance, Business, or related degree with 3 years relevant experience.
- MS Project experience.
- Experience creating and/or maintaining an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and any Supporting Schedules on assigned projects/programs; creating and presenting project-level reports, presentations and deliverables that reflect risk and status to program management and upper management relating to the IMS is required.
Preferred:
- Experience integrating MS Project with Atlassian products, specifically JIRA and Confluence
- Experience using One Pager or Milestone Pro
- Knowledge and experience with Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
- PMI-SP certification
- CSM certification. (Scrum Master)
- CAPM or PMP
- Experience developing schedules for programs that design and manufacture complex products that have both Hardware and Software components.
- Space or Aerospace experience is a plus.
- Experience in small company, start-up, or growth transition environments.
We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage
based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected
classification.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may
depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits
are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or
program terms. This temporary role may be eligible for the
following:
- Medical, dental & vision
- 401(k)/Roth
- Insurance (Basic/Supplemental Life & AD&D)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health and Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HAS & DCFSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time off/Leave (PTO, Vacation, or Sick Leave)
About Actalent:
Actalent connects passion with purpose. Our scalable talent solutions and services capabilities drive value and results and provide the expertise to help our customers achieve more. Every day, our experts around the globe are making an impact. We’re supporting critical initiatives in engineering and sciences that advance how companies serve the world. Actalent promotes consultant care and engagement through experiences that enable continuous development. Our people are the difference. Actalent is an operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $45 - $58
