project scheduler

job summary:
Randstad Federal.

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Location: Rosslyn, VA

Remote Capabilities: Remote, must have the ability to attend meetings in Rosslyn, VA twice each month.

Clearance Required: Public Trust

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Project Scheduler to support the VA's Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) Program. The Project Scheduler will support a large project within the program and will be responsible for all aspects of creating a maintaining an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for this complex software and systems implementation project.

location: Arlington, Virginia
job type: Contract
salary: $45 - 49 per hour
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

• In conjunction with the Project Manager, and with input from the cross-functional team, generate, publish and maintain an accurate a Master Schedule, using MS Project, showing the tasks and resources required to deliver on-time, per customer requirements and milestones.

• Work closely with PMO, development, operations and other project teams to develop detailed schedules, keep these schedules current and seamlessly integrated into the Master Schedule.

• Provide hands-on development of layered schedules detailing how a specific project is progressing including how the project contributes to overarching program requirements and objectives.

• Develop resource loaded and level project schedules using the performance work statement (PWS), technical proposal, WBS, and oral directions from senior project managers and technical leads.

• Develop and maintain linkages, dependencies and inter-dependencies with related projects.

• Ensure internal and external dependencies are documented and tracked for risk management.

• Identify major milestones, decision points, project life-cycle and other project events.

• Identify critical path and task dependencies.

• Set and maintain the baseline schedule and track all changes to the baselined schedule on a weekly basis.

• Perform 'what if' scenarios within the schedule.

• Develop schedule version control processes, policies, and procedures and ensure they are followed during the development and maintenance of schedules.

• Perform schedule estimating through elicitation of team members and other stakeholders to capture estimations of new work, updated actuals and remaining work.

• Champion and support continuous Risk Mitigation and Issue Management through schedule analysis.

• Generate bi-weekly schedule reports based on planned vs actual work.

• Develop and maintain Stop Light (red, yellow, green) report on tasks in progress (WIP).

qualifications:

• Experience level: Experienced
• Minimum 8 years of experience
• Education: Bachelors (required)

skills:

• Scheduling
• MS Project
• DCMA 14 Point Audit
• Communication Skills

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).




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