Master Scheduler with Security Clearance

Technical Professional Services (TPS), working with government agencies to find temporary and direct hire employees, has an immediate opening for an experienced Master Scheduler. The selected candidate will oversee the integration and synchronization of the Government and Subcontractor schedules required to execute the Milestone Defense Acquisition Process (MDA) and Earned Value Management (EVM) Process. Prefer an active Secret clearance OR US Citizenship w/ability to obtain clearance. Locations: Onsite / Warren, MI 48092
Terms: 36-month full time W2 contract
Compensation: $40.00 - $48.00 per hour Responsibilities:

• Perform all scheduling functions, including preparation, maintenance, and update of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), in accordance with the Department of Defense (DoD) Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and IMS Preparation and Use Guide, version 0.9 (dated 21 Oct 2005), or most recent version as updated.
• Document and track all actions required for events and milestone reviews.
• Provide a reliable, valid schedule in accordance with global standards set by the Program Management Institute (PMI).
• Apply appropriate management analysis techniques with respect to cost, schedule, risk assessment, and scenario planning. Qualifications:

• Experience working on military acquisition programs.
• A minimum of five consecutive years, within the last ten years, experience as a program scheduler developing and maintaining schedules of complex government or commercial engineering or technical programs (preferably ground combat vehicle systems experience).
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience utilizing project management/ scheduling tool software suites: Microsoft Project; or KIDASA Milestone Professional; or Oracle Primavera; or Barbecana Full Monte; and software using the Monte Carlo simulation tools

• Have regularly and on a recurring basis participated as an active member of a process team in the formulation of integrated project plans and have been directly responsible for representing the activities and tasks of that plan in the form of an integrated schedule.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment and supporting multiple areas or departments.
• Grasps the essentials of schedule development and schedule management; demonstrates experience and competency in current schedule development (e.g. Microsoft Project and PowerPoint/Excel), schedule logic (Defense Contract Management Agency 14-point evaluation and analysis techniques), and schedule analysis tools, techniques, and software to ensure the integrated schedules developed are complete, technically sound, and can be assessed for the impacts of possible changes to timing and task content;
• Familiarity with scheduling tools of the trade to include logic and analysis software.

• Experience in modeling techniques with respect to cost and schedule.

• Experience in DoD Integrated Master Plan and Integrated Master Schedule Preparation and Use Guide; DI-MGMT-81650. Benefits:

• Paid Holidays

• Paid Vacation

• Access to Health and Dental Insurance (employee paid)