If you are looking for a rewarding and in-demand position that leverages your experience as an acquisition professional across a variety of dynamic programs while working with highly skilled peers, consider joining Serco as a Master Scheduler. Located in one of our National Capital Region offices near Crystal City, this position will primarily support local efforts, but brings opportunities to work on programs from across the company providing support in the areas of master scheduling and program control. Advanced training may be offered to candidates with strong DOD or FMS acquisition experience who demonstrate applicable skills.  

This position is contingent upon your ability to maintain/transfer an active DoD Secret security clearance.

In this role you will:

• Analyze and/or develop and maintain individual or integrated schedules in accordance with documented standards
• Evaluate/contrast alternative schedules and present to others
• Participate in risk analysis and reflect impacts and mitigations in schedules
• Support cost analysis by providing the time and duration of activities
• Perform/present critical and driving path analysis and products of your own and other schedules
• Perform trend analysis
• Create Performance Execution Reviews using Integrated Program Management Report (IMPR) and Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IMPDAR) data highlighting execution issues and downstream consequences in both the IMS and the potential cost impacts

You may also be asked to:

• Develop the Integrated Master Plan
• Support an Integrated Baseline Review and Baseline Implementation Process
• Perform a Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA)
• Perform a Schedule Health Assessment (SHA)

Meet your Recruiter:

To be successful in this role, you will have: 

• A U.S. citizenship
• A DoD Secret Security Clearance
• A Bachelor’s degree and Two (2) or more years of scheduling experience in DoD or similar industry environment
• An understanding of the DoD environment acquisition lifecycle, activities, timeline, best practices, policies, dependencies, and interrelationships associated with DoDI 5000.02
• A working knowledge of schedule tools such as MS Project, Primavera, or Open Plan
• To be highly self-motivated, creative and able to flourish in a dynamic work environment
• Familiarity with risk analysis and relationship to schedule estimation
• Experience in conducting or participating in SHAs and SRAs
• To be able to travel 25%.

Additional desired skills and qualifications:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility
• Four (4) or more years of scheduling experience
• Earned Value Management experience
• Experience using Deltek Open Plan, MS Project, Milestone Pro
• Experience maintaining integrated master schedules in a DOD program office

If you are interested in supporting and working with our passionate Serco team - then submit your application now for immediate consideration. It only takes a few minutes and could change your career!

In compliance with state and local laws regarding pay transparency, the salary for this role is $119,574.56 to $199,290.94 however, Serco considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

To review Serco benefits please visit: https://www.serco.com/na/careers/benefits-of-choosing-serco. If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: careers@serco-na.com or call the HR Service Desk at 800-628-6458, option 1. Please note, due to EEOC/OFCCP compliance, Serco is unable to accept resumes by email.

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Serco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.