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 Se

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