Scheduler/Planner for MS Project

Title Scheduler/Planner for MS Project

Location Hauppauge, NY (Onsite Only)

Length of Contract 3-6+ months

Hours: 40 hours per week

Drug Test & Background Check Required

Reason for need:

Current Program Management team is 4 PM s. They have multiple programs in progress currently, both military and commercial, ranging from software upgrades to large military programs. This candidate will work very closely with the PMs and be responsible for scheduling and status updates using Microsoft Project. They do not have someone with expertise in Microsoft Project.

Requirements:

Expert Level experience with Microsoft Project

Prism (EVM)

Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel

Aerospace/military background ideal but not required -- backgrounds that would fit this role would be aerospace, automotive, construction or pharma.

Experience in a highly matrixed organization who can negotiate resource/budget allocation between several projects.

Job Description

As a Scheduler, you will:

* Develop, maintain, and analyze schedules, taking the lead to plan, track, analyze and report on project schedules of varying size and complexity, both US Government and Commercial

* Provide key support to project and program management efforts, monitoring workflow, coordinating, and tracking schedule and identifying key project delivery risks and issues

* Interact daily with program management team members (Finance, Project Managers, Program Managers, and Quality Dept.), Subcontractor management team members and Government customer employees

* Create project schedules to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet completion dates according to production forecasts or customer work specifications and drawing orders

* Maintain and perform validation of project schedule configurations to meet industry standards for quality health check requirements for status and reporting

* Organize and meet with production and subcontractors to gather status and review impact to key milestones and events

* Provide project schedule analysis to Project Team, listing critical path activities to key milestones and events, displaying activities that are behind schedule to baseline

* Ensure compliance with company scheduling procedures to set and maintain baseline schedules

* Maintain continuous communication with Customer, Project Managers and Project Teams on the progress of the project and schedule

* Prepare schedule narratives describing the status of assigned projects with weekly deliverables

* Create what if scheduling scenarios based on potential new and growth work

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

* Typically, a Bachelor s Degree and 4 years work experience or equivalent experience. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.

* Proficient in Microsoft Suite: Excel, Power Point, Word, and Outlook

* Expert Experience with Microsoft Project.

* Ability to work and communicate with a diverse group

* Good communication, writing, presentation, and organizational skills

* Ability to work in a fast paced, high volume production environment