QinetiQ North America

PWSA Ground Segment Program Scheduler

QinetiQ North America$140K — $165K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Chantilly, VA
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree related to project scheduling and management.
  • 7+ years experience with Microsoft Project in developing integrated master schedules.
  • 7+ years of project management experience within defense or aerospace.
  • Experience with space systems or major defense acquisition programs.
  • Excellent written and visual communication skills for clear reporting.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced organizational environment.
  • Strong knowledge of CPM, SRA, and EVM principles.
  • Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

  • Support the PWSA Ground Program Director and Ground & Launch Cell Director.
  • Consolidate ground schedules from contractors and the government.
  • Develop and maintain a government-specific integrated master schedule.
  • Conduct CPM analysis to identify development bottlenecks.
  • Provide updates on ground segment progress to inform scheduling.
  • Identify and present scheduling conflicts and risks to leadership.
  • Perform configuration management and ensure delivery compliance.
  • Facilitate contractor communications for timely feedback.
  • Prepare briefing materials and schedule products with high detail.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams and support general SDA tasks.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work within a mission-focused environment supporting the Space Development Agency.
  • Involvement in high-impact projects with the potential for significant defense implications.
  • Collaboration with a diverse team including government, military, and industry stakeholders.
  • Possibility for professional development through exposure to advanced project management practices.
Full Job Description
Position Overview

Join us in our fast-paced support to the Space Development Agency (SDA). Recognized as the Department of Defense's constructive disruptor for space acquisition, SDA delivers space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter to support terrestrial missions through development, fielding, and operation of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). SDA capitalizes on a unique business model that values speed and lowers costs by harnessing commercial development to achieve a proliferated architecture and enhance resilience. We are seeking an an Integrated Master Scheduler to support SDA’s mission. Responsibilities include:

Responsibilities
  • Support the PWSA Ground Program (PGP) Director and Ground & Launch Cell Director.
  • Retrieve, review, and consolidate ground schedules with ground segment contractors, the government, and across other contractors as needed.
  • Coordinate schedule inputs from multiple sources to develop and maintain a government-specific integrated master schedules (IMS).
  • Conduct Critical Path Method (CPM) analysis and Schedule Risk Assessments (SRAs) to identify potential bottlenecksin ground system software and hardware development
  • Maintain cognizance of internal developments to inform scheduling updates and provide ground segment updates as needed.
  • Identify scheduling conflicts, critical paths, schedule risks, and divergences; present findings to leadership.
  • Perform configuration management functions as directed by the government, to include review of deliverables to ensure contract compliance and on-time CDRL delivery.
  • Work with ground segment contractor counterparts to facilitate timely distribution to, review by, and feedback from SDA subject matter experts.
  • Develop internal briefing material and external-facing schedule products with high standards and attention to detail as directed by the government team.
  • Support product managers, coordinate cross-functional teams, and external stakeholders as needed (i.e. Government, Military, SETA, FFRDC, UARC, & Industry).
  • Provide general support to the SDA as tasked (e.g. coordinate meetings and briefings).
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree with relevant experiencebuilding and revising Integrated Master Schedules
  • 7+ years developing integrated master schedules with Microsoft Project
  • 7+ years project management experience
  • Prior experience supporting space system or major defense acquisitionprograms in industry or government
  • Excellent written and visual communication skills
  • Ability to work in an extremelyfast paced organization
  • Strong understanding of CPM, SRA, and Earned Value Management (EVM) principles
  • TS with SCI eligibility; #qinetiqclearedjob
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience maintaining vertically traceable schedules across the schedule hierarchy (Low-Level Schedules 6 Summary Schedules).
  • Experience managing interface (giver/receiver) hand-offs between interdependent schedules.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)
  • Defense Acquisition Workforce ImprovementAct (DAWIA) certification in program management
Pay Transparency

The salary range for this role is $140,000- $165,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. QinetiQ US considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

About QinetiQ North America

QinetiQ North America (QNA) is a subsidiary of QinetiQ Group plc, a British multinational defense technology company. QNA provides technology solutions and services to the United States government and commercial customers. The company's offerings include unmanned systems, cybersecurity solutions, engineering services, and more. QNA has over 6000 employees and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
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2005

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