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.
