Integrated Master Scheduler- Public Trust Security clearance

Founded in 2007, Initiate Government Solutions (IGS) a Woman Owned Small Business. We are a fully remote IT services provider that delivers innovative Enterprise IT and Health Services solutions across the federal sector. Our focus is on data analytics, health informatics, cloud migration, and the modernization of federal information systems.
 

IGS uses ISO 9001:2015, 20000-1:2018, 27001:2013, 28001:2007, CMMI/SVC3, CMMI/DEV3 best practices, and PMBOK® methods to provide clients with a strategy to build solid foundations to grow capabilities and revenue. Our range of IT services and delivery methodologies are tailored to our customers’ unique needs to achieve maximum value.

IGS is currently recruiting for a remote Integrated Master Scheduler to support the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Position Description:

The Integrated Master Scheduler is responsible for to preparing, developing and coordinating the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet all program objectives. 

Assignment of Work and Travel:

This is a remote position with travel for in-person meetings as requested. The candidate will work remotely daily, accessing IGS and VA systems and utilizing approved communication platforms provided by both IGS and the VA.

Responsibilities and Duties (Included but not limited to):

• Prepares, develops and coordinates the integrated master plan and integrated master schedule to meet all program objectives.
• Ensures major projects and program schedules and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across company functional groups including but not limited to finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
• Monitors program schedule performance, tracks plans and schedules, performs risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts.
• Utilizes Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas.
• Updates and prepares reports for customers 

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or business administration or related field 
• 7+ years of planning/scheduling experience or equivalent education/experience
• Experience in building compliant Integrated Master Schedules using WBS, RAM and SOW
• Experience with Earned Value Management
• Experience with scheduling software (i.e. - Open Plan and Microsoft Project)
• Experience in assembling and presenting data and multi-faceted matters in a meaningful way to stakeholders outside of the Master Planning & Scheduling team
• Developing compliant program schedules constructed with the necessary level of detail and logic such that the schedule is a valuable program management tool.
• Horizontal and vertical integration of program plans and schedules across company functional groups including finance, engineering, procurement, operations, manufacturing, and quality.
• Preparing regular Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) updates and reports for program management, customers, and/or business management personnel.
• Monitoring progress against scheduled activities and identifying performance variances to facilitate focus on critical areas as well as developing and implementing work-around or recovery plans. Examining and analyzing schedules including critical & driving paths and risk & opportunity incompliance with Earned Value Management, customer, and industry requirements.
• Timely preparation and submission of contract deliverables related to the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Integrated Master Plan (IMP).
• Ensuring that all schedules and contract deliverables are fully compliant with internal policies, customer, and industry requirements.  

Preferred Qualifications and Core Competencies:

• Integrated Master Scheduler with 7-10 years with experience in reading government contracts and building Integrated Master Schedules in compliance with Earned Value Methodologies
• Demonstrates an interest in learning about and supporting projects that leverage modern technologies, including tools and concepts related to data analysis, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), system monitoring, cloud computing, and other innovative technical solutions.
• Active VA Public Trust
• Prior, successful experience working in a remote environment.

Successful IGS employees embody the following Core Values:

• Integrity, Honesty, and Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest level of ethics. Doing things like being accountable for mistakes, accepting helpful criticism, and following through on commitments to ourselves, each other, and our customers. 
• Empathy, Emotional Intelligence: How we interact with others including peers, colleagues, stakeholders, and customers’ matters. We take collective responsibility to create an environment where colleagues and customers feel valued, included, and respected. We work within a diverse, integrated, and collaborative team to drive towards accomplishing the larger mission. We conscientiously and meticulously learn about our customers’ and end-users’ business drivers and challenges to ensure solutions meet not only technical needs but also support their mission.
• Strong Work Ethic (Reliability, Dedication, Productivity): We are driven by a strong, self-motivated, and results-driven work ethic. We are reliable, accountable, proactive, and tenacious and will do what it takes to get the job done. 
• Life-Long Learner (Curious, Perspective, Goal Orientated): We challenge ourselves to continually learn and improve ourselves. We strive to be an expert in our field, continuously honing our craft, and finding solutions where others see problems.  

Compensation: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary, including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications.

Benefits: Initiate Government Solutions offers competitive compensation and a robust benefits package, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care, matching 401K and profit sharing, paid time off, training time for personal development, flexible spending accounts, employer-paid life insurance, employer-paid short and long term disability coverage, an education assistance program with potential merit increases for obtaining a work-related certification, employee recognition, and referral programs, spot bonuses, and other benefits that help provide financial protection for the employee and their family.

Initiate Government Solutions participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program.

Initiate Government Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Our company policy is to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practice without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, or disability.