Description

Job Description:

Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) is responsible for providing eligible program participants with compensable service-connected disabilities, all services and assistance necessary to enable them to the maximum extent possible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment and achieve maximum independence in daily living. This position is classified as REMOTE and PART-TIME.

The VR&E team is looking for a Scheduler/Project Manager. This position is responsible for maintaining, updating, and analyzing of the resource loaded integrated master schedule. The Scheduler/Project Manager ensures the project has reliable schedule estimates and achieve project goals on time and on budget. The Scheduler/Project Manager ensures the project has schedule, scope and risk implemented within the schedule that are in line with our team’s processes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop a fully resource loaded (including subcontractors and vendors) integrated master schedule and work breakdown structure (WBS)

• Perform schedule analysis for the program

• Responsible for scheduling and dependency management within the program

• Perform schedule audits

• Collaborate with the Program Manager, Financial Analyst and subcontractors for the alignment and forecasting of project financials based on actual cost and schedule performance as reflected in the master schedule

• Provide forward looking schedule analysis to program leadership

• Establish, maintain, and report baseline and current schedule status in efforts to communicate clear, accurate and objective program progress updates

• Proactive communication of scheduling impacts to major milestones and critical path activities in accordance with the program timeline commitments

• Attend program meetings, assist in taking and relaying meeting notes, action items

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 – 12 years of relevant experience

• Excellent researching, decision-making and organizational skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to effectively interact with others and work independently with minimal supervision

• Excellent MS Project skills focused on managing very large and complicated schedules

• Familiar with basic professional software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Detail oriented with strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance

• Due to US Government contract, US Citizenship is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree and 6 – 10 years of relevant experience

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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