Projects Scheduler

We are seeking a Projects Scheduler at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Edwards, AFB, CA.

ASRC Federal Space and Defense, a subsidiary of ASRC Federal Holding Company, brings a long history of delivering high-performance space systems engineering, integration and satellite operations services to civil and defense agencies. ASRC Federal Space and Defense provides these services throughout all phases of the program life cycle and across the entire space systems architecture, including space and ground assets.

Description:

ASRC Federal requires a Project Scheduler on the ASTROS contract. The work would include maintaining site wide test schedules, site maintenance scheduled, resource needs and deconflict all conflicts. Will be required to monitor progress on test and operational work, interface with project resource analysts on a daily basis.

Responsibilities:

• Provide intermediate level scheduling support for a customer test area.


• Maintain, status, and control project schedules using MS Project to include documenting changes and revisions to the project schedule, gathering status information and inputting the data into the project schedule.

• Identify project milestones and activities necessary to achieve project objectives


• Meet with all layers of support to ensure the schedules are tracking.


• Identify and document schedule and programmatic interdependencies among project activities and related external projects


• Develop project logic networks and estimate, validate and analyze project activity sequencing, duration and resource requirements


• Interface with project resource analysts to ensure correlation of project schedules


• Conduct analyses of project schedules


• Monitor contractor schedules and scheduling systems to ensure compliance with the Schedule Management Plan, SOW, and CDRLs


• Perform schedule analysis to determine overall project performance, variances and risk areas


• Follow Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and schedule hierarchy structure


• Provide what-if scenarios, work around and recovery plans, critical path, and vertical and horizontal traceability


• Compliance with AFRL regulations and procedural requirements is mandatory


• Maintain daily activity logs that list all movements throughout the Site

• Support test operations by receiving communications from the Test Area concerning their status in testing

Requirements

• Strong understanding of scheduling techniques and best practices


• Intermediate knowledge and usage of MS Office Tool Suite.


• Some Familiarity with MS Project


• Ability to quickly grasp ASTROS project lifecycles


• Individual must have strong interpersonal and communication skills


• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail


• Ability to manage multiple often competing requirements and meet strict deadlines


• Strong critical thinking skills and be a motivated self-starter


• Ability to work as a team player with both technical and management professionals


• Individual must demonstrate a strong work ethic


• Individual must meet government and citizenship/permanent residency requirements for access to AFRL.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree and 2-4 year of related experience or 6 years of experience in lieu of degree.

Clearance:

• DOD Secret Clearance required