Project Manager/Master Scheduler needed for a Contract to Hire opportunity with SOC's client to work hybrid at Scott Airforce Base/Belleville, IL (onsite 1 day a week).
*Candidates must have an active Secret clearance to be considered for this role.
Responsibilities and Daily Tasks
- Develop and maintain an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to ensure alignment with program objectives, deliverables, and contractual obligations.
- Analyze applicable projects/acquisitions, IMSs and dependencies - especially inter-project dependencies.
- Analyze delay impacts and major schedule changes.
- Combine multiple WBSs with other schedules to form an overarching IMS.
- Coordinate, participate and facilitate planning meetings and backlog reviews with internal team members and external stakeholders.
- Create and brief Program Managers (PMs) and Leadership on schedule status of applicable projects/acquisitions.
- Develop executive-level schedule metrics, management reports and project dashboards.
- Establish input/output rhythms and schedule update processes to ensure seamless coordination and timely decision making.
- Facilitate program/project meetings to discuss and review schedules with all stakeholders.
- Interface and communicate with other internal team members and external stakeholders to gather inputs, provide status, etc.
- Meet regularly with assigned PMs to ensure schedule accuracy and resolve schedule issues.
- Solve problems and provide recommendations for corrective actions to keep projects within scope and on time.
- Support long-term roadmap development, review, and revision cycles to enhance strategic planning efforts.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Active Secret Clearance or higher
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 7 - 10 years of experience building, analyzing and managing schedules, on a daily basis, in MS Project.
- Advanced experience developing requested views and reports in MS Project.
- Advanced experience running a DCMA 14 point analysis using forProject Analyzer, SSI, Steelray or similar software.
- Advanced experience setting up schedule dependencies and viewing critical and driving paths.
- Advanced experience using Milestone Professional to create Gantt chart views, DataGraphs and Roadmaps from MS Project and Excel files.
- Expert using MS Project 2019 and newer versions.
- Advanced experience using Microsoft Office SuiteAble to work independently.
- Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy in schedule development and analysis.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Experience using Microsoft Teams and Outlook.
Desired Skills and Qualifications
- Agile SAFe Certification
- Experience using Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA) tools
- Experience with Agile SAFe methodology, VersionOne, JIRA, O365 Office
- Experience with Baseline Change Control Process
- Familiar with tools such as MS Project Web App (PWA), Structured Solutions Inc. (SSI) Tools for MS Project, and Monte Carlo Analysis tools.
- MS Project certification (e.g., Blue Belt, Masterclass, etc.)
- PMP certification
Employment Prerequisites
The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation and drug urinalysis.
SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.
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Estimated Min Rate: $49.00
Estimated Max Rate: $70.00 |
SOC LLC
Jul 28, 2025