Integrated Master Scheduler

R-00157571

Description

Leidos is seeking a highly qualified candidate for Integrated Master Scheduler role to work in our San Antonio, TX office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the Integrated Defensive Cyber Systems mission. The ideal candidate will have ​experience working on complex systems​. This position is located near Lackland Air Force Base; all work is onsite. 

Primary Responsibilities

• SME-level utilization of program management tools to identify and track key program milestones across multiple programs including contract deliverables
• Maintaining planned schedules for multiple program teams
• Assessing a variety of program metrics and providing reports to Program Managers to ensure support requirements and objectives are being met
• Participating in special projects as required
• Responsible for applying scheduling theory to develop and maintain a resource loaded Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) as the basis for the Integrated Defensive Cyber System (IDCS).
• Implement program scheduling business rhythms, developing baseline schedules and associated artifacts to meet contractual/project requirements, and monitoring, analyzing, and reporting performance against baseline schedules to ensure that contractual, cost and schedule
• Generate, publish and maintain an accurate Master Schedule, showing the tasks and resources required to deliver on-time, per customer requirements and milestones
• Work closely with multiple industry and government performers to develop detailed schedules, keep these schedules current and seamlessly integrated into the Master Schedule.
• Develop and maintain linkages, dependencies and inter-dependencies with related projects.
• Ensure internal and external dependencies are documented and tracked for risk management.
• Identify major milestones, decision points, project life-cycle and other project events.
• Identify critical path and task dependencies.
• Set and maintain the baseline schedule and track changes to the baselined schedule on a weekly basis.
• Perform ‘what if’ scenarios within the schedule.
• Develop schedule version control processes, policies, and procedures and ensure they are followed during the development and maintenance of schedules.
• Perform schedule estimating through elicitation of team members and other stakeholders to capture estimations of new work, updated actuals and remaining work.
• Champion and support continuous Risk Mitigation and Issue Management through schedule analysis.
• Generate schedule reports based on planned vs actual work.

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires BS and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience, additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree. 
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across functional areas to identify, manage, and maintain all schedule tasks and dependencies.
• Extensive experience with Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development, including facilitating meetings and working one-on-one to define project activities, resource requirements, predecessors/successors, milestones, and potential impacts.
• Strong proficiency in MS Project and/or other scheduling tools such as MS Project Server or Deltek Open Plan.
• Deep understanding of scheduling theory and best practices, including familiarity with industry standards such as the Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide (PASEG).
• Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining IMS architecture based on Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) or Integrated Master Plans (IMP).
• Solid working knowledge of Critical Path Methodology and its practical application in schedule analysis and forecasting.
• Experience in baseline change control processes and IMS configuration management.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of the development and maintenance of the Master Schedule.
• Proven ability to thrive in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Must be a US citizen and possess a minimum of a Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting Air Force Cyber or USCYBERCOM
• Prior experience with defensive cyber 
• Prior experience with Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Project

Original Posting: April 15, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $89,700.00 - $162,150.00

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.