Scheduler

AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Scheduler developing and managing complex Microsoft Project schedules in support of technical programs. Collaborating across teams and ensuring compliance with best practices and reporting requirements.

Posted 7/18/2026full-timeOrlando • Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $82,100 - $137,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and managing complex Microsoft Project schedules, ensuring alignment with program scope and milestones while supporting earned value management and performance reporting. Capable of coordinating across multiple projects and agencies, identifying risks, and implementing corrective actions.

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Microsoft Project SchedulingEarned Value ManagementSchedule Performance AnalysisSecret ClearanceCommunication Skills

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Hard Skills

Schedule DevelopmentCritical Path AnalysisForecastingChange Control ProcessesSchedule Quality Checks

Soft Skills

Multi-taskingDecision MakingPublic SpeakingConstructive Feedback

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Office

Industry Keywords

Program ManagementPerformance ReportingResource ManagementSchedule IntegrationContract Compliance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, maintain, and manage complex Microsoft Project schedules for technical programs.
Build and maintain integrated master schedules and supporting detailed schedules aligned with program scope, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies.
Ensure schedules are structured to support progress tracking, forecasting, critical path analysis, and earned value management assessments.
Coordinate with program managers, technical leads, functional managers, and control account managers to define activities, durations, logic, constraints, milestones, and resource assumptions.
Status schedules on a recurring basis using input from responsible leads and team members.
Analyze schedule performance, identify variances, assess impacts, and support development of corrective actions and recovery plans.
Perform schedule quality checks to ensure compliance with scheduling best practices, contract requirements, and organizational standards.
Maintain schedule baselines and document changes through formal change control processes.
Support monthly or periodic performance reporting, including schedule metrics, milestone status, critical path analysis, and forecast completion dates.
Prepare schedule products and data for program reviews, customer briefings, and internal management reporting.
Support earned value management activities by ensuring schedule data is properly aligned with work scope, status methods, and performance measurement needs.
Coordinate schedule integration across projects, task orders, subcontractors, and functional workstreams, as applicable.
Identify and communicate schedule risks, logic issues, resource conflicts, and data anomalies.
Support audits, assessments, and data calls related to schedule performance and schedule quality.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree and two (2) to four (4) years of experience; a combination of education and experience can be used in lieu of degree
Secret Clearance
Experience scheduling facilities and services for multiple agencies
Minimum five (5) years’ experience working with Microsoft Office software and Internet usage
Ability to coordinate several events simultaneously and the ability to multi-task
Ability to work independently at times and make appropriate decisions under time constraints
Skills in communication, public speaking, providing constructive feedback and handling complaints.

Benefits

Comp & perks

healthcare benefits
paid leave
retirement plans
insurance programs
education and training assistance