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We have an outstanding Contract position for aMaster Schedulerto join a leading Company located in theSterling, VAsurrounding area.

US Citizenship is required.

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Confidential Security Clearance.

The successful candidate shall demonstrate their ability to effectively set up (baseline), manage, and adjust project schedules and execution based on the availability of engineering and production labor resources, materials, and other variables to meet required delivery dates. The Master Scheduler develops schedules for contracts won and entering the execution phase and provides analysis for schedule and resource impacts due to proposed/ bid work (what-if scenarios). They apply labor estimates from finalized Basis of Estimate (BOE) templates, facility and tool availability, and contract data to establish initial schedules. The scheduler works closely with numerous stakeholders including the Materials Planning Team, Production Manager, Task Leads, Engineering Manager, and Program Managers to obtain and coordinate detailed inputs including constraints and risks to improve schedule fidelity.

This role supports the Portfolio Execution Team in establishing and managing the execution of development projects, production projects, and matrixed resources across functional departments. The Scheduler optimizes the schedule inputs to drive efficiencies and ensure the highest probability of meeting contractual deadlines while minimizing excess cash expenditures such as schedule crashing and overtime. The Scheduler will provide their schedule assessment, associated outputs (risks, changes, constraints, and issues), and areas they require input or assistance, during the Sterling weekly Production Meeting. These outputs provide the Sterling Management Team with a useful tool to guide decisions on work prioritization and to strategically categorize new opportunities .

The Scheduler will collect results and team performance against the schedule and provide details as a key performance indicator (KPI) to evaluate schedule management effectiveness, and to foster future improvements. The Scheduler's role and activities are critical to successful project execution in the areas of technical, cost, schedule, and risk management.

The scope of this position may later be expanded to include the development and tracking of project soft deliverables including CDRLs, procedures, reports, manuals, and other documents.

Responsibilities :

+ Develop comprehensive production and design schedule overlays by identifying and collecting relevant data, entering estimates and firm delivery requirements, tracking/reporting/resolving issues, communicating status, optimizing resources, and ensuring on-time delivery to the customer

+ Utilize ERP/ MRP system data, BOEs, and team inputs to refine the schedule prior to baselining

+ Support the Portfolio Execution Team to ensure project requirements and milestones are documented, resource constraints and risks are identified, and the schedule is updated in real-time as new information is received

+ Evaluate materials schedules, coordinate procurements, and expedite needs to meet production schedules

+ Develop resource plans for project execution and production

+ Plan, track, and recommend staff assignments to ensure the schedule is maintained

+ Evaluate hours and/or cost expenditures against the plan to ensure the financial performance is achieved

+ Establish project metrics; collect and analyze data, report results to PM, and work with QA to initiate corrective or preventative actions A/R

+ Identify, document, track, and update project risks

+ Document lessons-learned for future project scheduling benefits

Basic Hiring Criteria :

+ High school diploma or equivalent

+ Minimum five (5) years of experience in scheduling and planning

+ Minimum three (3) years of direct scheduling experience

+ MUST HAVE experience in Scheduling in an operations environment

+ Experience in MS Projects

Desired Qualifications :

+ Experience scheduling activities in a production environment

+ Practical experience and strong understanding of hardware production processes and systems

+ Intermediate or better skillset with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

+ Practical understanding of hardware Bill of Materials (BOMs)

+ Understanding of production projects

+ Strong Communication

+ Ability to use Solumina

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

+ The California Fair Chance Act

+ Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

+ Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

+ San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance