Master Scheduler

Position Title: Master Scheduler
Position Type: Onsite
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Clearance: Top Secret with SCI eligibility

Waypoint's customer is seeking a Master Scheduler to support a high-visibility, mission-critical program under contract. This role requires a strong mastery of scheduling best practices, program-level planning, and contract deliverable management. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) aligned with the contractor's Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS) and leading cross-functional teams to manage schedule, risk, and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a program-level Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), comprised of multiple sub-projects, with major milestones, deliverables, projected start dates, due dates, schedule status, assigned resources, priorities of work, and alignment to the contractor's Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS).
• Coordinate and maintain the integrated project schedule to align with Agile Release Train (ART) stories and milestones.
• Develop the Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Coordinate the IMS with the Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Lead cross-functional team members in defining project tasks, establishing task durations, defining relationships, imposing constraints, and collecting weekly status.
• Propose scheduling processes and improvements that help with Integrated Scheduling and understand the impacts of any changes on program delivery.
• Track the critical path of program activities, associated risks, and recommended mitigations in schedule and risk reviews.
• Use industry tools (e.g., Microsoft Project) to develop high-level schedules and graphs, and use Excel or Power BI to deliver dashboards to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Facilitate client-facing meetings to review the IMS and discuss schedule slips, mitigation plans, resource reallocations, and potential impacts.
• Communicate clearly across program teams, leadership, and stakeholders to present schedule status, risks, analyses, and recommendations.
• Identify, track, and integrate program risks into the IMS and associated planning artifacts.
• Leverage comprehensive metrics, customer and stakeholder feedback to assess program performance and risk; recommend resources and actions to ensure mission success.
• Conduct after-action reviews, use benchmarking and root cause analyses, develop corrective and preventive actions for recurring schedule discrepancies, and drive continuous improvement in scheduling practices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with risk management and schedule development in large, complex programs.
• Working knowledge of industry standards for scheduling, program controls, Earned Value concepts, and best practices for integrated scheduling.
• Excellent communication and written skills, including the ability to brief senior Government PMO leadership and Program Sponsor.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Must possess a current Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel.

Desired

• Experience leading Gate Reviews, conducting risk-based process evaluations, and working in DoD/contractor environments or large government programs.
• Certification in ITIL (v4 Foundation) or equivalent.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or equivalent scheduling/control certification.