Job Description
Project Scheduler/Coordinator (ASAR) – US Department of Veteran Affairs
Fully Remote
Description
Position Title: Project Scheduler/Coordinator
Core Hours (range between): 7:30am to 6pm EST
Support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as primary scheduler to coordinate between multiple projects, requiring the consolidation of multiple schedules to ensure traceability of milestones, including development of Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Critical Path Schedule, and other project documentation as needed. Maintain, add, and track team actions using project management methodology and standard collaboration tools (SharePoint, MS Teams, Project Online). Manage deliverables review process for team by managing tracking information on SharePoint, tracking due dates, comments, dispositions, and developing process improvement strategies. Capable of participating in multiple Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) and Working Groups to extract and communicate necessary scheduling data points. Proactively develop communication briefings to inform VA leadership and other external stakeholders on common Interoperability objectives and activities.
This position is open to remote delivery anywhere within the U.S., to include the District of Columbia
Must Haves:
- Experience of 5 years or more with coordination, scheduling and identification of all long-term, mid-term, and near-term project/program milestone and related activities
- Experience in Project Management Lifecycle and best practices as outlined in project community standards (PMBOK, Agile Manifesto, etc.)
- Experience identifying scheduling and coordination issues
- Experience coordinating with program management staff in multiple and wide-ranging technical programs within the VA and others to ensure that schedules and expectations are completed in a timely manner
- Experience with developing an Program Management Schedules (integrated master schedules) & Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Experience in resource management and gathering resource requirements.
- Ability to coordinate between multiple projects and consolidating multiple project schedules, define goals, objectives, deliverables, and associated timelines
- Experience and skill with facilitating working groups and data calls
- Proficient with MS Project, MS SharePoint, MS Excel
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or technical equivalent and 5 years of relevant experience or a total of 13 years relevant experience in lieu of education
Nice to Haves:
- Experience with VAs Strategic Interoperability Partners (DoD, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), External Partners, Cerner)
- Experience with ServiceNow
- Experience and skill with facilitating working groups and data calls
- Experience with drafting status reports, defining and gathering requirements
- Ability and flexibility to work in a matrixed environment of contractor, vendor, and government resources, as well as external organizations
- Ability to use strong oral and written communication skills to communicate highly technical subject matter to broad audiences, including Executive-level audiences
Requirements
– Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or equivalent
– 5 years of relevant experience
– A Senior Applications/System Analyst must have extensive IT experience in the analysis, design, and integration of information systems and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and development software. Must be well versed in understanding structured analysis and design methodologies for the translation of systems requirements from business needs with a proven track record. Must be able to evaluate cost factors and risk.