Scheduler

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Scheduler to join our team in Laurel, MD.

The Scheduler will leverage their scheduling expertise and analytical skills to support detailed program planning, lifecycle execution, and baseline management for complex operational and developmental systems.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design, develop, and maintain detailed, resource-loaded integrated master schedules (IMS) for implementation, developmental, and operational systems.
• Assist in defining, standardizing, and implementing schedule management software (such as MS Project or Primavera) processes and operating procedures.
• Implement and manage schedule control processes, baseline change workflows, policies, and program health metrics.
• Maintain and track schedule milestones across product build, staging, testing, deployment, and systems integration phases.
• Develop schedule version control processes and policies, ensuring strict adherence across development and operational project teams.
• Perform critical path analyses, identify program risks, and collaborate with technical leads to resolve schedule dependencies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline with 8+ years of related experience (or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience; an additional 4 years of related experience may be substituted for a degree).
• Demonstrated hands-on experience developing and maintaining resource-loaded schedules using MS Project or Primavera.
• Proven experience establishing schedule baselines, critical path methodology (CPM) or schedule variance tracking.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience managing an integrated master schedule for an engineering program involving hardware and software development and multiple sub-components using MS Project or Primavera.
• Professional certification in Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) or from the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE).
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) concepts and Integrated Master Plan (IMP) architectures.
• Strong analytical and presentation skills, with experience communicating schedule risk assessments directly to customer stakeholders.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.