Position Title: Lead Program Scheduler

Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO

Relocation Assistance: None available at this time

Remote/Telework: NO - requires a minimum of 1 day, in-person work at the Amentum Office or customer site (Schriever Space Force Base)

Clearance Type: DoD Secret

Shift: Day shift

Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time

Description of Duties:

We're looking for a Lead Program Scheduler for Amentum's Missile Defense Division. The Lead Program Scheduler reports to the Earned Value (EV) Manager supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) Contract. The Lead Program Scheduler will lead a team of schedulers that are matrixed across multiple task orders who accurately develop, maintain, and update status for baseline schedules.

The Lead Program Scheduler will be responsible for the following:

Leadership & Management:

• Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance and mentorship to the schedulers and other team members on best practices and EV principles
• Develop and deliver training to project personnel on program requirements and scheduling best practices
• Ensure schedules comply with program guidelines, assist with implementation, and provide accurate schedule deliverables to customers
• Ensure schedulers develop and maintain schedule artifacts and other documentation supporting contract deliverables.

Technical Acumen:

• Conduct schedule risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies to identify and address potential problems
• Lead efforts to improve scheduling processes, design and evaluate new tools, and provide technical support for complex scheduling issues
• Perform critical path analysis, resource loading, schedule risk assessments, and other schedule analyses to optimize project performance
• Create, baseline, and update integrated project schedules, develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and integrate them with program reporting data.

Customer Engagement and Collaboration:

• Optimize customer visibility
• Collaborate with project managers, control account managers, and stakeholders to ensure accurate schedule development and to communicate schedule status and risks.

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position.  The selected candidate may be assigned as an employee for one of our teammate companies.

Basic Requirements:

• Must have 14, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
  • May be reduced with completion of advanced education
• Must have 8, or more, years of directly related / specialized experience as an EV scheduler
• Must have 5, or more, years of experience working in a management or leadership role
• Must have, or obtain, an active DoD Secret Security Clearance

Desired Requirements:

• Have experience building, managing, and motivating a team to deliver high-quality products that are reliable for near-real time decision making
• Have experience providing direct support to Account Managers, Project Managers, and contract leadership performing in-depth financial analysis
• Have experience managing a complex, discrete resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedule consisting of Level of Effort (LOE) and multiple independent project schedules
• Have experience leading month-end updates (establishing new baselines, capturing approved baseline changes, status and forecast updates) to support the monthly IPMR cycle

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

Compensation Details:

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off and holidays

• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

• Educational reimbursement

• Parental leave

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Tax-saving options

• Disability and life insurance

• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed,  marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.