Remote Work - Need Project Coordinator - IMS Scheduler

Position Title: Project Coordinator - IMS Scheduler (BA SR)

Position Type: Contract

Location: Remote, United States

Must have Federal exp

Required Education: Bachelors

Required Degree: A Bachelors Degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, Computer Science, Cost Accounting or related scientific or technical discipline.

Required Experience: 5 years

Substitute Criteria: 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education

As a Project Coordinator & Scheduler you will 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, dependencies, and other project documentation, as needed. You will maintain, add, and track team actions using project management methodology and standard collaboration tools (SharePoint, MS Project, KanBan, etc.) You will participate in multiple Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) and Working Groups to extract and communicate necessary scheduling data points.

Must Have:

Experience with coordination, scheduling and identification of all long-term, mid-term, and near-term project/program milestone and related activities

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 using MS SharePoint, MS Excel

Knowledge of MS Project

Ability to coordinate between multiple projects and consolidating multiple project schedules, define goals, objectives, deliverables, and associated timelines

Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements

Bachelor's degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, Computer Science, Cost Accounting or technical/scientific equivalent and 5 years relevant experience or a total of 13 years in lieu of education

Nice to Haves:

Experience and skill with facilitating working groups and data calls

Experience with drafting status reports, defining and gathering requirements