We have an outstanding Contract position for a Master Schedulerto join a leading Company located in theSterling, VAsurrounding area. **US Citizenship is required.** **Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.** Job Responsibilities: + Responsible for scheduling daily activity of Engineering team, Project Management Team and Production team. + Make schedules, plan and plot /assign tasks accordingly. + Track to completion. + Responsible for planning, tracking analysis, and reporting on projects of various contract type , size , complexity , and level of risk. + Responsibilities may include : implementation of scheduling policies and procedures in support of projects ; establishment and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and/or Resource Loaded Networks (RLNs), maintenance of the cost/schedule baseline. + Implementation of Earned Value methodologies and related variance analyses. + Preparation of written and verbal reports to management regarding cost/schedule variances; + Program life-cycle activities such as schedule status and forecasting, critical path analysis, cost and schedule variance analysis support, baseline change request management and implementation, and schedule deliverable preparation. + Individuals in this family have significant interface with Program and Project Managers, Contracts, Senior Technical Personnel, financial analysts, as well as other organizations. They may participate in new business proposals through IMS and/or RLN support, providing input to management. Basic Hiring Criteria: + High school education or equivalent and 2+ years of related data processing experience. + Developing Integrated Master Schedules in Microsoft Projects. + Must be proficient in MS Office Products and Microsoft Projects. Desired Qualifications: + Experience in manufacturing is a plus. + Experience in Costpoint. VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visithttp://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/orhttps://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/ The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: + The California Fair Chance Act + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers + San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance