Senior Program Scheduler (Defense)

Location: Bedford / Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, United States

Salary: $120,000–$135,000 annually, depending on experience, certifications, and qualifications.

Company

hirify.global provides professional services supporting the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management Division within the USAF PEO Digital Directorate.

What you will do

• Communicate and coordinate Integrated Master Schedule activities among functional disciplines within the Program Management Office.
• Develop Gantt charts, network diagrams, technical schedule products, and other schedule artifacts.
• Provide integrated schedule management support for system acquisition processes and incorporate key schedule requirements.
• Support requirements development, planning, and assessment of the ability to achieve program results.
• Communicate schedule objectives, plans, status, risks, and impacts to customers, project teams, leadership, and management.
• Identify schedule deviations and perform corrective actions to achieve the required outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience, including at least 5 years working in the Department of Defense sector.
• Active US Top Secret security clearance.
• US citizenship.
• Advanced understanding of scheduling tools, including Microsoft Project.

Nice to have

• Experience developing, managing, and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules, Integrated Master Plans, Work Breakdown Structures, and enterprise-level schedules.
• Experience applying Critical Path Method discipline, baseline management, and schedule risk identification.
• Experience integrating monthly schedule inputs from IPTs, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Experience defining schedule relationships across acquisition phases, milestones, solicitations, contract awards, design reviews, testing, production, and operational deployment.
• Experience using Microsoft Project and Open Plan Professional to produce advanced scheduling outputs.
• Experience advising proposal evaluation teams on schedule feasibility and risk based on Request for Proposal requirements.
• Ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary PMO personnel, contractors, government stakeholders, major defense contractors, proposal teams, and program leadership.
• Ability to work independently, communicate clearly, and provide recommendations and corrective actions when schedule risks are identified.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, salaried position.
• On-site work at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts.
• Work supports the integrated Department of the Air Force Battle Network and related Air, Maritime, Advanced Battle Management System, and Space missions.