Master Scheduler

Program Summary

K ’s Missile, Aviation, and Ground Systems (MAGS) division delivers mission engineering solutions for critical U.S. Army programs, specializing in aviation and ground systems, integrated air and missile defense, and threat and target systems. As a trusted partner of the U.S. Department of Defense, MAGS provides innovative, technology‑driven solutions to enhance national security. With a global presence and a strong ethical framework, K  ensures secure, effective, and mission‑ready capabilities worldwide.

Master Scheduler

This position will provide scheduling support for the acquisition planning, controlling, and organizing for a myriad of Air and Missile Defense Systems. Specific duties include developing, organizing, analyzing, and presenting a detailed Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using industry standard tools (e.g., MS Project and Milestone Professional) for complex weapons systems. Candidate will implement integrated master scheduling best practices and work with program/project managers and multiple Integrated Project Teams to capture and sequence efforts, assign resources to activities, establish duration of activities, verify schedule horizontal and vertical traceability, confirm critical path validity, conduct schedule risk analysis, update status and progress of projects, provide metrics, and maintain the schedule baseline.

Brief the Program Manager and the management board on schedule performance, calculate metrics, identify critical paths, and provide recommendations.

• Interact with multiple entities to cross‑pollinate IMS data and identify resource deficiencies/gaps.
• Initiate and direct program plans using industry standard tools while providing project‑coordinating expertise in support of complex activities supporting the US Warfighter, cross‑program initiatives, new business (proposals), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.
• Participate in defining requirements, elaborating work tasks, identifying milestones and logic relationships, creating “what‑if/impact” scenarios within the schedule that inform program leadership.
• Perform schedule risk analysis, identify and present options to resolve critical path issues and network logic conflicts; develop detailed and overarching schedules; participate in analyzing effects upon various areas such as Engineering, Risk Management, Test, and Program Management.
• Attend meetings, working groups, and conferences to support schedule development or analysis.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or business administration.
• Five plus years’ experience developing schedules utilizing MS Project and Milestone Professional.
• US Citizen and possess a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

• Experience with scheduling, weapons system acquisition, foreign military sales and program management, and familiarity with DoD Instruction 5000.02.
• Experience with MS Project Server, knowledge of DCMA 14‑point schedule assessment, and Microsoft Office Master Certification.

• This position is a 6‑month assignment.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

R2116075

K  is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.