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Master Project Scheduler

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The role of the Project Scheduler, Senior is to plan, coordinate, and schedule project activities to ensure alignment with project and client requirements. This role leads and assists the creation and maintenance of Integrated Master Schedules and facilitates project planning and earned value analysis activities to ensure that a cohesive plan is established that lends itself to the identification of deviations from planned and forecasted performance as well as the implementation of effective corrective actions. This role is a member of the Program/Project Management team and reports directly to Program Delivery Leadership.

client supports a high-volume healthcare data system that is accessed through multiple web portals. This high-volume system operates out of multiple data centers and must reliably be available to its clients 7x24x365.

Responsibilities:

Oversees the project scheduling process and project schedulers across multiple projects

Develops detailed, effort based, resource-loaded schedules that include project phasing, project milestones, and critical relationships among program tasks as required to plan, coordinate, and visualize all significant program activities

Works closely with Program and Project Management leadership to ensure alignment with key project and client objectives and requirements

Maintains and oversees multiple project plans throughout the entirety of the project life cycle

Ensures that all project schedules are closely tracked, monitored, and coordinated to align to key project deliverables and milestones

Provides proactive assessment of project schedule risks for effective mitigation, escalates risks and issues to he appropriate leadership, and provides mitigation plan and strategy

Ensures that proper time is provided for key deliverables and milestones within project schedules, provides recommendations to improve as needed

Ensures that schedules are developed in a structured manner that aligns to project and client goals and objectives
Experience/Preferred Skills Required:

7-11 years of project management scheduling experience

Experience with the SDLC and STLC

Experience in the healthcare industry

Experience with CMMI standards and processes

PMP certification

Understanding of SharePoint applications, Webex, Skype, etc.

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visio, with a working knowledge of the rest of the Microsoft Office suite of applications

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Project

Knowledge of Microsoft Project Earned Value (EV) Metrics

Domain knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, or healthcare verticals

General understanding of role-relevant issues and trends

Strong understanding of project management skills and ability to create and manage project plans

Ability to meet and enforce deadlines, to conduct research into technology issues and products, and to take initiative in the development and completion of projects

Strong problem-solving, analytical, and evaluative skills

Strong communication skills (verbal, written, facilitation) with strong presentation and facilitation skills

Strong at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Self-motivated, with ability to balance multiple projects independent of supervision

Strong presentation skills

People management skills

Basic leadership skills and ability to work effectively with different teams contributors both directly and in a matrix environment

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