The Master Scheduler provides integrated project management support and oversight to control the master schedule for IT projects of large scope and high complexity. The Project Scheduler is responsible for working closely with technical experts, project leads and project managers in planning, creating, and managing project schedules. The candidate must have senior level experience of hands-on integrated master scheduling and will be expected to work with program and project managers to capture all efforts, link and sequence efforts, assign resources to activities, establish duration of activities, conduct schedule risk analysis, update status and progress of projects and maintain the baselines. Strong MS Project and Project Server experience is required.
The Candidate must have:
• Senior/Expert Level scheduling skills
• Ability to work independently managing the Master Schedule effectively
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with various functional teams to identify and maintain schedule tasks and dependencies
• Strong analytical and planning skills
• Ability to learn quickly and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Good working ethics and ability to treat documents with confidentiality
• Ability to work effectively within a team setting
• Ability to multitask and work with changing priorities
• Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision