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Integrated Master Scheduler (0038) OCT Consulting, LLC is an SBA-certified, 8(a) small business management and technology consulting firm that provides support to Federal Government clients. We provide consulting services in the areas of Strategy, Process Improvement, Change Management, Program and Project Management, Acquisition/Procurement, and Information Technology. Responsibilities and Duties OCT is looking for an Integrated Master Scheduler to support a major federal level policy initiative. The initiative impacts national security and effects all of the U.S. government and a large portion of the U.S. industrial base. It managed and governed via a comprehensive Integrated Master Schedule and other tools. Role: Maintain, update and as required, re-baseline the Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for the federal government. Apply project management principles to manage, monitor, update, integrate and improve the IMS, incorporating major program milestones. Aggressively manage IMS critical path and near critical path in close coordination with government stakeholders. Perform program schedule analysis, including assessing critical path, near critical path, bottlenecks, inter-dependencies, float, slack and schedule variance to ensure project timelines are met, making recommendations for improvement to government personnel. Use schedule data to maintain and propose schedule metrics in PowerBi generated management dashboards, executive level briefings and reports. Maintain risk and bottleneck repository. Maintain IMS, ensuring it reflects all key milestones and deliverables, and accurately tracks progress against planned schedules. Monitor vendor schedule performance, analyzing weekly and monthly variances to ensure adherence to project timelines and address any discrepancies. Utilize project management techniques such as Gantt charts, PERT charts, milestone charts, and earned value management to gauge project progress and identify performance variances. Assess overall health of IMS in accordance with government best practices, providing recommendations for improvement as possible. Lead and manage Schedule Integrated Product Team (IPT) and participate in affiliated IPTS and governance forums. Serve as a subject matter expert in scheduling, providing mentorship and guidance to government officials on scheduling best practices and techniques. Demonstrate proficiency with enterprise-level scheduling software, leveraging its features to enhance schedule management and integration. Propose and implement processes to improve integrated scheduling and enhance overall project management efficiency.