Senior Master Scheduler V
$173,680–$209,664 year
On-site · Pasadena, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead scheduling and schedule risk authority for complex technical and flight projects. Responsible for developing and maintaining the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), ensuring compliance with Earned Value Management (EVM) requirements and baseline control standards. Perform advanced schedule analyses, lead Schedule Risk Assessments, produce risk-loaded schedules, and demonstrate expertise using Acumen Fuse. Integrate cost, schedule, and technical performance data to create risk-informed forecasts and conduct subcontractor schedule integration assessments. Requires a Bachelor’s degree and extensive experience in schedule analysis, advanced analytical results communication, and strong proficiency in relevant tools.
Required Qualifications
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration or similar discipline with a minimum of 12 years of related experience; or Master’s degree in similar discipline with a minimum of 10 years of related experience years; or PhD in similar discipline with a minimum of 8 years of related experience
- Extensive experience preparing and delivering independent schedule and cost assessments to support institutional reviews, governance boards, and Key Decision Points (KDPs)
- Demonstrated hands-on experience developing analysis schedules, performing Schedule Risk Assessments (SRAs) and Institutional Joint Confidence Level (I-JCL) on complex technical projects
- Demonstrated expertise using Acumen Fuse to develop, maintain, and analyze schedule performance metrics, trend data, and predictive indicators, and to effectively communicate findings through executive-level briefings and decision forums
- Proven proficiency using Acumen Fuse, SSI Tools, and Primavera Risk Analysis (PRA) (or equivalent probabilistic schedule risk tools)
- Strong expertise in advanced schedule analysis techniques, including critical path analysis, logic quality assessment, sensitivity analysis, and probabilistic modeling
- Demonstrated ability to develop, interpret, and present data-driven analytical results to technical and senior leadership audiences
- Strong experience supporting flight projects, with emphasis on implementation phases and execution-focused analysis
- Extensive experience with what-if scenario development, mitigation planning, earned value performance measurement, and integrated cost/schedule analysis
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, including the ability to develop executive-quality briefings that tell a clear, compelling story using complex analytical results, supported by strong skills in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project Professional
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, including experience briefing risk-informed analytical results to senior leadership
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn and apply new analytical tools and techniques
Desired Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience leading or independently executing formal SRAs and Institutional Joint Confidence Level (I-JCL) in support of project reviews, independent assessments, or Key Decision Points (KDPs)
- Experience integrating SRA and I-JCL results into management decision forums, including schedule margin management, mitigation planning, and risk burn-down strategies
- Experience supporting or leading Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs) and responding to audit or independent review findings
- Experience across all phases of the flight project lifecycle, including formulation and early planning phases
- Experience coordinating with multiple NASA centers and industry partners, integrating multi-institution schedule and risk data into coherent analytical products
- Experience developing executive dashboards and briefing packages for senior leadership and external stakeholders
- An active TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
Additional Requirements
- JPL will not accept applications from citizens of designated countries or those born in a designated country unless they are U.S. Citizens, Legal Permanent Residents of the U.S or have other protected status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)
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