Master Scheduler - Product Development

Master Scheduler – New Product Development

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The Master Scheduler plays a critical role in the Program Management team, directly supporting Product Development projects working closely with cross‑functional team members and the program manager to develop and maintain program schedules, identify critical path, and report program KPIs. Additionally, the Project Scheduler will provide training and standardization for all program scheduling activities.

• Work with program managers, project engineers, and integrated project team members to develop, integrate, and maintain project schedules.
• Work closely with resource managers and program managers to assign work, identify resource gaps, and critical path items.
• Provide timely reports to communicate upcoming deliverables and resource forecasts.
• Act as Enterprise administrator for MS Project (PWA) to develop and maintain calendars, lookup tables, resource pools, custom fields, templates, reports, filters, KPIs, user profiles/licenses.
• Train team members to program management standards and best practices to ensure consistent and compliant schedules across all projects.
• Provide troubleshooting support for MS Project issues.
• Develop and integrate scheduling infrastructure with JIRA, Power BI, or other systems for reporting and/or automated synchronization.
• Author and maintain scheduling standards.
• Ensure schedule integrity.
• Integrate and apply Earned Value methodology to forecast EAC, FTC and other schedule health metrics (CPI, SPI).
• Managing project schedules requires extreme attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.

• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years project scheduling experience in a product development or engineering environment.
• Minimum 5 years experience with MS Project (Desktop and Enterprise).
• Experience with Primavera P6 and/or Deltek Open Plan (desirable but not required).
• Experience with resource‑loaded schedules.
  
  Thorough understanding of Earned Value methodology and ability to apply EVM to program schedules and integrate with other systems (JIRA, ERP) to develop program health dashboards.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) from a four‑year college or university (highly desirable but not required).
• Project coordination or project management experience preferred.
• Proficiency in full Microsoft Office Suite including Power BI and SharePoint.
• Excellent communication skills; able to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization.
• Self‑motivated; able to work with minimal supervision.

• Optimize Work Processes
• Financial Acumen
• Customer Focus

• 401(k) Plan:
  Dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% after 90 days, with 100% vesting.
• Employer‑Paid Coverages:
  Group term life, short‑ and long‑term disability insurance.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage:
  Medical, vision, dental, with additional dependent coverage options.
• Free Health Tracking with rewards for meeting health goals.
• Generous PTO: 160 hours accrued within the first year.
• Employee Referral Bonus for referring talented candidates.
• Career Development:
  Tuition reimbursement and professional growth opportunities.
• Exclusive Discounts:
  Access to partner and marketplace discounts.
• Community & Engagement:
  Company and employee clubs at various locations.

Work beyond 40 hours per week may be required. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Cirrus is dedicated to a drug‑free work environment promoting equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, religion, pregnancy, veteran status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, receipt of public assistance, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.