Project Scheduler - Program Scheduling Support

About Blue Water Thinking

Guided by our principles of value generation, continuous innovation, customer-centricity, and vested collaboration, Blue Water Thinking proudly supports our Federal clients in achieving their Agency goals.

Founded by a decorated twenty-eight year Veteran of the United States Army, Blue Water Thinking understands and supports the mission of our Nation's war fighters, Veterans, their families and caretakers.

Leveraging our executive team's military experience and private and public sector consulting expertise, Blue Water Thinking takes an integrated "one-team" approach and brings to bear best-fit solutions, thought leadership, and grit to meet our client's transformational needs.

Fueled by our values of integrity, respect, professionalism, stewardship and customer service, the Blue Water Thinking team understands the power of the human connection, collaboration, humility and loyalty to one another, our clients and industry partners.

Lastly, our formula for success is simple: Build something good, take care of our people, keep our clients satisfied, nurture our work ethic and reputation, build long-lasting partnerships, enjoy what we do and give back as much as possible.

Job Description:

Blue Water Thinking is seeking Project Schedulers to support an upcoming program within the VA. Project Schedulers will specialize in creating, updating, and maintaining project schedules in support of healthcare IT initiatives. This role works closely with project teams, VA stakeholders, and OIT partners to develop and manage schedules that support system readiness efforts. The Project Scheduler ensures alignment of milestones, tasks, and dependencies across multiple workstreams and integrates updates into broader program-level scheduling structures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, update, and maintain detailed project schedules using MS Project
• Coordinate with project teams, project leads, and stakeholders to define milestones, tasks, and dependencies
• Produce and maintain schedules that align with program-level Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)
• Perform weekly updates to project schedules to reflect progress, changes, and new requirements
• Support integration of project schedules into enterprise-level IMS structures
• Align schedules with Agile development, testing, and release cadences
• Coordinate with VA and OIT stakeholders to ensure schedule accuracy and completeness
• Identify schedule risks, dependencies, and constraints, and support mitigation planning
• Perform schedule analysis, including critical path identification and impact assessment
• Generate schedule reports and provide regular updates to stakeholders and program leadership
• Support continuous improvement of scheduling processes and coordination practices

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or related discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in project scheduling for IT or healthcare programs
• Expertise in MS Project for schedule development and maintenance
• Experience integrating schedules into enterprise-level IMS
• Experience performing schedule analysis and risk assessments
• Experience supporting federal or VA programs
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple schedules and priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification or MS Project certification
• Familiarity with Agile project environments

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required federal public trust clearance for this role

Compensation:

Salary for this position is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, location, the candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies and experience, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements. The proposed salary range for this position is outlined below.

Salary range: $55,000 - $85,000

Benefits:

Blue Water Thinking offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), paid time off, federal holidays, and a matching 401(k) plan.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an impactful communications team, supporting the VA in its efforts to transform healthcare for veterans. If you’re passionate about communications and want to contribute to a meaningful cause, we encourage you to apply!

Our Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity.

Blue Water Thinking, LLC (BWT) is committed to equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Applying for this Job:

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