Scheduler

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 an experienced and dedicated Scheduler to join our team, supporting the Integrated Healthcare Transformation (IHT) initiative at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The primary responsibility of this role is to support the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in the oversight of complex project management tasks for infrastructure design and construction projects. Responsibilities: Managing Information Technology Infrastructure and/or Physical Infrastructure related projects. Leveraging life-cycle and project management methodologies to tracking and reporting capital project scope, schedule, cost parameters. Identify, track, mitigate and communicate risks and issues to support successful project delivery. Measure program success, outcomes, and performance improvement initiatives. Support the management of projects and programs to enhance productivity and performance. Develop and contribute to program reports, briefings, and documentation for internal and external stakeholders. Collaborate with VHA leadership and cross-functional teams to align program goals with Veteran healthcare needs. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in project management, engineering, information technology, construction management, or related fields. Minimum of 8 years of experience, including at least 5 years of experience managing schedules for projects/programs. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. Excellent written and verbal communication skills for producing reports and engaging stakeholders. Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Web App, MS Office suite skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.). Preferred Qualifications: Professional certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP). Experience supporting federal healthcare initiatives, especially within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Active Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain one. Eligibility: 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. Benefits: Blue Water Thinking offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental and vision), paid time off, federal holidays, and matching 401K plan. 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: Resume must be submitted in word document format and must include dates in each section (experience, education, certifications...) Candidates must fill out the below form to the best of their knowledge