Action Officer / Scheduler

TalentRemedy

Fort Belvoir, Fort Belvoir

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Aerospace and Defense, Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Communication Systems, Critical Path Method, Detail Oriented, Document Management, Documentation, Follow Through, Government, IP Multimedia System (IMS), Knowledge Repositories, Laser Communications, Leadership, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)\Laser Detection and Ranging (LADAR), Mail Processing, Meeting Minutes, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Multitasking, Organizational Skills, Prepare Correspondence, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Project Schedule, Project/Program Management, Risk, Schedule Development, Secret Clearance, Status Reports, Technical Research, Time Management, United States Army, United States Department of Defense (DoD)
LOCATION
Fort Belvoir, Fort Belvoir
POSTED
30+ days ago

Our client  is seeking an Action Officer/Scheduler to serve as a critical support resource to the Project Lead and Chief Engineer within the Air & Ground Imaging Sensors Division (AGISD), Research & Technology Integration Directorate, US Army DEVCOM C5ISR Center located in Fort Belvoir, VA.


The ideal candidate will work independently while maintaining close coordination with leadership (meeting daily or bi-daily) to ensure alignment on project priorities, schedule execution, and action item resolution.  


Essential Job Duties:

  • Capture comprehensive meeting minutes, executive summaries, and record critical decisions.
  • Track action items from initial capture through closure, actively following up with task owners to ensure timely completion.
  • Escalate at-risk items, schedule bottlenecks, or resource conflicts to project leadership when necessary.
  • Draft, format, and review project correspondence, briefing decks, and memorandums for government leadership.
  • Facilitate communication across the team and manage project documentation/knowledge repositories (e.g., SharePoint).
  • Develop and maintain the project’s Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using Microsoft Project.
  • Provide regular, accurate schedule status reports and updates to stakeholders.
  • Perform schedule analysis (e.g., tracking the critical path) to identify early warning signs of schedule slippage.
  • Work with task owners to accurately estimate durations and integrate sub-tasks into the overarching master schedule.


Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred, equivalent experience may be considered.
  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience. 
  • Active Secret clearance preferred, ability to obtain and maintain a clearance is required.
  • Strong organizational, communication, and time management skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment with minimal supervision.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams. Experience with Microsoft Project, SharePoint, or other scheduling and collaboration tools is a plus.
  • Experience preparing professional correspondence, reports, briefings, and meeting documentation.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership and diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Strong attention to detail and follow through.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of an integrated team.
Our client is a recognized leader in advanced lasers, lidars and laser communication systems providing their DoD, NASA and aerospace customers discriminating capabilities. They pride theirselves in their innovation and customer success focused culture enabled by a creative and relaxed work environment. They foster a progressive learning environment that values inspiration, promotes professional challenge and encourages personal growth. They offer a competitive and incentivized compensation package with excellent benefits.




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