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Description Project Scheduler Location: This is a Hybrid role. Whiteley, Hampshire Clearance Required: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance We are seeking an experienced Project Scheduler to take ownership of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for a complex, large-scale programme. This role is critical to providing accurate planning, insight, and assurance across multiple workstreams, ensuring that dependencies, risks, and contractual milestones are clearly understood and effectively managed. The successful candidate will have a strong background in scheduling within complex programmes and be highly skilled in Microsoft Project, with the ability to critically analyse and challenge plans to support confident decision-making. What will I be doing? Develop, maintain, and own the Integrated Master Schedule for the programme.Consolidate schedules from multiple workstreams into a coherent, logically linked master plan.Perform critical path and dependency analysis to identify schedule risks and mitigation options.Review and challenge project plans to ensure realism, robustness, and alignment with contractual milestones.Work closely with Project Managers, PMO, and Programme Leadership to ensure schedule accuracy and integration.Produce schedule-related reporting, analysis, and forecasts for senior stakeholders.Ensure scheduling standards, assumptions, and baseline controls are consistently applied. What does Leidos need from me? Proven experience as a Scheduler or Planning professional on complex programmes or portfolios.Strong understanding of integrated planning, critical path analysis, and schedule assurance.Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project; experience with integrated master schedules is essential.Ability to analyse and inter