Senior Program Analyst – Schedule Architect

Blue Water Thinking

. Serve as Schedule Architect and P6 Migration Lead for the Integrated Healthcare Transformation initiative at the Department of Veterans Affairs HEFP SEP program .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $115,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Expertise in Oracle Primavera P6 for enterprise scheduling, including data mapping and conversion from legacy systems. Strong analytical and communication skills to support project management and stakeholder engagement in federal infrastructure programs.

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Oracle Primavera P6 ExpertiseFederal Government ExperienceProject Management Professional CertificationPower BI ProficiencySchedule Data Management

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Hard Skills

CPM SchedulingData MappingBaseline ManagementActivity CodingWBS DesignEPS Hierarchy DesignSchedule Health Criteria AssessmentMilestone ConversionSchedule Template DevelopmentRisk Analysis

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationStakeholder ManagementTraining and Mentoring

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft ProjectProject Web AppPower BISharePointEHRM Systems

Certifications & Qualifications

PMI-SPAACE PSPPMP

Industry Keywords

Department of Veterans AffairsCapital Infrastructure ProgramsVA Capital Project LifecycleEHRM InfrastructureFacility Recapitalization

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

OraclePMPVBA

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as Schedule Architect and P6 Migration Lead for the Integrated Healthcare Transformation initiative at the Department of Veterans Affairs HEFP SEP program
Assess the legacy Microsoft Project Web Access environment and map legacy data elements to P6 destinations with documented rationale and Government approval
Design the enterprise P6 architecture, including EPS hierarchy, WBS standards, activity coding dictionary, calendar library, and UDF strategy
Develop standardized fragnets and schedule templates for infrastructure project archetypes
Convert milestone-dominant legacy records into logic-driven activities while preserving genuine milestones and legacy reporting during parallel operations
Establish and report schedule health criteria, including open ends, negative lag, constraint use, out-of-sequence progress, excessive float, and missing predecessors or successors
Build and manage master schedules with traceability of program and project milestones
Maintain schedule baselines, control baseline changes, and preserve audit trails
Manage schedule data across EHRM, recapitalization, and targeted infrastructure portfolios
Align the EHRM NRM Capital Integrated Schedule with the EHRMIO Integrated Master Schedule and coordinate with Oracle Health and VA stakeholders
Coordinate with VISN and VAMC engineering staff, site engineers, design and A/E firms, and general contractors to gather schedule events and establish dependencies
Analyze critical path impact, downstream program effects, and schedule variance across deployment sites
Identify and escalate schedule risks and support the SEP risk register
Coach federal program managers, lead engineers, and field staff on schedule interpretation
Develop training aids, job aids, bulletins, quick-reference guides, and SOPs; provide recurring instruction
Build and maintain Power BI and SharePoint reporting views and monitor adoption
Produce weekly Capital Integrated Schedule and Risk/Event Reports, support variance reports, and develop executive reporting

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Information Technology, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Must have previous federal government experience or experience working for a federal contractor
8+ years of professional scheduling experience supporting design and construction or capital infrastructure programs, including at least 3 years at a senior or lead level within a multi-project portfolio
Demonstrated experience converting a milestone-based, spreadsheet-based, or tracking-register system into a logic-driven CPM schedule, including responsibility for data mapping and conversion decisions
Expert-level experience with Oracle Primavera P6 Professional and EPPM, including EPS and WBS design, activity coding, calendar libraries, user-defined fields, global changes, baseline management, and multi-project master schedule administration
Working proficiency with Microsoft Project and Project Web App sufficient to interrogate, extract, and validate legacy scheduling data
Direct Department of Veterans Affairs experience, including VHA, VBA, OCFM, or VISN/VAMC engineering, with knowledge of VA capital project lifecycle, terminology, and governance
Demonstrated training, instruction, or mentoring experience with non-scheduler audiences
Proficiency with Power BI and SharePoint for schedule reporting
Strong analytical, written, verbal communication, and stakeholder-management skills
Ability to support organizational and process change constructively while maintaining positive customer relationships
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
PMI-SP, AACE PSP, or PMP certification (preferred)
Prior experience supporting EHRM infrastructure, facility recapitalization, or targeted infrastructure programs (preferred)
Hands-on Microsoft Project-to-P6 enterprise migration experience (preferred)
P6 API, XER/XML exchange, or Power BI connectivity to P6 data experience (preferred)
Familiarity with VA-specific systems including Capital Asset Database, Capital Asset Inventory, SCIP tool, and Procure (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
Paid time off
Federal holidays
Matching 401K plan
Reasonable accommodations throughout the application and hiring process