Project Planners/Schedulers

At CIBER we believe our employees are our most valuable asset.  CIBER, Inc. offers a complete range of benefits which include health, dental, vision, life insurance, stock options, ESSP, STD, LTD, 401(k), tuition & training reimbursement, referral bonus and PTO/holiday pay.  CIBER will also sponsor an H-1 if needed and also can provide sponsorship for permanent residency.  www.CIBER.com CIBER Inc currently has several positions available for Project Planner's/Scheduler's for a long-term stable opportunity located in the Bloomington, IL area. Job Description / Required skills: This individual selected for this position will support projects and/or components and will have the following responsibilities:Project Planning Responsibilities Must have project scheduling and coordinatoring experience and MS Project experinece.Willing to train individuals on Primavera if needed.Planners assigned to projects collaborate with the Project Manager, the project team, and other participants to develop project plans and schedule and determine the project's critical path; develop and maintain project management documentation; facilitate meetings to execute the project's facilitation processes; coordinate the collection, input and monitoring of project status;   Advocates, advise, and/or educate project teams on the Project Management Processes (planning, controlling, executing and closing. organizes and co-facilitates sessions dealing with Project Management disciplines, such as: develops a project schedule, using Project Office standards, which can be effectively used for management of the project. Supports delivering the project on-time and within budget while meeting the goals Attends project meetings, leading portions dealing with the schedule, metrics and resources Serves as a Risk, Issue and/or Change Control Coordinator  Analyzes the impacts that change requests may have on the schedule and resource assignments Component Planning Responsibilities Component-based Planners work with the Component Manager/Steward, team members and others to develop the component's current state, future state, goals, and milestones, as well as the Component's Work Schedule. Advocates, advises and/or educates Component Managers/Stewards and teams on the component planning process.  Organizes and co-facilitates sessions dealing with component management such as: Develops a component schedule, using Component Work Categories (i.e., Production Work, Problem Resolution, Skill Development, Component Management, and Development Work), which can be effectively used for management of the component. Supports the component in meeting their goals Attends Component Meetings, leading portions dealing with the schedule, metrics, and resources. CIBER, Inc. (NYSE: CBR) is a leading international system integration consultancy with superior services for both private and government sector clients. CIBER’s services are offered on a project or strategic staffing basis, in both custom and enterprise resource planning (ERP) package environments, and across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures. Founded in 1974, the company’s consultants now serve client businesses from over 60 U.S. offices, 22 European offices and three offices in Asia. With offices in 17 countries, annualized revenue run rate of approximately $950 million and approximately 8,000 employees, CIBER’s IT specialists continuously build and upgrade our clients’ systems to “competitive advantage status.â€� CIBER, ALWAYS ABLE  CIBER, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Location: Bloomington, om 61704 Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: IT/Software Development Company: CIBER, Inc.