Own risk assessment and master scheduling in a key operations role at a startup building portable nuclear microreactors.
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The Senior Master Scheduler at Radiant plays a crucial role in managing and assessing project schedules, ensuring alignment with sales forecasts and operational capacity. This position requires expertise in Microsoft Project and Smartsheet, along with strong analytical skills to navigate complex scheduling challenges. Ideal candidates will have over five years of experience in scheduling or operations, preferably in manufacturing or technology, and should be comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment. The role involves significant interaction with leadership, making effective communication essential.
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Radiant is seeking an experienced Senior Master Scheduler to own risk assessment and master scheduling across the company. This is a key operations role. You will manage master project schedules that guide Radiant’s commitment and constraint management, and you will build and maintain long-term schedules grounded in sales forecasts and current capacity. You will interface with every level of leadership and act as the central link between Sales, Engineering, Procurement, Production, and Facilities. You will assess schedule risk across individual programs in the context of the full program, then make sure leadership sees it clearly and early.
Responsibilities & Duties
Operational Planning and Master Planning
Executive Communication: Present schedule status, risks, and tradeoffs to VPs and the C-suite.
Root Cause Analysis: Investigate and understand the root cause of schedule impacts. Assess risk across individual programs in light of the full program.
Program & Product Management: Assess schedule health in light of the full program and product lifecycle. Guide the schedule differently depending on the phase of the program and product.
New Product Integration: Work with ambiguous product and program definitions and coordinate across Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Sales. Bring an organized approach to complex data.
Schedule Creation & Management: Create and analyze schedules in Microsoft Project and Smartsheet. Combine schedules to assess critical path, dependencies, slack, and capacity. Drive detailed schedules for key activities.
Deliverables
Company-wide master schedule tied to sales forecasts and current capacity
Integrated schedules showing critical path, dependencies, slack, and capacity
Detailed schedules for key activities
Schedule risk assessments and root cause analyses for schedule impacts
Executive-level schedule updates for VP and C-suite audiences
Required Qualifications & Skills: (not in your content, so these are placeholders to confirm)
5+ years of relevant experience in master scheduling, program planning, or operations, preferably within manufacturing or technology sectors
Proficiency in Microsoft Project and Smartsheet
Strong analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to manage complex, interdependent schedules
Excellent cross-functional and executive communication skills
Comfort operating with ambiguity and building processes from scratch
Desired Qualifications & Skills:
Experience in a start-up or other rapidly evolving industry
Additional Requirements:
Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to accomplish our mission.
Stock: Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees.
Daily catered lunch. Free snacks and drinks.
Flexible PTO policy. Remote workday allocation.
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