Lead, Program Scheduler

L3Harris • Huntsville, AL

17d • Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a Lead, Program Scheduler to support the Munitions Acceleration Council (MAC) Program in Huntsville, Alabama. The role interfaces with all elements of the program team to develop and maintain the program integrated master schedule (IMS), ensuring major projects and schedules are integrated across finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality. The position is scheduled on a 9/80 work arrangement: employees work 9 out of every 14 days for 80 total hours, with every other Friday off. Travel of up to 25% is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of prior relevant program scheduler experience; or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of prior related program scheduler experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of prior related program scheduler experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience creating and/or maintaining an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and supporting schedules on assigned projects or programs.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), including cost or schedule integration.
• Experience maintaining schedules across the product life cycle, including critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis.
• Experience with MS Project and Milestones Professional.
• Knowledge of engineering processes, principles, and practices.
• Knowledge of risk management concepts and risk analysis related to master schedules.
• Knowledge of DoD EVMS Guidelines (ANSI-748C), Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), and Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR).
• Team-building, influencing, and relationship-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end life cycle of planning and schedule management.
• Serve as the point of contact for internal and external customer communication and status.
• Oversee performance to program budgets and communicate necessary adjustments to responsible Cost Account Managers.
• Develop integrated master schedules using the statement of work (SOW) and work breakdown structure (WBS).
• Perform time-phased analyses, critical path verification, and schedule risk assessments to assess the program’s ability to meet commitments.
• Resolve schedule conflicts and develop and implement work-around strategies and tactical alternatives.
• Regularly analyze program schedules to evaluate program and enterprise-wide resource needs through integration of all program schedules.
• Travel up to 25%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior