Manager, Program Planner / Scheduler (Sign-on Bonus)

L3Harris Technologies•Salt Lake City, UT

7d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. L3Harris is seeking a skilled Manager of Program Scheduling to lead our Program Master Planning Department. This position requires an onsite presence due to the nature and scope of the role. As a manager of a professional program planning team, the selected candidate must have experience with the scheduling discipline, as well as the leadership qualities necessary to foster collaboration among executive management, team members and the programs they support.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience; OR Graduate Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience; OR in lieu of a degree, minimum of 15 years of prior related experience.
Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) & Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR) requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience directly related in Project Schedule and control required.
The primary tool utilized will be MS Project Server.
Familiar with Earned Value Management (EVM) practices, Project Planning/Coordination and Production Scheduling.
Be able to work within tight deadlines and multi-task various projects in an organized manner required.
Prior Experience in engineering and operations/manufacturing environment.
Military contractor / Aerospace & Defense industry background is preferred.
Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
Knowledge of engineering processes, principles, and practices; knowledge of risk management concepts and risk analysis related to master schedules.
Work well with cross functional teams in a support as well as mentoring role.
Prior management and/or supervisory experience is preferred.
This position requires daily use of multiple software applications such as Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, and Microsoft Project. Therefore the individual must possess proficient PC skills.
The ability to communicate well, both verbally and written, is essential.
Qualified candidates must have knowledge of MRP and scheduling principles and practices as well as working familiarity with engineering, manufacturing, and production processes.
Knowledge of Product Life Cycle
Advanced Schedule Analysis background

Responsibilities

Be the organizational lead to initiating a collaborative campaign across the equivalent levels of management
Advocate for team and products, ensuring business rhythms support skills and time to generate metrics and forecast abilities
Ensure major projects, program schedules and plans are horizontally and vertically integrated across company functional groups
Track plans and schedules, perform risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts
Utilize Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, Earned Value Management (EVM) and other project management techniques to assess progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas
Prepare, develop and coordinate the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to meet all program objectives
Ensure schedule products are compliant with latest Government, Corporate and Sector requirements and cover gaps in process/knowledge within the team organizational structure
Implement scheduling best practices as prescribed by industry to include, but not limited to: IPMDAR DI-MGMT-81861C, IPMR DI-MGMT-81861A, Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Critical Path Analysis, Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), Schedule Performance Analytics and Schedule Health Analysis (DCMA 14-Point, DECM metrics)
Drive change management and ensure adoption and acceptance of change (i.e. analytics, process, innovative efficiencies).
Manage and develop a team of program schedule analysts and reporting managers