Program Scheduler

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

2d•$65,650 - $118,675•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos has an immediate opening for a Program Scheduler to support the Universal Stage Adapter (USA) program within the Aerospace Systems Business Area of the Leidos Defense Systems Sector. This exciting role provides direct scheduling contribution in support of critical Space Launch Systems capability to our NASA. This position will reside at Solutions Building Huntsville, Alabama where you will be working with various Engineering & Integrated Product Teams, programmatic professionals, and key program stakeholders; to improve program planning and scheduling while ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and company policy and procedures. The Program Scheduler position will be an integral part of the larger enterprise-wide Leidos Corporate Earned Value Management (EVM) Center of Excellence (COE), a team-leading and executing the core responsibilities of scheduling, planning, EVMS, the associated infrastructure and tools, implementations, training, and surveillance for Leidos.

Requirements

Associates degree and 6 years or more, BA degree and 4-6 years of prior relevant industry experience.
Must have Intermediate to advanced expertise using Microsoft Project scheduling software
Must possess an understanding of scheduling theory including experience with: schedule status processes schedule health assessment (e.g., 14-Point Analysis) resource loading/management cost and schedule integration baseline change control processes schedule execution metrics (BEI, CEI, CPLI, SV, SPI etc.) Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA)/Monte Carlo Analysis and tools Critical Path Method (CPM) and Margin/Float management

Nice To Haves

Experience in Aerospace/Defense Industry as prime contractor and/or major subcontractor
Intermediate to advanced expertise using Structured Solutions Inc. (SSI) Tools for Microsoft Project
Utilization of MS Project Macros

Responsibilities

Responsible for applying scheduling theory/practice to develop the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and related artifacts in compliance with applicable standards and policies such as EVM standard EIA-748 and industry best practices (e.g., PASEG, NDIA) in alignment with the mission of the EVM COE and in support of programs.
Ability to create “what-if/impact” scenarios within the schedule that inform program leadership and enrich programmatic decisions.
Serves as a scheduling team member in assisting stakeholders with issue identification & resolution solutions
Responsible for implementing practices to align the time phasing and plans for resources with the IMS to provide an integrated technical, schedule, and resource / cost baseline and forecast/ ETC for programs.
Implement program scheduling business rhythms & best practices.
Develop scheduling artifacts to meet contractual/project requirements.
Monitor, analyze, and report performance against baseline schedules to ensure that contractual, cost, and schedule objectives are met.
Provides scheduling support to EVM COE and programs for internal and external audits, reviews, and application of resulting corrective actions.

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