Senior Program Scheduler

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an accomplished Senior Program Scheduler to join the Persistent Surveillance Portfolio of programs within the Defense Sensors Business Area. This role offers a direct scheduling leadership opportunity to support a Department of Defense radar program delivering multiple systems to the USMC, Army, & Air Force, including full life-cycle support, logistics, and site activation activities. The Senior Program Scheduler will be responsible for developing and managing the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), driving effective scheduling solutions, and maintaining alignment among technical execution, resources, risks, and program objectives. This position is ideal for a senior scheduling professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and wants to apply their expertise to programs supporting national defense. The role is based at our Research Park Facility in Huntsville, Alabama, working with production & manufacturing leads, Integrated Product teams, key program stakeholders, and an EVMS support Team to enhance program planning and execution while ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and company policies. The Senior Program Scheduler will be an integral part of the Leidos Corporate Earned Value Management (EVM) Center of Excellence (COE), which leads and executes core responsibilities in scheduling, planning, EVMS, and associated infrastructure and tools.

Requirements

Requires a BA degree and 8+ years of prior relevant scheduling experience in DOD Environment; Additional education, experience or training will be considered in lieu of degree.
Must have advanced expertise using Microsoft Project scheduling software.
Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance. (U.S. Citizenship is required).
Must possess an understanding of advanced scheduling theory including experience with: Schedule status & version control 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 a Manufacturing/Production/Prototyping environment.
Experience scheduling as a Prime/Major Subcontractor.
Intermediate to advanced expertise using Structured Solutions Inc. (SSI) Tools for Microsoft Project.
Scheduling Professional (SP) certification.
Proficiency in MS Project Macros and custom reporting.

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.
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.
Ability to create “what-if” scenarios within the schedule that inform program leadership.
Participate in new business proposals through scheduling functional support.
Serves as a scheduling leader in assisting programs with issue identification & resolution solutions.
Implement program scheduling business rhythms & controls.
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 and reviews and application of resulting corrective actions.
Significant interface with Program Managers, Contracts, and Senior Technical Personnel, as well as other organizations.