Director, Program Scheduler

L3Harris Technologies; City of Rochester (NY); Remote; USD 144,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Director of Program Scheduler to lead the Space Sector's scheduling organization across multiple programs, providing senior technical direction and strategic oversight. This role requires deep mastery of scheduling practices, EVMS, risk analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with program management and finance.

Based in Rochester, NY or Palm Bay, FL or remote, the position emphasizes mentoring, workforce planning, and standard-setting to ensure schedule

Qualifications

• Senior-level leadership in Program Planning and Scheduling across large portfolios.
• Strong knowledge of IM Schedule development, maintenance, and analysis.
• Proven ability to mentor schedulers and drive standards across multiple programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical/functional leadership for Space Sector scheduling.
• Establish Sector-wide scheduling standards and best practices.
• Advise leadership on schedule performance, forecast credibility, and recovery strategies.
• Lead baselines, replans, proposals, and schedule risk assessments.
• Drive integration of schedule with cost, risk, and technical performance.

Skills

Scheduling leadership

EVMS knowledge

Master scheduling

Integrated planning

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree + 15+ years experience

Alternative: 19 years experience w/o degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Enterprise scheduling tools

Job description

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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. 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.

Job Title: Director, Program Scheduler

Job Code: 45313

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL OR Rochester, NY OR Remote

Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)

Job Description

Serve as the senior Program Planning & Scheduling functional leader for the Space Sector, providing technical direction, workforce leadership, and functional oversight across a large portfolio of programs and scheduling professionals. This role is the senior scheduling subject matter expert and advisor to Sector Program Management and business leadership on schedule strategy, execution, risk, forecasting, Earned Value Management (EVM), and integrated program performance. The position is responsible for driving consistent scheduling standards, practices, tools, analytical methods, and quality expectations across the Sector. It also strengthens integration between schedule, cost, EVM, technical performance, risk, supply chain, and resource information while supporting complex program activities including baselines, replans, proposals, recoveries, schedule risk assessments, and independent reviews. The role also leads development of the scheduling discipline through mentoring, workforce planning, succession planning, training, certification, and career development, while representing the Space Sector scheduling function in broader enterprise initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Provide senior technical and functional leadership for the Space Sector scheduling organization supporting multiple programs and scheduling teams
• Establish and reinforce Sector-wide scheduling standards, best practices, analytical methods, and schedule quality expectations
• Advise senior leadership on schedule performance, critical-path drivers, forecast credibility, EVM indicators, schedule risk, and recovery strategies
• Lead complex scheduling activities including baselines, replans, proposals, schedule risk assessments, independent reviews, and recovery planning
• Strengthen integration of schedule, EVM/cost, technical performance, risk, supply chain, and resource information
• Drive effective use of scheduling tools, enterprise analytics, and digital capabilities to improve schedule quality, visibility, and decision support
• Lead workforce planning for the scheduling function including staffing strategy, resource balancing, succession planning, capability development, and identification of critical skill gaps
• Provide functional leadership, mentoring, coaching, and technical development to Schedule Managers, senior schedulers, and emerging leaders
• Partner with Sector Program Management and program leadership to align scheduling capability with business priorities and program execution needs
• Identify systemic schedule-performance issues and trends across the Sector portfolio and lead corrective actions and process improvements
• Represent the Space Sector scheduling function in cross-Sector, Segment, and enterprise planning and scheduling initiatives
• Influence development of organizational policies, processes, standards, tools, and operating practices affecting Program Planning and Scheduling

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience; Or, Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience; Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 19 years of prior related experience
• 10 plus years of experience in Program Planning and Scheduling supporting large, complex programs or portfolios
• Advanced knowledge of Integrated Master Schedule development, maintenance, execution, critical-path analysis, forecasting, and schedule performance analysis
• Strong working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVMS) and the integration of schedule, cost, technical performance, risk, and program execution data

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience leading complex scheduling activities such as baselines, replans, proposals, schedule recovery efforts, Schedule Risk Assessments, and integrated program reviews
• Experience leading a large planning and scheduling organization or providing functional leadership across multiple programs and scheduling teams
• Ability to assess schedule quality, identify systemic performance issues, and translate schedule information into actionable recommendations for senior leadership
• Experience developing workforce strategy, technical capability, standards, and organizational practices for a scheduling function
• Ability to work across Program Management, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, and other functional organizations to drive integrated planning and execution
• Ability to influence senior leaders and establish alignment around scheduling standards, practices, priorities, and corrective actions
• Subject matter expertise in Program Planning, Scheduling, EVMS, and integrated program controls
• Experience providing functional oversight for a large portfolio of programs and scheduling professionals
• Experience establishing or improving scheduling standards, processes, metrics, tools, training, or governance across multiple programs
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Project and enterprise scheduling/data analytics tools
• Experience with schedule risk analysis, predictive schedule metrics, integrated cost/schedule analysis, and program recovery planning
• Experience developing scheduling talent through mentoring, competency development, succession planning, and career development
• Ability to identify trends across multiple programs and lead cross-program or enterprise-level improvement initiatives
• Experience briefing senior leaders and influencing decisions on matters of strategic importance to the scheduling function
• Experience building or sustaining a professional scheduling community through standards, lessons learned, peer reviews, training, and technical collaboration

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C. area, Denver, or NYC areas is $144,000-$268,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, Vermont, and Virginia is $125,500-$233,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close December 29, 2026.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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