Project Scheduler - 29916 *

Huntington Ingalls Industries; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Mission Technologies, seeks a qualified Project Scheduler to manage complex program schedules across engineering, software, and manufacturing domains. The role requires coordinating with external organizations and internal teams, ensuring tasks and dependencies are accurately captured and communicated.

The position is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, within commutable distance to Beavercreek, Fairborn, Dayton, and Riverside, and offers growth through

Qualifications

• Experience developing and managing schedules for complex projects using scheduling tools.
• Must be able to communicate with vendors and partners in remote locations.
• Strong ability to identify schedule risks and mitigation options.

Responsibilities

• Build WBS and project schedules based on SOW and stakeholder inputs.
• Proactively identify schedule opportunities and risks, along with mitigations.
• Assist program leadership in deconflicting personnel and facility resources between multiple projects.
• Schedule major meetings and test events based on project needs and key personnel availability.
• Create schedule visualizations and narratives to communicate status to leadership and stakeholders.
• Perform 'what if' analyses to show schedule impacts of potential actions.

Skills

Project scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Scheduling analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

SSI Tools

Job description

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Requisition Number:29916

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type:Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range:$59,022.00-$87,318.00

Security Clearance:Ability to Obtain

Level of Experience:Mid

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities:

• Know & Grow Your People– Commit to learning and supporting team success.
• Build Relationships– Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust.
• Take Ownership– Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work.
• Customer First– Focus on the mission and those we serve.
• Shape the Future– Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
• Act with Urgency– Take initiative and follow through with purpose.

These capabilities guide how all employees contribute to our shared success across Mission Technologies.

Job Description

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Mission Technologies (HII-MT)is seeking a qualified Project Scheduler. The ideal candidate has a solid project planning and scheduling background with specific strengths in managing multiple complex projects, identifying schedule risks and opportunities to accelerate schedule, and rapid solutions involving multiple groups/organizations. This position will support a large portfolio of first-of-their-kind systems in all stages of development, and will work closely with external organizations and stakeholders in addition to the HII project management team. This individual must be able to work with technical experts to accurately scope tasks and resources and capture task dependencies. The ideal candidate has an outstanding ability to proactively communicate via virtual meetings and email with vendors and partners in remote locations, tireless focus on the mission and making projects a reality, and an innovative and strategic mindset to find solutions to challenging problems.

This position is located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) and is within a commutable distance from Beavercreek, Fairborn, Dayton, and Riverside.

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Responsible for providing scheduling support for coordination of programs across all phases, both internal and with several subcontractors.

• Build WBS and project schedules based on Statement of Work (SOW) and stakeholder inputs
• Proactively identify schedule opportunities and risks, along with potential mitigations
• Assist program leadership in deconflicting personnel and facility resources between multiple projects
• Schedule major meetings and test events based on project needs and key personnel availability.
• Create schedule summary visualizations and narratives to communicate schedule status to leadership, project team, and other stakeholders.
• Perform “what if” analyses to show schedule impacts of potential courses of action

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 1 year relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 7 years relevant experience.
• Experience developing and managing schedules using Microsoft Project for complex projects covering engineering development, software development, and manufacturing.
• CLEARANCE : Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance with enhanced security checks.

Preferred Requirements

• SSI Tools
• 14-point schedule assessments and other quality checks
• Integration of multiple schedules including internal and subcontractor schedules
• Developing resource-loaded schedules, labor estimates, and Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for proposal purposes
• Scheduling for both waterfall and agile methodologies

Physical Requirements

Job performance will normally require only minor lifting and carrying of boxes of records or equipment.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which includes, but is not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division

Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you.

We offer competitive benefits such as:

• best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices
• wellness resources
• employee assistance programs
• Savings Plan Options (401(k))
• financial planning tools, life insurance
• employee discounts
• paid holidays and paid time off
• tuition reimbursement
• as well as early childhood and post‑secondary education scholarships

Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

Why HII

We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well‑being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance? Feel free to send an e-mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.