Senior Defense Program Scheduler — IMS & EVM Lead

Leidos Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an accomplished Program Scheduler to provide strategic scheduling leadership for U.S. Government defense programs in Huntsville, AL.

You will act as a principal scheduling authority, guiding execution, delivering insights, and aligning technical work with program objectives. This role sits within the Corporate Earned Value Management Center of Excellence and requires an ability to collaborate with senior leaders, CAMs, and manufacturing leads to optimize performance and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree w/ 4+ years of progressive Aerospace & Defense scheduling leadership or equivalent experience.
• Advanced mastery of Microsoft Project and scheduling analytics.
• U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• Experience in manufacturing, production, or prototyping environments with shop floor integration into enterprise schedules.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a scheduling leader and advisor for major defense manufacturing contracts, shaping program strategies through advanced scheduling practices.
• Partner with program leadership, CAMs, and manufacturing leads to influence decision-making and optimize program performance.
• Build and maintain complex Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) compliant with EIA-748 standards and industry best practices.
• Communicate schedule analysis, execution metrics, and program understanding from a cost informed scheduling perspective.
• Drive integration of technical, cost, and resource baselines to establish accurate forecasts and ETCs.
• Present schedule insights, risks, and what-if scenarios to senior stakeholders.
• Ensure schedule governance and compliance across multiple high-visibility contracts.
• Develop scheduling artifacts to meet contractual/project requirements.
• Must be able to work onsite at Huntsville location multiple days per week.

Skills

Aerospace scheduling leadership

Microsoft Project

Earned Value Management (EVM)

CPM scheduling

Monte Carlo simulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

PMI-SP tools

Milestones Professional

Job description

Leidos is seeking an accomplished Program Scheduler to provide strategic scheduling leadership for U.S. Government defense programs in Huntsville, AL.

You will act as a principal scheduling authority, guiding execution, delivering insights, and aligning technical work with program objectives. This role sits within the Corporate Earned Value Management Center of Excellence and requires an ability to collaborate with senior leaders, CAMs, and manufacturing leads to optimize performance and ensure