Senior Scheduler

Leidos; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Scheduler to contribute to their Hypersonics team in Huntsville, AL. This role involves developing scheduling practices in compliance with standards while collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure effective project execution and performance monitoring.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of relevant experience as a Prime Contractor for DOD.
• Must obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• Experience with schedule status processes and health assessments.

Responsibilities

• Develop Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and related artifacts.
• Monitor and report performance against baseline schedules.
• Participate in new business proposals through scheduling support.

Skills

Scheduling Theory

Microsoft Project

Earned Value Management

Resource Management

Education

BA Degree

Tools

Structured Solutions Inc. Tools

Milestones Professional

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Description

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Description

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Your greatest work is ahead!

Leidos’ Defense Systems, Aerospace Systems Business Area is seeking a Sr Scheduler to join our Hypersonics team!

Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here!

This exciting role provides direct scheduling leadership and contribution to critical programs and related portfolios of work. This position will reside at our Mid-City campus in Huntsville Alabama, where you will be working with various production & manufacturing leads, Integrated Product Teams, key program stakeholders, and an EVMS support Team; to improve program planning and execution while ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and company policy and procedures.

The Senior 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.

Primary 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.
• Requires senior level understanding of project scheduling using MS Project, program management, and Earned Value Management knowledge
• 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/impact” 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 & 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.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a BA degree and 8 - 12 years of prior relevant experience within DOD as the Prime Contractor
• Must have advanced expertise using Microsoft Project scheduling software
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• Must possess an understanding of advanced 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
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a Manufacturing/Production/Prototyping environment
• Intermediate to advanced expertise using Structured Solutions Inc. (SSI) Tools for Microsoft Project
• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Scheduling Professional (SP) certification
• Experience w/ Milestones Professional
• Utilization of MS Project Macros
  
  

Original Posting

June 3, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

Pay Range $80,600.00 - $145,700.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Government Administration and IT Services and IT Consulting

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