Senior Specialist, Program Scheduler

L3Harris Technologies; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking an experienced Program Scheduler in Cincinnati to translate functional plans into detailed IMS schedules for development and production contracts. You will Baseline, maintain, and analyze schedules, performing schedule risk analyses and EVMS reporting across engineering, finance, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities include communicating with internal and external stakeholders, presenting schedules to management, and ensuring integration with program controls and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree plus 6+ years of relevant experience; or Graduate Degree with 4+ years; or 10+ years in lieu of a degree.
• Experience creating/maintaining an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and supporting schedules on projects.
• MS Project experience (3+ years); P6 experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Develop, baseline, and maintain complex resource-loaded IMS using SOW, WBS and program data.
• Perform Critical/Driving Path Analysis, Schedule Risk Analysis, and Earned Value Management reporting.
• Create project-level reports and present risk/status to program management and senior management.
• Ensure schedules and resource plans are integrated across finance, engineering, manufacturing, and quality.

Skills

IMS understanding and scheduling

Critical path analysis

Schedule risk analysis

Earned Value Management

Data presentation and reporting

Communication

Problem solving

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

10+ years related scheduling experience (without degree)

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

SharePoint

MS Project Online/Server

SSI 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: Specialist, Program Scheduling

Job Code: 40841

Job Location: Cincinnati, OH

Job Schedule: 4/10 - Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

About L3Harris Technologies:

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customer’s mission‑critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000+ employees, with customers in more than 100 countries. L3Harris Fuzing and Ordnance Systems (FOS), a division of L3Harris Technologies, provides precision electronic components, subsystems, and systems for the US government and international allies. FOS, located in eastern Cincinnati, OH, is the established leader in design and manufacturing of fuzes, ignition safety devices, and height‑of‑burst sensors for US military weapons systems. We offer competitive benefits, an alternative 4/10 work schedule, and the opportunity to work with a talented and diverse group of professionals focused on warfighter success and safety. What We Do Matters.

Job Description:

L3Harris Fuzing and Ordnance Systems is seeking an experienced Program Scheduler that must understand project management processes and specialize in translating functional plans into detailed resource‑loaded Integrated Master Schedules (IMS). Administers the controls of schedules on development and production contracts, some requiring Earned Value Management. Will work with general supervision within established guidelines and procedures, plans for the orderly completion of objectives on assigned programs.

Essential Functions:

• Develop, baseline, & maintain complex resource‑loaded integrated master schedules (IMS) using SOW, WBS, and other program information.
• Perform regular Critical/Driving Path Analysis, Schedule Risk Analysis, Schedule Health Analysis, Variance metrics, Earned Value Management and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas and identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts.
• Communicate within and outside of own function to gain cooperation on operational processes, practices, and procedures; responsibility for communicating with parties external to the organization (ex: customers, vendors, etc.) when necessary.
• Contribute to achievement of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on the departmental results; make/recommend substantial improvements to systems and processes.
• Ensure program schedules and resource plans are integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
• Ensure compliance with internal program procedures and project control system guidelines.
• Conduct extensive investigation to understand root cause of problems. Span a wide range of difficult and unique issues across the function and/or business area.
• Work to influence others to accept individual or team’s views or practices and changes to concepts, practices, and approaches.
• Create and present project‑level reports, lead presentations, briefings to reflect risk and status to program management and senior management relating to matters of importance to their function or business area (visuals may include Gantt, PERT, Network Diagrams, Summary Schedules, and Milestone Charts, etc.).
• Attention to detail and focus on quality of product/deliverables.
• High level of Critical thinking and problem solving.
• Prior experience working in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience; Or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related program scheduling experience.
• Experience in creating and/or maintaining an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and any Supporting Schedules on assigned projects/programs.
• Experience in MS Project, minimum of 3 years of use (will consider P6 experience).

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience working within complex engineering and/or production environment within Aerospace and Defense Industry.
• Experience in administration of PWA/MS ProjectOnline/MS ProjectServer and SharePoint.
• Working knowledge of Planning & Scheduling Excellence Guide (PASEG), EVMS Standard (EIA 748‑D), Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD)/ Engineering Lifecycle Stages & Gates, Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR), Monte Carlo Risk Analysis (Schedule Risk Analysis).
• EVMS – Earned Value Management Systems.
• Familiarity with scheduling ad‑on tools such as Structured Solutions - SSI tools management, Office Timeline or similar scheduling support software.
• Ability to work within a team and on their own.

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.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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