Senior Specialist, Program Scheduler

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Palm Bay, FL is seeking a Senior Specialist, Program Scheduler to lead integrated master schedules, analyze performance, and drive on‑time program delivery across finance, engineering, and manufacturing teams.

You will identify risks, resolve conflicts in critical paths, and apply industry standards like DCMA EVMS while using MS Project, Excel, and PowerPoint to support planning and reporting. Security clearance is a possibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops, tracks, and analyzes integrated program schedules, including identifying and resolving critical path and network logic conflicts, with limited oversight.
• Performs risk analysis and conducts root cause investigations to ensure timely project delivery and mitigate potential issues. Analyses schedule health using DCMA guidelines and schedule execution metrics.
• Utilizes project management tools (including Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, Earned Value Management) to monitor progress, analyze performance, and drive focus on critical areas. Understands industry standards, such as EIA-748 EVMS Standards.
• Prepares, develops, and coordinates integrated master plans and schedules (IMP, IMS, PSMS) using MS Project, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ensures project schedules are aligned and integrated across multiple functional groups, such as finance, engineering, subcontracts management, manufacturing, and quality.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and training to other employees, sharing expertise in project scheduling and management processes.
• Communicates effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders (customers, vendors), representing the scheduling function and gaining cooperation on processes and practices.
• Ensures compliance with internal program procedures, project control guidelines, and actively contributes to process and system improvements.
• Leads and participates in scheduling status reviews; generates inputs to planning related program CDRLs; presents findings and recommendations to senior leaders and contributes to departmental planning and operational goals.
• Ability to obtain US government clearance.

Skills

MS Project Experience

EVMS (Earned Value Management)

Risk analysis

Schedule management

DCMA guidelines

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field

Tools

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

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

Senior Specialist, Program Scheduler

Job Code

40597

Job Location

Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule

9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description

Join our team as a Program Scheduler Senior Specialist, where you’ll play a key role in driving program success. In this position, you will analyze and manage program schedules, assess project performance, and support critical programs partnering across functions including finance, engineering, subcontracts management, manufacturing, and quality. You’ll ensure all schedules are integrated, identify risks and potential conflicts, and keep programs on track using industry‑standard tools like Gantt and PERT charts and Earned Value Management. This is an opportunity to make an impact by keeping our most important programs running smoothly and efficiently.

Essential Functions

• Develops, tracks, and analyzes integrated program schedules, including identifying and resolving critical path and network logic conflicts, with limited oversight.
• Performs risk analysis and conducts root cause investigations to ensure timely project delivery and mitigate potential issues. Analyses schedule health using DCMA guidelines and schedule execution metrics.
• Utilizes project management tools (including Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, Earned Value Management) to monitor progress, analyze performance, and drive focus on critical areas. Understands industry standards, such as Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA-748 EVMS Standards).
• Prepares, develops, and coordinates integrated master plans and schedules (IMP, IMS, PSMS) using MS Project, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ensures project schedules are aligned and integrated across multiple functional groups, such as finance, engineering, subcontracts management, manufacturing, and quality.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and training to other employees, sharing expertise in project scheduling and management processes.
• Communicates effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders (customers, vendors), representing the scheduling function and gaining cooperation on processes and practices.
• Ensures compliance with internal program procedures, project control guidelines, and actively contributes to process and system improvements.
• Leads and participates in scheduling status reviews; generates inputs to planning related program CDRLs; presents findings and recommendations to senior leaders and contributes to departmental planning and operational goals.
• Ability to obtain US government clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Three years of MS Project Experience.
• Experience creating and/or maintaining an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and any supporting schedules on assigned projects/programs; creating and presenting project-level reports, presentations and deliverables that reflect risk and status to program management and senior management relating to the IMS is required.
• Monte Carlos Risk Analysis (Schedule Risk Analysis) and EVMS – Earned Value Management Systems.
• Structured Solutions - SSI tools management
• Program management and or Coordination, SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) process

Equal Opportunity Employer and Legal Notices

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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