Level 3 Communications, Inc

Lead, Program Scheduler

Level 3 Communications, Inc$108K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 9 years of relevant experience or Graduate Degree with 7 years of related experience; 13 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
  • 7 years of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain resource-loaded program schedules using Microsoft Project Server.
  • Analyze subcontractor schedules and integrate them into the project schedule.
  • Identify critical path and report on milestone achievements to management.
  • Collaborate with Control Account Managers and Integrated Product Teams for schedule updates.
  • Gather status data from teams to prepare and disseminate project status reports.
  • Evaluate schedule performance against the plan and recommend corrective actions.
  • Provide insights on best practices and scheduling trends to support program teams.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for every other Friday off due to 9/80 work schedule.
  • Onsite position in Salt Lake City, UT, fostering collaboration with the team.
  • Engagement with both business unit and corporate experts to enhance skills and processes.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Lead, Program Planner / Scheduler

Job Code: 44235

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT (Onsite)

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Work 9 out of every 14 days (totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off)

Job Description:

L3Harris is looking for a Lead Program Planner/Scheduler to support the Catalyst Program. This requires an in-depth knowledge of Program Life Cycles to develop networked models in Microsoft Project Server from requirements documentation, bases of estimates, and execution team inputs, as well as experience working with EVMS in DFARs environments on major programs. Duties include the development and maintenance of complex resource loaded program schedules to support Critical Path analysis and the Earned Value Management System and supporting Program Management required analysis and reporting. Qualified candidates will interface with all elements of the program team to develop Integrated Master Schedules, complete regular maintenance of the schedule, and provide analysis and reports as needed to support Program Management and Leadership decision making and will collaborate with business unit and corporate subject matter experts on processes and tools for program planning.

Essential Functions:
  • Utilize standard industry tools and techniques for the creation of Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) that will reflect technical approach and execution plan, contract Statement of Work and data requirements, critical materials detail, traceability to the work breakdown structure, resource loading traceable to BOEs, and the capability to perform critical path analysis for complex development and production programs. Primary tool is Microsoft Project Server.
  • Analyze and review subcontractor schedules and integrate subordinate schedules into the project schedule.
  • Analyze schedule for project critical path and advise management of changes to the critical path and projected milestone achievement performance.
  • Coordinate with Control Account Managers (CAM) and cross functional Integrated Product Team (IPT) members in the development, maintenance, and analysis of the schedule data that reflects their work scope.
  • Obtain and analyze data and status from affected organizations to prepare, update, and disseminate periodic project status reports.
  • Perform analysis of schedules for performance to plan variance and support corrective action to improve scheduling and planning processes.
  • Work within a team environment to provide insights into program scheduling trends and best practices to assist program teams with formulating achievable program schedules.
  • Perform Monte Carlo Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA) on key programs as part of standard work.
  • Collaborate with business unit and corporate program planning and management subject matter experts on tools and processes that support standard industry best practices.
  • Develop schedule metrics and use metrics analysis to support team management.
  • Conduct team schedule reviews such as wall walks and IMP events.
  • Brief leadership up to the executive level on all schedule matters.


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
  • 7 years EVMS Experience


Preferred Additional Skills:
  • Significant experience with MS Project and/or MS Project Server.
  • Prior Experience in engineering and operations/manufacturing environment. Government contractor / Aerospace & Defense industry background is preferred.
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
  • Knowledge of engineering processes, principles, and practices.
  • Knowledge of risk management concepts and risk analysis related to master schedules.
  • Knowledge of DoD EVMS Guidelines (ANSI-748C), Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), and Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR).
  • The ability to communicate well, both verbally and written.


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