Level 3 Communications, Inc

Specialist, Program Scheduler

Level 3 Communications, Inc$66K — $116K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong knowledge of program planning and scheduling required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Project essential.
  • Experience with Earned Value Management necessary.
  • Bachelor's Degree plus 4 years of relevant experience, or a Graduate Degree with 2 years, or 8 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Strong communication skills essential, including written, verbal, and presentation capabilities.
  • Competent computer skills in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

  • Perform schedule analysis for assigned programs or projects.
  • Ensure integration of schedules across finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality functional groups.
  • Track plans and schedules; perform risk analysis and resolve critical path conflicts.
  • Utilize Gantt, PERT, and milestone charts to monitor progress and identify variances.
  • Ensure compliance with internal program procedures and project control guidelines.
  • Lead or participate in scheduling status reviews when needed.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Standard day shift hours.
  • Opportunity to work within a prominent sector of the integrated mission systems.
  • Contribute to impactful departmental goals and operating plans.
  • Possibility to lead projects and status reviews.
  • Professional development opportunities to enhance scheduling and project management skills.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Specialist, Program Scheduler

Job Location: Montreal, QC

Job Code: 43981

Job Schedule: Day Shift

Compensation Range: Between $66,000 - $116,000 CDN annually

This role is for a Specialist, Program Scheduler. This person will be a direct employee working on programs within the Integrated Mission Systems (IMS) segment, Maritime division reporting to a Manager, Program Scheduler. In this role, the Program Scheduler will manage complex projects or processes. The individual will communicate within and outside of their own function to gain cooperation on operational processes, practices, and procedures. This individual will make improvements to systems and processes, as well as contribute to the achievements of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on the departmental results.

Essential Functions:

  • Performs schedule analysis in support of assigned programs or projects.
  • Ensures major projects and program schedules and plans are integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
  • Tracks plans and schedules, performs risk analysis, identifies and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts.
  • Utilizes Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas.
  • Ensures compliance with internal program procedures and project control system guidelines.
  • May lead or participate in scheduling status reviews.
  • Other duties as assigned


Qualifications:

  • Requires strong knowledge of program planning and scheduling.
  • Requires strong knowledge of Microsoft Project.
  • Requires Earned Value Management experience.
  • Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience.
  • Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
  • In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.


Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Strong communication skills (written, verbal, presentation).
  • Competent computer skills related to Microsoft office, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Schedule Risk Analysis experience


Eligibility Criteria:

  • Must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program;
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a government of Canada Reliability status and Secret Level 2/NATO Secret security clearance.

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