Senior Program Scheduler

Senior Program Scheduler

Description

This exciting role in the Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides direct scheduling leadership and contribution to critical programs and related portfolios of work. This role will be an intricate part of the larger enterprise-wide Leidos Corporate Earned Value Management (EVM) Center of Excellence (COE). The Leidos Corporate EVM COE is a team-leading and executing the core responsibilities of scheduling, planning, EVMS, the associated infrastructure and tools, implementations, training, and surveillance for Leidos.

The Senior Program Scheduler will be providing hands-on support to the Program Managers, IPTs, Customer Stakeholders, and EVMS support teams; to improve program planning and execution while ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and company policy and procedures.

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 deep scheduling, program management, and EVMS 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 engage program team members across multiple disciplines.
Participate in new business proposals through scheduling functional support.
Serves as a scheduling subject matter expert in assisting programs with issue identification/resolution, etc.
Implement program scheduling business rhythms,
Develop baseline schedules and associated 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 and reviews and application of resulting corrective actions.
Typically negotiates and develops shared solutions to convince internal and external parties to accept the area's concepts, practices, and approaches.
Significant interface with Program Managers, Contracts, Senior Technical Personnel, and other organizations.

Basic Qualifications:
Typically, requires a BA/BS or equivalent experience and 8+ years OR Masters with 6 10 years of prior relevant DOD or NASA experience.
Generally, has 6+ years of experience supporting or leading scheduling with EVMS implementations using Microsoft Project scheduling software.
Must be a US citizen and able to obtain a Final Secret clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced knowledge of Scheduling tools such as - Microsoft Project, Structured Solutions Inc. Tools for Microsoft Project, Deltek Cobra, OPDEC Integrated Program Manager, and other Scheduling and EVMS tools/macros.
Experience in a Manufacturing & Production environment
Scheduling Professional (SP) certification
Program Management Professional (PMP) certification
Earned Value Profession (EVP) certification
Experience with Milestones Professional
Familiarization with Schedule Risk Assessments Development & Analysis

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

Original Posting Date:

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.