Senior Specialist, Program Scheduler

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Support Tier One Programs through planning, scheduling, analysis, and reporting activities.
  • Develop, maintain, and analyze Integrated Master Schedules and related planning artifacts for assigned programs or projects using program requirements and planning inputs.
  • Perform schedule analysis, including critical path, schedule risk, logic, baseline, and schedule health assessments.
  • Track schedule performance, identify logic conflicts and performance variances, and support resolution of schedule issues.
  • Integrate schedule inputs across functional organizations including engineering, finance, material, manufacturing, and quality.
  • Support EVMS activities through schedule statusing, variance analysis, and maintenance of compliant scheduling practices.
  • Prepare schedule status, milestone, and risk information for program and functional stakeholders.
  • Support subcontractor and supplier schedule coordination, as needed.
  • Apply standard project management and scheduling techniques to assess progress and highlight areas requiring attention.
  • Ensure schedule compliance with internal procedures and project control requirements.
  • Contribute to process and tool improvements that improve schedule quality and visibility.
  • Participate in schedule reviews and communicate schedule risks, issues, and impacts to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, STEM, or other related field 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 experience.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Strong knowledge of supporting DoD programs in a Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead planning and scheduling efforts for large, high-visibility government programs.
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and supporting schedules for assigned projects or programs.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and present project-level reports, presentations, and deliverables that communicate schedule status and risk to program management and senior leadership.
• Strong working knowledge of Monte Carlo schedule risk analysis.
• Working knowledge of Space Systems programs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project.
• Experience with Structured Solutions Incorporated (SSI) tools.
• Program management and coordination capability, including knowledge of Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and quality of deliverables.
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).

Benefits

L3Harris offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.