Lead, Program Planner​/Scheduler

Lead, Program Planner / Scheduler (Sign-On Bonus)

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Harris Technologies
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Lead, Program Planner / Scheduler

32456

Salt Lake City, UT;
Carlsbad, CA;
Melbourne, FL (Onsite)

9/80 – Work 9 out of every 14 days (totaling 80 hours worked and every other Friday off)

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L3

Harris is seeking a Lead Program Planner / Scheduler who will be part of the Program Planning and Scheduling Department supporting various programs as assigned and contributing to functional tool and documentation development. 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.

• 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.

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience; OR Graduate Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience; OR in lieu of a degree, minimum of 15 years of prior related experience.
• Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) & Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR) requirements.

• 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 practice.
• Knowledge of risk management concepts and risk analysis related to master schedules.
• Knowledge of DoD EVMS Guidelines (ANSI-748C), Integrated Product and Process…