Manager, Program Scheduler - Colorado Springs, United States - L3Harris Technologies

Description

Job Title: Manager, Program Scheduler

Job Code: 10390

Job Location: Remote or Colorado Springs, CO

Job Description:

Duties include managing the developing and maintenance of complex program schedules including agile, resource loading and Earned Value Analysis. Individual will help develop the format, tools, and tracking/reporting methods to be used as the company refines its Program Planning and Scheduling processes for standardization and enterprise-wide resource management. This position also supports the programs in developing plans and integrating inputs from all programs. Qualified candidates will interface with all elements of the program team to develop targeted Program Planning surge support. 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, Critical path, Driving Path, Variance metrics, 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 per DECM metrics. May lead or participate in scheduling status reviews.

Essential Functions:

• Leads, directs, and reviews the work of professionals or lower-level supervisors.
• Communicates within and outside own function to explain and gain cooperation on policies and practices.
• Makes moderate to substantial improvements to processes, systems, and solutions.
• Plans and establishes goals and objectives for a team with direct impact on the short-term operational results for the department.
• Requires practical knowledge in leading/managing projects, processes, and employees and has strong knowledge within professional discipline.
• Supervises individual(s) typically consisting of professionals or lower-level supervisors.
• Leads, directs, and reviews the work of direct report(s) to accomplish near-term operational plans and results.
• Provides input on hiring, firing, promotion, performance and/or compensation decisions for own organization. Reports to Manager or higher.
• Develop integrated master schedules using IMP, SOW and WBS.
• Creates and tracks plans and schedules, performs risk analysis, identifies, and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts.
• Working knowledge of Planning & Scheduling Excellence Guide (PASEG), Version 5.0, EVMS Standard (EIA 748-D), Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), and Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) strongly desired.
• Capability to perform Critical Path Analysis, Schedule Risk Analysis, and Schedule Metric Analysis - such as BEI, CEI, CPLI, etc.
• Contributes to achievement of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on the departmental results.
• Performs schedule analysis in support of assigned programs or projects.
• 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.
• Prepare, develop and coordinate integrated master plan and integrated master schedule (IMP/IMS) using MS Project, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ensures projects and program schedules and plans are integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
• Ensures compliance with internal program procedures and project control system guidelines.
• Work consists of making significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, or products to enhance performance of job area.
• Provides measurable input of new products, processes or standards in operational plans that will have some impact on the achievement of overall functional results.
• Communicates within and outside of own function or business area and has responsibility for communicating with parties external to the organization (e.g., customers, vendors, etc.) when necessary.
• Explains, interprets, and gains cooperation on policies, procedures and practices.
• Contributes to the development of goals for the department and planning efforts (budgets, operational plans, etc.).
• Establishes short-term operational plans with measurable contribution to function or business area results.
• Conducts extensive investigation to understand root cause of problems. Problems span a wide range of difficult and unique issues across the function and/or business area.
• Develop new concepts or standards.
• Attend and lead scheduling status reviews and conduct briefings with senior leaders which requires ability to communicate matters of importance to the function or business area.
• Works to influence others to accept individual or team's views or practices and changes to concepts, practices, and approaches.
• Participate in schedule training, engineering and program excellence organization.
• Works to achieve operational targets within job area with some impact on department results.

Qualifications:

• Requires management and leadership knowledge in job area. Typically has comprehensive knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline and may have broad understanding of other areas within the job function. Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Experience working DoD projects in a Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) environment.
• Three years of MS Project Experience.
• Monte Carlos Risk Analysis (Schedule Risk Analysis)
• Working knowledge of Space and Airborne Systems programs
• Experience creating and/or maintaining an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and any Supporting Schedules on assigned projects/programs; creating and presenting project-level reports, presentations and deliverables that reflect risk and status to program management and senior management relating to the IMS is required.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Monte Carlos Risk Analysis (Schedule Risk Analysis)
• Structured Solutions - SSI tools management
• Program management and or Coordination, SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) process
• EVMS – Earned Value Management Systems.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $70,000-130,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also 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. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close 7/11/24.