Senior Program Scheduler Position Available In Madison, Alabama
Tallo's Job Summary: The Senior Program Scheduler position at Leidos Defense Systems Sector offers a salary range of $80,600.00 - $145,700.00. The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 8+ years of program scheduling experience, advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project, and US citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance. Responsibilities include developing Integrated Master Schedules, supporting EVMS, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure program success.
Job Description
Leidos Defense Systems Sector has an immediate opening for a Senior Program Scheduler to support our Enduring Shield – Indirect Fire Protection Capability Portfolio within the Land Systems Business Area. In this role, you will work onsite from our Mid-City Facility in Huntsville – AL facility to provide direct scheduling leadership and contribution to critical programs and related portfolios. You will work with various production & manufacturing leads, Integrated Product teams, key program stakeholders, and EVMS support Team to improve program planning and execution while ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and company policy and procedures. The Senior Program Scheduler position will be an integral 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.
Primary Responsibilities:
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 create “what-if” scenarios within the schedule that inform program leadership Participate in new business proposals through scheduling functional support. Serves as a scheduling leader in assisting programs with issue identification & resolution solutions. Implement program scheduling business rhythms & controls Develop scheduling 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. Significant interface with Program Managers, Contracts, and Senior Technical Personnel, as well as other organizations. 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.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of program scheduling experience. Additional years of relevant program scheduling experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. Must have advanced expertise using Microsoft Project scheduling software Requires a high-level understanding of programmatic scheduling theory and practice Required program management and EVMS knowledge. US citizenship is required and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance. Must possess an understanding of advanced scheduling theory including experience with: Schedule status processes Schedule health assessment (e.g., 14-Point Analysis) Resource loading/management Cost and Schedule Integration w/ OPDEC IPM and/or
COBRA EVM
tools Baseline change control processes schedule execution metrics (BEI, CEI, CPLI, SV, SPI etc.) Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA)/Monte Carlo Analysis and tools Critical Path Method (CPM) and Margin/Float management
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in a Manufacturing/Production/Prototyping environment Intermediate to advanced expertise using Structured Solutions Inc. (SSI) Tools for Microsoft Project Program Management Professional (PMP) certification Scheduling Professional (SP) certification Experience w/ Milestones Professional Strong skills with MS Project, including Macros Please note that actual pay for this job is closer to the middle of the posted pay range.
Original Posting:
April 18, 2025 For U.S.
Positions:
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.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $80,600.00 – $145,700.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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. Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company’s global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenue of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information visit www.
Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That’s why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here. Securing Your Data Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to spam.leidos@leidos.com. Commitment and Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.