Manager, Program Scheduling

Job Title: Manager, Program Scheduler

Job ID: 36062

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:
The Manager of Program Scheduler leads a team of experienced professionals in the development and maintenance of complex program schedules, ensuring integration across various functional groups such as finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality. This role requires a blend of leadership, strategic planning, and technical expertise in scheduling and project management. The manager will drive improvements in scheduling processes and systems, influence policy changes, and contribute to the achievement of departmental goals.

Essential Functions:

• Lead and direct a team of scheduling professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance management.


• Foster a collaborative environment and ensure alignment with organizational goals.


• Drive significant improvements in scheduling processes and systems.


• Develop new concepts and standards to enhance performance and ensure compliance with internal procedures and project control guidelines.


• Communicate effectively within and outside the organization, including with customers and vendors.


• Influence changes to scheduling practices and policies, and present schedule status and risk assessments to senior leadership.


• Establish and implement short-term operational plans with measurable contributions towards departmental and business area results.


• Responsible for creating and monitoring departmental budgets.


• Manage scheduling projects within defined budgets and contribute to the development of new products, processes, or standards.


• Oversee the creation and maintenance of integrated master schedules (IMS) using Statements of Work (SOW) and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).


• Ensure schedules are resource-loaded and compliant with Earned Value Management (EVM) standards.


• Conduct and oversee critical path analysis, schedule risk analysis, and schedule metric analysis (e.g., BEI, CEI, CPLI, SPI).


• Identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts to ensure project milestones are met.


• Ensure schedules and plans are integrated across all functional groups and comply with internal program procedures and DECM metrics.


• Lead scheduling status reviews and briefings with senior leaders.

Qualifications:

• 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.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• 4 years of experience with MS Project or similar software.


• 2 years of experience in a leadership role.


• Proficiency in creating and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and supporting schedules.


• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), critical path analysis, and schedule risk analysis.


• Familiarity with scheduling add-on tools such as OPDEC, Structured Solutions - SSI tools management, and RiskyProject.


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to perform detailed schedule analysis, including variance analysis and network logic validation.


• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.


• Attention to detail and quality of deliverables.


• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present complex information to senior leadership and external parties.


• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.


• Knowledge of Planning & Scheduling Excellence Guide (PASEG), EVMS Standard (EIA 748-D), Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), and Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR).


• Experience with Agile Development methodologies and Monte Carlo Risk Analysis.


• Experience in macro development is a plus.

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