Lead, Program Scheduler

Job Title: Lead Program Scheduler

Job Code: 40489

Job Location: Fort Wayne IN

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

This position serves as a lead planning and scheduling subject matter expert responsible for providing surge support to Tier One Programs. The role delivers direct program support for tool implementations change control activities customer deliverables baseline review support and cost and schedule integration within an Earned Value Management environment as well as major replanning efforts including OTB/OTS actions formal internal reprogramming and other schedule recovery initiatives.

The individual in this role develops maintains and analyzes complex integrated program schedules including resource-loaded schedules and Earned Value-related schedule analysis. This position supports programs in building executable plans integrating inputs across functional and program teams and improving schedule quality transparency and performance.

This role also supports the continued refinement and standardization of program planning and scheduling processes tools and reporting methods to strengthen enterprise-wide planning consistency and resource management visibility. The individual will work closely with program leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to provide targeted planning and scheduling support for high-priority program needs.

Essential Functions:

• Develop maintain and analyze Integrated Master Plans and Integrated Master Schedules (IMP/IMS) using program requirements including SOW WBS and related planning inputs.
• Perform schedule analysis including critical path analysis schedule risk analysis network logic validation baseline maintenance and schedule health metric assessment such as BEI CPLI and SPI.
• Identify schedule issues logic conflicts and performance variances; investigate root causes and recommend corrective actions to improve schedule quality and program execution.
• Integrate schedules across cross-functional teams including engineering finance supply chain manufacturing and quality to ensure alignment with program objectives and executable plans.
• Support Earned Value Management System (EVMS) execution through schedule status analysis variance analysis and maintenance of compliant planning and scheduling practices.
• Prepare and present schedule status key milestones critical path drivers risks and recovery plans to program leadership and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate subcontractor and supplier schedule integration including assessment of impacts to program milestones and dependencies.
• Apply project management and scheduling tools and techniques including Gantt PERT milestone charts and earned value methods to measure progress and identify areas requiring management attention.
• Ensure schedules comply with internal procedures project controls requirements and applicable customer or industry standards.
• Drive improvements to scheduling processes tools metrics and standards to enhance schedule quality transparency and program performance.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in planning and scheduling providing technical guidance mentoring and knowledge sharing across programs and functional teams.
• Participate in program reviews schedule status meetings and leadership briefings and communicate issues impacts and recommendations clearly to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support planning excellence schedule training and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Business STEM or other related field with a minimum of 9 years in planning and scheduling; or a Masters Degree with a minimum of 7 years in a related field; or in lieu of a degree a minimum of 13 years of related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Ability to obtain a security cleranace.
• Strong knowledge of supporting DoD programs in a Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) environment.
• Working knowledge of Planning & Scheduling Excellence Guide (PASEG) and Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR).
• Demonstrated ability to lead planning and scheduling efforts for large high-visibility government programs.
• Proven 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.
• Experience developing and maintaining resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) in support of program planning execution and Earned Value Management requirements.
• 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).