Description
Leidos is seeking a Microsoft Project Scheduler to join our Mechanical Manufacturing team in Huntsville, Alabama.
The ideal candidate will need to have intermediate to advanced experience using Microsoft Project as a scheduling and project planning tool.
Primary Responsibilities
- Maintain and update production schedules within MS Project.
- Create Program IMS schedules.
- Consult with project managers and technical experts to set up assignments, tasks, and subtasks.
- Coordinating project timelines with internal departments and external stakeholders.
- Monitoring project timelines and deadlines.
- Evaluating performance and preparing project progress reports.
- Recommending actions to keep projects within budget and completed on time.
- Keeping stakeholders informed of project timelines and deadlines.
- Format schedules to meet earned value requirements.
- Generate forecasts and capacity analysis models.
- Perform SRA (Schedule Risk Analysis).
- Track, analyze, and report critical path analysis, metrics, schedule and task status accurately.
- Review, compare, and analyze schedule performance against baseline program plans.
- Develop or analyze Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and conduct analysis of Project Schedules.
- Participate in Lean Six Sigma Kaizen Events as needed.
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Basic Qualifications
- BA degree with at least 4 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Understanding of Earned Value Management.
- Strong communication skills to build schedules and lead schedule review meetings.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication abilities.
- Ability to multitask and work with changing priorities.
- Ability to work overtime as required in a fast paced production environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and willingness to be creative.
- Must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance OR meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- A minimum of two years of experience as a project scheduler in a related industry.
- Excellent organizational, time-management, and communication skills.
- Experience using SSI Tools - (Structured Solutions Inc.).
- PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) or the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
- Deltek CostPoint Experience.
- Microsoft Office suite (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and SharePoint.
- Microsoft Power BI.
Original Posting Date:
2025-01-02
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 $63,700.00 - $115,150.00
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.