Senior Program Scheduler

Description

Leidos is seeking an accomplished Senior Program Scheduler to become a key member of the Persistent Surveillance Portfolio of programs within the Defense Sensors Business Area, which is part of the expanded growth of the Defense Sector of Leidos. This exciting role provides a direct scheduling leadership opportunity to support a Department of Defense radar program delivering multiple systems to the USMC, Army, & Air Force, including full life-cycle support, logistics, and site activation activities.

In this dynamic role, you will provide direct scheduling leadership opportunity to support a Department of Defense radar program delivering multiple systems to the USMC, Army, & Air Force, including full life-cycle support, logistics, and site activation activities. The Senior Program Scheduler will be entrusted by program leadership to develop and manage the Integrated Master Schedule, drive effective scheduling solutions, and maintain alignment among technical execution, resources, risks, and overall program objectives. This role is ideal for a senior scheduling professional who excels in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment and wants to apply their expertise to programs that support our national defense.

This position will be housed at our Research Park Facility in Huntsville, Alabama, where you will be working with various production & manufacturing leads, Integrated Product teams, key program stakeholders, and an 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Requires a high-level understanding of programmatic scheduling theory and practice
• Required program management, and EVMS knowledge.
• 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.

Basic Qualifications:

What You Bring:

• Requires a BA degree and 8+ years of prior relevant scheduling experience in DOD Environment; Additional education, experience or training will be considered in lieu of degree.
• Must have advanced expertise using Microsoft Project scheduling software
• Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance. (U.S. Citizenship is required)
• Must possess an understanding of advanced scheduling theory including experience with:
  • Schedule status & version control processes
  • Schedule health assessment (e.g., 14-Point Analysis)
  • Resource loading/management
  • Cost and Schedule Integration
  • 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

*must be willing and able to work onsite in Huntsville*

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a Manufacturing/Production/Prototyping environment
• Experience scheduling as a Prime/Major Subcontractor
• Intermediate to advanced expertise using Structured Solutions Inc. (SSI) Tools for Microsoft Project
• Scheduling Professional (SP) certification
• Proficiency in MS Project Macros and custom reporting

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Original Posting:

July 9, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $82,550.00 - $149,225.00

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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