Leidos is seeking a Senior Lead Program Scheduler to lead our program within the Land Systems Business Area, which is part of the expanded growth of the Defense Systems Sector of Leidos.

This exciting role provides direct program scheduling leadership to critical programs and related portfolios of work. This position will be housed at our Mid-City 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.

This 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:

Lead scheduling efforts by supporting programs with issue identification, troubleshooting, and resolutionsCollaborate extensively with manufacturing teams, program managers, CAMS, and senior technical staff to develop scheduling solutions for multiple production contractsResponsible 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.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 programsAbility to create “what-if” scenarios within the schedule that inform program leadershipAdherent to program scheduling business rhythms & controls across multiple contractsDevelop scheduling artifacts to meet contractual/project requirementsMonitor, analyze, and report performance against baseline schedules to ensure that contractual, cost, and schedule objectives are metProvide scheduling support to EVM COE and programs for internal and external audits and reviews and application of resulting corrective actions

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant Aerospace & Defense Industry scheduling experience. Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.Deep knowledge of programmatic scheduling theory and practice in an EVM environmentAdvanced Microsoft Project scheduling software experienceUS citizenship is required and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret ClearanceExperience in a Manufacturing/Production/Prototyping environmentMust possess of scheduling theory including experience with:Schedule status processesSchedule health assessment (e.g., 14-Point Analysis)Resource loading/managementBaseline change control processesSchedule execution metrics (BEI, CEI, CPLI, SV, SPI etc.)Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA)/Monte Carlo Analysis and toolsCritical Path Method (CPM) and Margin/Float management

Preferred Qualifications:

Expertise using Structured Solutions Inc (SSI) Tools for Microsoft ProjectScheduling Professional (SP) certificationExperience w/ Milestones ProfessionalUtilization of MS Project Macros

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Original Posting:September 17, 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 $101,400.00 - $183,300.00

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.