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Scheduler

Employer
Raytheon UK
Location
Portsmouth
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
15 Sep 2021

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Sector
Defence
Job Role
Software Developer
Job Type
Permanent
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Scheduler

Location: Portsmouth

The Scheduler is responsible for the creation, analysis and maintenance of the program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and supporting project teams with overall program planning, tracking, status, maintenance, cost and schedule integration, and reporting.

Main Duties:
  • Perform analysis and prepare reports in order to ensure that programs meet or exceed schedule commitments.
  • Participate in the preparation of schedules for all contract work and assist in critical path and variance analysis.
  • Stay aware of and incorporate contractual changes into the IMS in order to maintain realistic contract schedule baselines.
  • Generate cost and schedule reports, as required.
  • Report program performance through the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
  • Labor and schedule analysis to ensure effective use of resources and timing of all tasks in the control account.
  • Provide schedule structures, definitions and documentation.
  • Support baseline integration functions including Gate 5.
  • Status earned value of the project plans.
  • Perform critical path analysis.
  • Provide analysis, reports and recommendations regarding corrective action measures.
  • Balance technical, quality, cost and schedule constraints to achieve customer satisfaction.
Candidate Requirements:

Essential:
Demonstrated experience creating and updating a program-wide IMS with intermediate levels of proficiency in the following:
  • Prince2 Certification, APM Q or APM Fundamentals
  • Create and maintain project plans at start-up, throughout program length, and during the roll-off period
  • Project baseline management including initial baseline, estimate to completion (ETC), and estimate at completion (EAC)
  • Validate that the program team is managing the plan accurately and progress is appropriately recorded based on milestones
  • Works with Control Account Managers (CAMs) and the finance team to manage and plan program baseline change requests (BCRs)
  • Strong understanding of the Earned Value Management System
  • Handling multiple, complex projects and schedules in a fast paced environment and deal quickly and efficiently with changing priorities; strong organizational and time-management skills
  • Strong interpersonal, written and verbal business communication skills
  • Able to follow defined processes, work independently or as a team with minimal oversight
  • A person in this role must be very proficient and have strong skills with Microsoft Project which is the primary software product used to develop the IMS
  • Strong computer skills, along with a proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
  • Detail oriented and problem solving
Desirable:
  • Financial background is a plus
  • Familiarity with Training and Development industry and processes is a plus
Required Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field
  • Eight years Business Planner experience may be considered in lieu of university degree
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Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Company

Raytheon UK is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. It is a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence and has developed strong capabilities in mission systems integration in defence, national security and commercial markets. Raytheon UK also designs, develops and manufactures a range of high-technology electronic systems and software at facilities in Harlow, Glenrothes, Gloucester, Waddington, Broughton and Manchester.

 

Raytheon UK has six key sites. Our manufacturing hub is in Glenrothes in Fife where we employ more than 560 people. The aircraft systems integration takes place in Broughton, North Wales. We manage the Sentinel programme from RAF Waddington where we provide training and a wide range of development work for the RAF. At Gloucester and Manchester, our new cyber business centres conduct specialist research and software development work for customers, and finally there’s our technology centre in Harlow.

 

With more than 1,600 employees situated across England, Scotland and Wales, Raytheon UK continues to invest in its infrastructure and people as well as growing its graduate and apprenticeship programmes.

 

Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of $25 billion and 64,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 96 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass.

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01895 816248
Location
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