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Job Title – Project Scheduler

Job Location – Bristol

Job ID – 27802

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Bristol is our headquarters for our Maritime UK businesses which provides warship automation systems through control and simulation solutions that are in service on Albion Class Landing Platform Docks and Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers. More systems are being developed and delivered for Type 26 and Type 31 frigates. We have additional Maritime UK sites across Burgess Hill, Barrow-In-Furness and Portchester. Together, we are powering the Royal Navy’s adoption of autonomous surface vehicle technology as well as delivering autonomous capability to UK ports, harbours and offshore energy service providers.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Hybrid working where possible 60% onsite across a month
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Working with Project Management and Engineering teams to ensure schedules are up to date and aligned.
• Monitor future resource demand and availability, raising issues in a timely fashion
• Monitor historic demand and supply, identifying anomalies for correction of future demand
• Supporting monthly lockdown and reporting cycle
• Deliver scheduling support to a range of projects as required
• Assist continuous improvement E3 initiatives in the PMO area
• Innovate risk mitigation strategies
• Advise project management on project scheduling issues
• Monitor the development and progress of projects throughout the programme lifecycle and advise management on possible and potential delays
•  Advice management on programme threats and risks as they arise
• Awareness of earned value techniques within Microsoft Project and their application to financial reporting

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Experience in creating and maintaining complex work schedules of over 1000 activities using Microsoft Project Servicer across multiple sites and locations
• Sound appreciation for methods and tools for planning and scheduling of engineering projects including the resource loading and reporting features of Microsoft Project Servers
• Conversant with project costing systems and project risk management
• Conversant with the software, systems engineering and or electrical system development life cycles and the programme management of such projects
• Knowledge and application of Earned Value techniques utilising Microsoft Project software.

Important to know

Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.