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Job Title: Specialist, Business Analyst 

Job Code: 46104

Job Location: Onsite - Waterdown, ON

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support Project Engineers in developing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) cost forecasts for New Product Introduction (NPI) projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to update project schedules and forecasts, ensuring they accurately reflect current project status.
• Prepare and provide regular schedule status updates, schedule adherence metrics, and related data for reports, presentations, and project reviews.
• Consolidate engineering resource supply and demand data to generate monthly staffing forecasts and profiles.
• Facilitate schedule analysis and risk register reviews with project teams to identify, mitigate, and manage schedule risks while maximizing opportunities to improve schedule certainty.
• Assess and report the schedule impacts associated with potential projects, scope changes, and execution strategy modifications.
• Collect schedule inputs from functional leads and provide consolidated reports to Project Engineers as required.
• Coordinate monthly Estimate to Completion (ETC) reviews with project leads to update labor and non-labor cost forecasts.
• Establish and maintain project records within the ERP system.
• Generate and monitor material demand requirements, tracking procurement and delivery status to support project execution.
• Calculate monthly project accruals and communicate results to Finance as required.
• Prepare and submit monthly project financial forecasts to Finance.
• Support Project Engineers in obtaining approvals for material and service purchases, including the creation of internal purchase orders (POs) and purchase requisitions.
• Process goods and service receipts for purchase orders in accordance with company procedures.

Desired Skills & Knowledge:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to handle multiple tasks and effectively balance priorities
• Proven ability to deal directly with internal and external customers
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools with emphasis on MS Project, Excel, and SharePoint
• Advanced knowledge of schedule analysis techniques and ability to establish and interpret metrics
• Advanced knowledge of Earned value techniques, work breakdown structures
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Education &  Experience Requirements:

• Requires proficient knowledge of job area. May have practical knowledge of project management
• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience

This posting is for a current vacancy.  In the province of Ontario, Canada, the pay range for this position will be $75500- $125500

At L3Harris, we foster an inclusive and equitable workplace. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. For applicants with disabilities, we will provide you with accommodation so that you have what you need in order to be at your best.

L3Harris performs background checks prior to employment as all applicants must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program and obtain and maintain a positive security assessment. Some positions may require a government of Canada “Reliability” status and/or Level 2 (Secret) security clearance. In addition, L3Harris performs pre-employment substance abuse testing where required.