Program Planning and Control Analyst - Hamilton, Canada - L3Harris Technologies

L3Harris Technologies

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Hamilton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Program Planning and Control Analyst

L3HARRIS WESCAM Division

Hamilton ON, Canada

About L3Harris WESCAM

As a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies and within the Integrated Mission Systems Segment, the WESCAM division develops the most advanced optical and sensor systems for global defense and military sectors, Homeland Security, Search and Rescue and Airborne law enforcement agencies.

From long-range covert surveillance missions to search and rescue operations, our MX-series systems, and the mission systems solutions they are a part of, produce stabilized high-magnification electro-optical and infrared images from airborne, marine and ground based platforms, enabling our customers to see first and act first.

About the Role

Maintain project schedules, non-recurring engineering (NRE) cost forecasts, and earned-value updates to support Project Engineering management team.

Responsible for generating an integrated master schedule (IMS), performing critical path analysis, monitoring progress, assisting with monthly earned-value reports, assessing project status and helping to identify performance issues in advance.

Obtain inputs from functional group members, leads and managers to ensure project schedules and NRE cost forecasts are accurate and up to date.

Participate in meetings with Project Leads and cross-functional teams to update schedules and forecasts. Assist Project Leads with communicating Critical Path to Project Team and Senior Management.

Responsibilities:

Support Project Leads to generate and update the IMS and NRE cost forecasts for New Product Introduction (NPI) projects
Interface with cross functional team members to update schedules and forecasts to reflect current status
Provide regular schedule updates and schedule adherence metrics for use in regular reports, presentations and planning reviews
Consolidate and integrate Engineering labour supply and demand to generate a staffing profile
Participate in Bids & Proposal Activities to prepare initial IMS
Integrate new product development schedules with Operations demand schedule into IMS
Facilitate schedule analysis and risk mitigation with project team members through weekly meetings, minimize adverse impacts and maximizing opportunities to increase schedule certainty
Analyze and report on the impact to schedules associated with potential projects and execution scope changes
Collect schedule inputs from functional leads and provide summary reports to Project Leads
Complete ETC updates monthly with project leads to update labour and nonlabour forecasts
Support set up of new projects in ERP-LN
Generate material demand as needed for projects and track delivery to the project

Recommended Skills and Experiences

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

Desired Education and Experience

Experience in project planning, scheduling, and forecasting methods and procedures
Strong understanding of new product development processes (Engineering function)
Technical background an asset
Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience, or
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience, or
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

About L3Harris Technologies

In July L3 Technologies and Harris Corp merged to become L3Harris Technologies, becoming an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers' mission-critical needs.

The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains.

Our customers perform on the world's most challenging front lines. They trust us to keep them prepared for what's next. We combine speed, innovation and flawless execution to give people confidence and security in the world ahead.

As we relentlessly pursue new ideas, we know that everything we bring to market must deliver, without fail, every time.

The urgency of our quest is matched by our commitment to the people we serve. In a world of ever accelerating change, threat environments move fast. We move forward faster, delivering industry-leading value.

Our work environment is both challenging and dynamic - our physical environment is state of the art.

Here's what you can expect as an L3Harris WESCAM employee:

Brand new, custombuilt 330,000 sq ft Engineering and Production facility atop the Waterdown escarpment in Hamilton
Close to hiking paths along the Bruce trail
Every other Friday