Primary Responsibilities
Develop, maintain, and manage comprehensive Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for complex factory transition projects, incorporating manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, quality, facilities, capital equipment, production, and product transfer activities.
Establish schedule structure, milestones, dependencies, durations, and sequencing to provide a clear and executable roadmap for successful project transition.
Partner with the Transition Project Manager and functional leads to translate project scope, deliverables, and objectives into detailed, integrated schedules.
Establish and maintain schedule baselines, critical path analysis, key milestones, schedule performance metrics, and schedule health assessments.
Identify schedule risks, constraints, bottlenecks, and cross-functional dependencies and develop mitigation strategies to protect critical milestones.
Coordinate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Program Management, Facilities, Finance, and other functional organizations to ensure schedule inputs are accurate, timely, and aligned to overall transition objectives.
Conduct regular schedule reviews with functional leaders to validate progress, identify variances, update forecasts, and ensure accountability for committed activities and milestones.
Monitor actual performance against the IMS and proactively identify schedule slippage, emerging risks, and potential impacts to production execution, customer commitments, and business continuity.
Integrate resource requirements, capacity constraints, equipment availability, facility readiness, material availability, and other execution dependencies into the overall transition schedule.
Maintain schedule integrity through disciplined change control, ensuring scope changes, approved assumptions, risks, and dependencies are appropriately reflected in the IMS.
Develop and maintain schedule dashboards, milestone trackers, look-ahead schedules, and executive-level schedule reporting to provide transparent visibility into project performance.
Support development of transition estimates, sequencing strategies, resource plans, and execution scenarios to enable effective project planning and decision-making.
Capture schedule lessons learned, planning assumptions, and best practices to continuously improve the transition planning process and establish a repeatable, best-in-class transition scheduling methodology.
Collaborate with project controls and finance teams to ensure schedule milestones are aligned with project budgets, forecasts, and performance reporting.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Bachelor’s Degree
Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, manufacturing processes, and cross-functional operations
Demonstrated experience developing and managing Integrated Master Schedules for complex projects, programs, or manufacturing initiatives
Strong understanding of schedule logic, dependencies, critical path, milestones, resource constraints, schedule risk, and schedule performance
Ability to work collaboratively across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Program Management, Facilities, and other functional organizations
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive accountability without direct authority
Ability to present complex schedule information and recommendations to senior leaders in a clear, concise, and actionable manner
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment and operate independently with limited supervision
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or comparable project scheduling software
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and a minimum of 10 years’ experience in project planning
Experience developing and managing Integrated Master Schedules for large-scale manufacturing, factory transition, facility relocation, product transfer, or capital investment projects.
Proficient with Microsoft Project or other enterprise-level scheduling and project controls systems.
PMP, PMI-SP, or other project planning/scheduling certification preferred.
Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), schedule performance measurement, or project controls preferred.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118747 - $201870
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems, Inc.
BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.
Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
