Master Program Scheduler

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<div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="white-space-collapse: collapse; text-align: justify; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Company Information:</span></span></strong></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="white-space-collapse: collapse; text-align: justify; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Elbit America is a leading provider of high-performance products, system solutions, and support services focusing on the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities throughout the United States, Elbit Systems of America is dedicated to supporting those who contribute daily to the safety and security of the United States. Elbit Systems of America, LLC is wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT), a global high-technology company engag</span><span style="white-space-collapse: collapse; text-align: justify; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ed in a wide range of programs for innovative defense and commercial applications. For additional information, visit: </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.elbitamerica.com/" target="_blank">ElbitAmerica.com</a><span style="white-space-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="white-space-collapse: collapse; text-align: justify; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">or follow us on </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ElbitAmerica" target="_blank">YouTube</a><span style="white-space-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> </div><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Job Summary:</span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Master Scheduler for a large and complex development program, responsible for leading the development and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques. Develops and maintains metrics for program execution and EVM compliance. Able to work well in a team environment and exhibit ownership of the IMS.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Responsibilities and Tasks: </span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Working as a member of the Integrated Product Team, prepares, directs and maintains program plan schedules for programs and proposals, and assisting in preparation Basis of Estimates (BOE), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and Contract Performance Reports (CPR), and other deliverables as required</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Maintains program execution metrics to such as Program Budget Overruns, On-time milestones, EVMT adoption, Program Schedule coverage, and others as they arise</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Acts as a subject matter expert on tools and transfers knowledge to team and others</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Develops processes and policies for the scheduling function, to include EVMS system description documentation</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Performs special studies and projects as required. Assists company leadership and program managers in gathering specific data</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Support initiatives for process improvements in the area of scheduling and program management</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Assists the Program Manager with development of the artifacts required for the Baseline Review process</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mentors team members in preparing for the Baseline Review</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ensures programs are consistently measured against the baseline</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Supports the Program Manager in the development of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in accordance with company process</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Working with finance, ensures consistent application of program reserves in accordance with industry and financial standards</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Maintains excellent working relationships throughout the organization to further the application of program management best practices</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Skills and Abilities:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Demonstrated leadership ability and effective communication skills</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Education, Experience & License or Certification:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">10+ years of Functional, Management, and related Industry experience</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Bachelor's degree required</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Strong working knowledge in a project oriented/engineering environment, preferably in the Aerospace & Defense industry.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Knowledge of government accounting rules and regulations, Defense contractor accounting principles, EVMS and Critical Path Management is also required</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Proficiency in MS Project is required</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Proficiency with the COBRA EV tool, or similar software, is required</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Demonstrated experience scheduling or leading the schedule completion and variance analysis of multiple large/complex programs, in varied type and phase of program life cycle</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Subject matter expert in Earned Value in accordance with EIA 748 standards, to include Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), Performance Management Baseline (PMB), and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), as well as associated risk tools and analysis</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Experience with customer relationships and deliverables</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Excellent knowledge and experience with software tools such as Cobra or Primavera, and Excel</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Leadership experience preferred</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Travel/Physical Requirements:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Matrix organizational structure</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fast-paced</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Deliverables-oriented</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Primary work location: Ft. Worth, Texas (Remote, Work from Home possible)</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 150%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">May require international travel and passport</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-top: 0in;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left: 0px;line-height: 150%;font-size: 11pt;font-family: " century="" gothic",="" sans-serif;"=""> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0in;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left: 0px;line-height: 150%;font-size: 11pt;font-family: " century="" gothic",="" sans-serif;"=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;">#LI-BL1</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Here Are Some of the Great Benefits We Offer:</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Most locations offer a 9/80 schedule, providing every other Friday off </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Competitive compensation & 401(k) program to plan for your future </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Flexible Vacation & PTO </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Paid Parental Leave </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Generous Employee Referral Program </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Voluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care, Legal, Identity Theft, Pet Insurance, and more </span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not an employment contract. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Elbit America is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.</span></em></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">*** If you encounter issues with your application, please email technicalsupport@elbitsystems-us.com*** </span></span></strong></span></p>

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