Integrated Master Scheduling Specialist
- London, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 3-5 years of materials planning, scheduling, and/or project management experience, including hands-on experience developing and maintaining project schedules in Microsoft Project
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Description
As a member of The Power Team at GDLS-C, the Integrated Master Scheduling Specialist will own the schedule that brings together teams, suppliers, and critical milestones - ensuring complex programs move forward with clarity and precision. This role provides the exciting opportunity to be at the centre of our Logistics Vehicle Modernization (LVM) Program delivery, working alongside a diverse, cross-functional team of seasoned Program, Engineering, and Subcontracts professionals who are passionate about excellence and continuous improvement.
Key Job Elements
As a member of The Power Team at GDLS-C, the Integrated Master Scheduling Specialist will own the schedule that brings together teams, suppliers, and critical milestones - ensuring complex programs move forward with clarity and precision. This role provides the exciting opportunity to be at the centre of our Logistics Vehicle Modernization (LVM) Program delivery, working alongside a diverse, cross-functional team of seasoned Program, Engineering, and Subcontracts professionals who are passionate about excellence and continuous improvement.
Key Job Elements
- Utilize advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project tool to develop, integrate, maintain and analyze complex program master schedules.
- Development and management of a comprehensive program master schedule including project tasks, durations, dependencies, and assigned resources inclusive of all Customer, Partner and Internal work scope, in order to complete the project within a designated time frame
- Support master schedule demand requirements across all sites for the Program
- Coordinate schedules of Suppliers, Partners and Internal departments to ensure alignment
- Responsible for monitoring and reporting on the schedule to ensure the project is delivered on time
- Responsible for comprehending and identifying schedule risks or potential schedule slips and recommending improvements, mitigations, efficiencies, resolutions, etc
- Generate daily/ monthly reports as required
- Develop and maintain regular schedule and production performance reports
- Manage schedule changes using change management best practices and processes
- University or College Degree
- 3-5 years of materials planning, scheduling, and/or project management experience, including hands-on experience developing and maintaining project schedules in Microsoft Project
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Project, including development and maintenance of complex integrated project schedules.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment
- Demonstrated problem solving and decision making skills
- Experience with change management
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint, for schedule analysis, reporting, and presentation of program status.
- Strong presentation, oral and written communication skills
- Ability to travel (5% Canadian/International) and possess/be able to acquire and maintain a valid passport
- PMP or CMA designation, or working towards
- Automotive scheduling/planning experience
- Understanding of internal financial reporting and measurements
- Ability to travel and possess/be able to acquire and maintain a valid passport
More about this job
Responsibilities
Develop, integrate, maintain, and analyze the program master schedule, coordinating customer, partner, supplier, and internal work across program sites. Monitor and report schedule performance, identify risks and potential delays, recommend mitigations, and manage schedule changes.
Requirements
Requires a university or college degree and 3–5 years of materials planning, scheduling, or project management experience, including hands-on development and maintenance of complex schedules in Microsoft Project. Candidates should have strong communication, teamwork, problem-solving, decision-making, change management, and Microsoft Office skills; PMP or CMA credentials and automotive scheduling experience are preferred.
Skills
- Microsoft Project
- Integrated Master Scheduling
- Schedule Analysis
- Materials Planning
- Project Management
- Supplier Coordination
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Communication
- Presentation Skills
- Production Performance Reporting
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Logistics
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Integrated Master Schedule
- Program Master Schedule
- Materials Planning
- Project Management
- Schedule Development
- Schedule Maintenance
- Schedule Analysis
- Schedule Risk
- Change Management
- Supplier Coordination
- Production Performance Reporting
- Program Status Reporting
- Resource Assignment
- Task Dependencies
- Logistics Vehicle Modernization
- Automotive Scheduling
- PMP
- CMA
- Financial Reporting
- Cross-Functional Collaboration