Master Scheduler - CMC Industrialization

Job Description

Job Title: JR6149558 Master Scheduler - CMC Industrialization

Working Pattern: Onsite 9/80

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

The Master Scheduler - CMC Industrialization is responsible for developing, maintaining, and controlling the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for Rolls-Royce's Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) industrialization program across Indianapolis and Cypress, California.

This role provides program-level schedule integration across facilities build-out, CAPEX execution, equipment installation, process qualification, and operational readiness, enabling predictable delivery of first-of-kind manufacturing capability. The Master Scheduler serves as the central authority for schedule integrity, critical path visibility, and scenario analysis.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

We'll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing:

Here you'll have the opportunity to work on the following:

Integrated Program Scheduling

• Be the recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) for scheduling process, skills, data and toolset within the Program / project
• Develop and maintain a resource- and logic-driven Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project
• Integrate schedules across multiple workstreams, including Facilities, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, IT, and EHS
• Align site-level schedules between Indianapolis and Cypress, ensuring consistent structure, coding, and milestones
• Guide program team members to develop high quality detail work stream schedules and integrate these into a Master Schedule to deliver the Program / project business plan utilizing analysis and scenarios to optimize the schedule outcomes

Schedule Control & Analysis

• Perform critical path, float, and what-if analysis using P6 and MS Project to identify risks, opportunities, and recovery strategies
• Establish schedule baselines, manage change control, and track performance against approved plans
• Analyze schedule impacts associated with resourcing and CAPEX changes, equipment delivery, and commissioning activities

Program Integration & Stakeholder Support

• Partner closely with Program Managers and functional leads to ensure schedule realism and executable logic
• Incorporate program, supplier and other third-party schedules into the IMS, validating dependencies and delivery commitments
• Support Program decision-making during facilities start-up, equipment qualification, and production ramp-up

Reporting & Governance

• Produce executive-level schedule reports, milestone dashboards, and readiness metrics directly from P6 and MS Project data
• Support Program reviews, gate reviews, and operational readiness assessments with schedule-driven insights
• Drive continuous improvement in scheduling standards, templates, and best practices
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Who we're looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Requirements:

• An Associate's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field with 4+ years of experience OR
• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field with 2+ years of experience OR
• A Master's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field OR
• JD/Ph.D.
• In lieu of a degree, 6+ years of experience in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field
• in order to qualify for this role, you must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting manufacturing facilities start-up, commissioning, or production ramp-up
• Familiarity with aerospace or other highly regulated manufacturing environments
• Knowledge of Manufacturing Technology Readiness Levels (M-TRLs) or gated development frameworks
• Experience with first-of-kind or advanced materials manufacturing Programs
• Demonstrated experience building and managing Program-level Integrated Master Schedules
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, including logic development, baselining, and performance analysis
• Experience scheduling manufacturing, industrialization, or CAPEX-driven Programs
• Strong understanding of cross-functional dependencies in facilities start-up and production readiness
• Systems-level thinking with strong attention to schedule logic and data quality
• Ability to translate complex Program activity into clear, actionable schedules
• Confident communicator with technical, operational, and leadership stakeholders
• Proactive approach to schedule risk identification and mitigation

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.


As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

Relocation is available for this role if appropriate

Close date: 6/9/26

Job Category

Project Management

Job Posting Date

12 Jun 2026; 00:06

Pay Range

$94,160 - $153,010-Annually

Location:

Indianapolis, IN

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.