BioFire Defense
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Project Scheduler to support strategic operations across the company. Reporting directly to the EVMS/Contract Accounting Manager, this role is central to maintaining accurate multi-project integrated master schedules (IMS), aligning resource planning with organizational capacity, and supporting high-level and strategic decision-making related to staffing and task/project timing.
The Project Scheduler plays a key role in integrating project and task-level data with company-wide financial forecasting and workforce planning. This position is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of project operations, finance, and human capital planning.
Primarily on-site, with approximately 20% remote flexibility.
Key Responsibilities • Build and maintain integrated project schedules (including baseline and critical path) across departments, ensuring tasks, dependencies, and timelines are regularly updated and accurate. • Collaborate with project managers and functional leads to capture task status, progress, estimates to completion, and updating timelines accordingly. • Develop, maintain and analyze resource allocation across current and potential projects (proposals), identifying areas of under- or over-capacity. • Generate resource demand forecasts and highlight anticipated gaps to inform workforce and hiring plans in coordination with HR. • Provide schedule-driven inputs to support company-wide budgeting, strategic planning, and financial forecasting efforts. • Conduct timeline and resource variance analyses between actual, forecast, and baseline schedules. • Deliver data insights to leadership to support decisions on project timing, staffing, and proposal feasibility. • Use analysis findings to continuously improve scheduling accuracy and optimize resource utilization across project cycles. • Ensure version control and documentation of all assumptions, changes, and key schedule drivers.
Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field. • 3+ years of experience in project scheduling, resource planning, or project controls, preferably in a cross-functional organization. Knowledge or experience in federal contracting is a plus. • Strong working knowledge of project scheduling tools (e.g., MS Project or other) and Excel-based forecasting models. Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) is a plus. • Proven ability to analyze and communicate resource demand data in support of strategic workforce and budget planning. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to partner with technical teams, HR, and senior leadership. • Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities across dynamic timelines.
Benefits:
Medical Dental Vision 401k - company match of 5% regardless of participation and up to a total of 9.5% company match if contributing 4 Weeks of PTO (prorated from date of hire) 9 Paid Holidays Paid Winter Break from the work week between December 24 thru December 31 Participation in Company's Wellness Program (discounted medical premiums) Multiple Company Sponsored Events Each Year (catered breakfast/lunch, holiday parties, snacks) Stimulating work environment Convenient location near I-15 and Trax Station Free Parking
Our EEO Policy
BioFire Defense is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. BioFire Defense complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Project Scheduler to support strategic operations across the company. Reporting directly to the EVMS/Contract Accounting Manager, this role is central to maintaining accurate multi-project integrated master schedules (IMS), aligning resource planning with organizational capacity, and supporting high-level and strategic decision-making related to staffing and task/project timing.
The Project Scheduler plays a key role in integrating project and task-level data with company-wide financial forecasting and workforce planning. This position is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of project operations, finance, and human capital planning.
Primarily on-site, with approximately 20% remote flexibility.
Key Responsibilities • Build and maintain integrated project schedules (including baseline and critical path) across departments, ensuring tasks, dependencies, and timelines are regularly updated and accurate. • Collaborate with project managers and functional leads to capture task status, progress, estimates to completion, and updating timelines accordingly. • Develop, maintain and analyze resource allocation across current and potential projects (proposals), identifying areas of under- or over-capacity. • Generate resource demand forecasts and highlight anticipated gaps to inform workforce and hiring plans in coordination with HR. • Provide schedule-driven inputs to support company-wide budgeting, strategic planning, and financial forecasting efforts. • Conduct timeline and resource variance analyses between actual, forecast, and baseline schedules. • Deliver data insights to leadership to support decisions on project timing, staffing, and proposal feasibility. • Use analysis findings to continuously improve scheduling accuracy and optimize resource utilization across project cycles. • Ensure version control and documentation of all assumptions, changes, and key schedule drivers.
Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field. • 3+ years of experience in project scheduling, resource planning, or project controls, preferably in a cross-functional organization. Knowledge or experience in federal contracting is a plus. • Strong working knowledge of project scheduling tools (e.g., MS Project or other) and Excel-based forecasting models. Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) is a plus. • Proven ability to analyze and communicate resource demand data in support of strategic workforce and budget planning. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to partner with technical teams, HR, and senior leadership. • Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities across dynamic timelines.
Benefits:
Medical Dental Vision 401k - company match of 5% regardless of participation and up to a total of 9.5% company match if contributing 4 Weeks of PTO (prorated from date of hire) 9 Paid Holidays Paid Winter Break from the work week between December 24 thru December 31 Participation in Company's Wellness Program (discounted medical premiums) Multiple Company Sponsored Events Each Year (catered breakfast/lunch, holiday parties, snacks) Stimulating work environment Convenient location near I-15 and Trax Station Free Parking
Our EEO Policy
BioFire Defense is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. BioFire Defense complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.