Technical Project Scheduler II

HighRes; Beverly (MA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

HighRes Biosolutions in Beverly, MA seeks a Technical Project Scheduler to own and optimize schedules for a portfolio of 80–130 projects, spanning new builds, upgrades, moves, and software deliveries. You will drive critical path rigor, template design, and data integrity at scale, reporting to the Senior Manager of Project Management.

Required are 5+ years in project scheduling, fluency in critical path methods, and experience with Kantata or Mavenlink, MS Project, Smartsheet, Planview,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on project scheduling experience.
• Fluency in critical path methodology and ability to explain impact to non-technical stakeholders.
• Practical experience with enterprise scheduling or professional services automation platforms (Kantata, Mavenlink/KantataOX, MS Project, Smartsheet, Planview, OpenAir, Workfront).
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and clear written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain schedules across 80–130 active projects from PO receipt through FAT, IQ/OQ/PQ qualification.
• Develop and maintain schedule templates by project type for consistent baselines.
• Set baselines, track actuals vs plan, report variance with causes and impacts.
• Monitor critical path, surface delay risks, and coordinate vendor timelines.
• Create resource utilization models and portfolio-level capacity forecasts.
• Run portfolio scenario analyses and ensure schedule data quality in Kantata.
• Produce schedule reporting used by PMs and leadership; coordinate with Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Field Service and Finance.

Skills

Critical path methodology

Strong communication

Portfolio scheduling

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Kantata

Mavenlink / Kantata OX

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Planview

OpenAir

Workfront

Excel

Job description

Overview:HighRes Biosolutions is hiring a Technical Project Scheduler at our Beverly, Massachusetts headquarters to build, maintain, and optimize the schedules that drive delivery of our lab automation systems. At HighRes, project managers do not build schedules. The scheduling function owns them. You will construct and maintain schedules across a portfolio of 80 to 130 active projects spanning new system builds, upgrades, moves, and software deliveries, supporting a team of more than a dozen project managers. This is portfolio-level scheduling, not single-project support. This is a career scheduling role. We are looking for depth in the discipline: critical path rigor, template design, resource forecasting, and data integrity at scale. Growth here means broader portfolio ownership and greater authority over methodology and tooling, not a stepping stone into project management.Responsibilities:Reporting to the Senior Manager of Project Management, primary responsibilities include the following:• Build and maintain project schedules from purchase order receipt through Factory Acceptance Testing, installation, and Site Acceptance Testing including IQ, OQ, and PQ qualification• Develop and maintain schedule templates by project type so every new project launches from a consistent, proven baseline• Set and hold baselines, track actuals against plan, and report variance with clear cause and impact• Review the critical path continuously, identify acceleration opportunities, and surface delay risk before it reaches the customer• Incorporate third-party vendor timeline commitments into the master schedule• Produce resource utilization models and capacity forecasts across the portfolio, providing the data behind project manager assignment and bandwidth decisions• Run scenario analysis at portfolio level: what a date change, resource constraint, or scope shift does across every affected project• Own schedule data quality in Kantata, including task hygiene, assignment accuracy, baseline discipline, and consistent field use• Build and maintain the schedule reporting that project managers and leadership rely on• Coordinate with Sales at purchase order handoff, Engineering and Fabrication on build sequencing, Supply Chain on long-lead items, Field Service on installation windows, and Finance on milestone timing• Ensure every project is scheduled and forecast using a consistent methodologyRequired• 5+ years of hands-on project scheduling experience, with direct ownership of schedules you built and maintained yourself• Demonstrated fluency in critical path methodology, including the ability to explain the impact of a change to a non-technical stakeholder• Practical experience with an enterprise scheduling or professional services automation platform. Kantata (formerly Mavenlink), Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Planview, OpenAir, and Workfront are all relevant.• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, and clear written and verbal communication with both project teams and leadership• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experiencePreferred• Direct experience with Kantata or Kantata OX (listed as Mavenlink prior to 2022)• Experience supporting a multi-project portfolio rather than a single program• Background in capital equipment, systems integration, or another engineered-to-order environment• Exposure to life sciences, laboratory automation, or a regulated GxP delivery environment• PMI-SP, PMP, or comparable certificationLocation: Based at our North American headquarters, 102 Cherry Hill Drive, Beverly, MA 01915. Hybrid work. No travel is required.Salary Range: $95,000-$115,000