Manager, Scheduling and Planning
Quanta Services
Manager, Scheduling and Planning
Quanta Services
Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks
QISG leverages Quanta’s comprehensive resources to deliver collaborative solutions for our partners' energy infrastructure needs. We use in-house talent, expertise and resources to plan, design, engineer, manage, conduct maintenance on and construct projects.
Our turnkey service capabilities provide our customers with efficiency, consistency, attention to detail and safe execution. The QISG team brings together Engineering, Safety, Quality, Material Procurement, QA/QC, Right-of-Way Acquisition, Scheduling, Environmental Planning, Permitting, Title and Land Management expertise that ensure outstanding results for our clients.
Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group (QISG) delivers engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), and project management solutions for complex energy and utility infrastructure projects, including power generation, transmission and distribution (T&D), and substations.
We’re seeking a Manager, Scheduling & Planning to lead and develop a team of Project Schedulers and Planners while driving consistent, high-quality planning and scheduling across complex EPC and utility construction projects. You’ll oversee Primavera P6, integrated master schedules, critical path analysis, and resource-loaded scheduling, ensuring project plans align with execution strategies, resource availability, and key milestones. Partnering with project and construction leadership, you’ll establish scheduling standards, strengthen forecasting and risk management, and guide mitigation and recovery strategies that improve schedule performance and support successful project delivery.Location: Spring, TX or West Houston, TX | In-officeTravel: Up to 30% domestic travel to project sites and officesRelocation assistance available
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Project Schedulers and Planners, overseeing workload allocation, technical development, performance, and accountability across multiple projects.
Direct Primavera P6 scheduling, including integrated master schedules, baselines, updates, forecasts, and resource-loaded schedules aligned with project scope, staffing, and execution milestones.
Manage resource allocation and utilization across projects, partnering with project and construction leadership to align staffing, equipment, and sequencing with project demands.
Lead critical path analysis, schedule risk assessments, time impact analysis (TIA), and recovery strategies to mitigate delays, address constraints, and protect key milestones.
Oversee cost-loaded schedules, earned value management (EVM), and project controls reporting to evaluate performance, identify risks, and support data-driven decisions.
Collaborate with project managers, engineering and construction teams, clients, and subcontractors to resolve scheduling conflicts and drive on-time project delivery.
Establish Primavera P6 standards and scheduling best practices while supporting proposals, project startup, and execution strategy.
10+ years of planning and scheduling experience within EPC construction, energy, or infrastructure projects.
Demonstrated people-management experience, with direct responsibility for leading, developing, and managing a team of Project Schedulers and Planners, including performance management, coaching, workload planning, and team development.
Expert-level Primavera P6 skills and strong critical path method (CPM) expertise.
Experience overseeing integrated master schedules, cost- and resource-loaded schedules, earned value management (EVM), and schedule forecasting.
Strong knowledge of schedule risk analysis, delay analysis, time impact analysis, and recovery planning.
Deep understanding of engineering, procurement, and construction execution, with the ability to partner effectively with project leadership and cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in utility construction, electric power delivery, transmission and distribution (T&D), substation construction, power generation, or large-scale industrial EPC projects.
Familiarity with linear scheduling methods (LSM).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department.
Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks
Quanta Services builds, upgrades and repairs the power lines, substations, pipelines and communications networks that utilities, power producers and large energy users rely on. It runs its own training school, Northwest Lineman College, which prepares workers for electric line work at campuses in several states. Quanta works through regional operating companies that handle engineering, construction, storm restoration and routine upkeep for their customers. Clients pay under long-term master service agreements for ongoing work and under fixed-price or cost-based contracts for large projects. Quanta was founded in 1997 by combining four electrical contractors and is based in Houston, Texas.
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