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Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Director – Scheduling and Planning

Program ManagementUpdated on Nov 5
Full-timeHouston, TX, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 15 years of project controls experience supporting complex EPC, heavy construction, power delivery, or infrastructure projects.
  • At least 5 years of experience leading, mentoring, and developing scheduling teams.
  • Extensive Primavera P6 experience with large, multi-year projects.
  • Strong understanding of project controls, including planning and scheduling, cost and schedule integration, Earned Value Management (EVM), progress measurement, change management, risk and contingency management, forecasting, and reporting.
  • Experience developing resource-loaded and cost-loaded schedules.
  • Ability to analyze schedule performance and communicate insights to executive leadership.
  • Strong understanding of construction execution, procurement, contracting strategies, and project delivery.
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills and the ability to create clear reports and presentations.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

  • Build and lead a high-performing scheduling organization with consistent standards, expectations, and best practices.
  • Develop and implement scheduling processes across QISG portfolios, project phases, and contract structures.
  • Establish schedule quality standards, reporting expectations, key performance indicators, and performance metrics.
  • Partner with Project Controls, Operations, Estimating, and Project Management to improve project forecasting and execution.
  • Drive Primavera P6 best practices, schedule health reviews, baseline management, progress updates, and schedule analysis.
  • Develop schedulers into proactive project advisors who identify risks, recommend solutions, and communicate impacts.
  • Integrate schedule, cost, scope, productivity, and risk information to improve project predictability.
  • Improve reporting, analytics, and tools to support leadership decision-making.
  • Coach, mentor, and develop scheduling professionals while creating a culture focused on quality and accountability.
  • Support project pursuits, proposals, and strategic initiatives as needed.
  • Travel up to 25% to support projects and teams.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field is preferred; equivalent project controls experience is considered.

About the Company

Quanta Services

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.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1997

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