Transmission and Substation Project Scheduler

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We are seeking a Project Scheduler to support a multi-billion-dollar electric transmission capital program in the Houston region. This position is hybrid and must be local to our Houston office.

The Project Scheduler owns schedule development and schedule integrity for assigned transmission and substation projects within a large capital program. Working with full independence, this role builds and maintains resource-loaded Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules in Primavera P6, integrates engineering, procurement, outage, construction, and energization sequences into a coherent plan, reviews EPC contractor schedules for logic and feasibility, and translates schedule data into the variance analysis and recovery options project leadership needs to act.

What You’ll Do:

Portfolio Performance Monitoring & Schedule Management

Independently develop, baseline, and maintain detailed Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules in Primavera P6 and MS Project for assigned transmission line and substation projects, selecting logic and structure appropriate to the project rather than relying on templates

Integrate engineering milestones, permitting and regulatory approvals, long-lead equipment procurement, material deliveries, outage windows, construction sequences, testing, commissioning, and energization into a single defensible plan

Establish and maintain the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), activity coding, calendars, constraints, milestones, and resource assignments to program standards so schedules can be rolled up across the portfolio

Perform critical path and near-critical path analysis, total and free float analysis, variance analysis, earned value, what-if scenarios, time-impact analysis, and recovery scheduling

Monitor float consumption and distinguish legitimate use from deterioration caused by delay, resequencing, rework or late decisions

Produce look-ahead schedules, schedule narratives, progress S-curves, resource histograms, milestone reports and executive dashboards on the program reporting calendar

Collect and validate progress from project managers, engineers, EPC contractors and construction teams, challenging status that is not supported by field evidence

Contractor Schedule Review & Governance

Assess schedule quality against defined metrics, open ends, negative float, excessive lags, constraint misuse, out-of-sequence progress, and document deficiencies for resolution

Require and evaluate narrative justification for material movement in float, logic, forecast dates, or critical-path activities

Support development and continuous improvement of schedule governance, including the EPC schedule specification, scheduling procedures and KPI definitions

Evaluate schedule impacts of change orders, scope changes and delay claims, and support mitigation and recovery planning

Client & Stakeholder Communication

Communicate schedule status, variance and forecast directly to owner project managers and program leadership, clearly, concisely and with a recommendation rather than raw data

Lead schedule update and review meetings with project

Present schedule performance in project, program, and milestone-readiness reviews, internally among the project team

Coordinate schedule information flow between discipline leads, procurement, construction management, and the project manager to maintain a single credible view of status

Risk Identification & Escalation

Identify emerging schedule risk, constraint conflicts, long-lead slippage, outage window exposure, permitting dependencies, resource shortfalls, and escalate with impact analysis, alternatives, and a recommended action

Escalate against defined thresholds and timeframes rather than waiting for a milestone to be missed

Maintain schedule assumptions, mitigation commitments, and recovery actions in the program risk and decision records, and track them to closure

People & Team Development

Mentor early career staff on P6 practice, schedule quality, and client communication

Contribute to onboarding and training of controls staff joining the program

What You’ll Bring:

Associate degree

5+ years of project scheduling and/or project controls experience

5+ years of hands-on experience using Primavera P6 and MS Project

Proven ability to develop, baseline, update, maintain, and analyze Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules for large capital projects

Experience supporting major energy infrastructure projects

Experience with project scheduling and control, document control, and management, and use of ProCore or similar software

Experience with portfolio analytics and reporting

Experience with risk assessment and mitigation planning

Strong understanding of construction sequences, long-lead equipment procurement, utility outage coordination, testing, commissioning, and energization activities

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field

Experience supporting an Owner's Engineer, owner's representative, or utility capital program environment

Experience reviewing, validating, and challenging EPC contractor schedules

Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) and Time Impact Analysis (TIA)

Experience using Power BI or similar reporting and dashboard platforms

Working knowledge of SAP, Unifier, or comparable ERP/project management systems.

Use of Copilot tool development

Professional certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP), or AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP)

Salary Range:

At Verdantas, we offer comprehensive benefits packages for our employees. Actual salary is based on the circumstances of each position and candidate, such as geographic location, skills, and certifications. We recognize and reward exceptional performance and strive to ensure fair compensation across all roles and departments within the company. The minimum salary range for this position is $129,000 (negotiable based on the criteria presented above).

Benefits:

• •Flexible Work Environment
• •Paid Parental Leave
• •Medical
• •Dental
• •Vision
• •Life and AD&D Insurance
• •Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• •401(k) with Company Match
• •Paid Time Off + Holidays

Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a divers