Project Control Specialist (Houston)
Quanta Services, Inc., Houston, TX, United States
Every moment of every day, people all over the world rely on electricity provided by Quanta Services and its customers. With its highly skilled and innovative workforce, Quanta is the largest specialty contractor in North America that powers modern life. Find your future with us by being a part of something bigger – leading the energy transition in building a better world for generations to come.
Imagine what you could do here. We encourage and inspire our people to embrace opportunities within our corporate office and 200 operating companies providing solutions for the utility, renewable energy, electric power, industrial, and communications industries worldwide.
Quanta’s culture is about creating an environment where all employees can be themselves, are valued, and have an equal opportunity to succeed. When you join our team, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Transmission Project Controls & Scheduling Professional is responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing project schedules and cost performance for transmission construction operations. This role partners closely with project managers, field teams, and accounting to ensure projects are properly sequenced, financially aligned, and proactively managed to minimize risk and improve overall project execution.
What You’ll Do:
Develop and maintain detailed project schedules for transmission construction projects.
Build schedules from scratch, establish baselines, and produce variance and performance reports.
Analyze schedule data to identify critical path activities, sequencing risks, and potential delays.
Partner with project managers and field teams to ensure alignment between field execution and schedule plans.
Coordinate with accounting to align schedule data with job cost structures, cost codes, and financial reporting.
Support invoice reconciliation, cost tracking, and earned value management processes.
Assess current project controls processes and recommend improvements to modernize workflows and reporting.
Create meaningful reports and dashboards to support project and leadership decision-making.
Communicate schedule risks and performance issues clearly and directly to project teams and leadership.
Support client reporting requirements as needed.
Assist with special projects and perform other related duties as directed.
What You’ll Bring:
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
3+ years of experience in transmission line construction project controls or scheduling.
Proven experience building and managing schedules using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
Strong understanding of transmission project sequencing, including pole delivery, structure setting, wire pulling, and energization.
Experience interpreting schedule data and identifying critical path and risk impacts.
Knowledge of job cost structures and how schedule performance ties to financial results.
Strong analytical skills and comfort working with accounting and financial data.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced construction environment with competing priorities.
High level of attention to detail and accountability.
Preferred Education and Experience:
Experience working in utility environments such as CNP, CPS Energy, AEP, or TNMP.
Prior experience within a Quanta Services operating company.
Experience developing client-facing schedule reports and presentations.
Background in both transmission and distribution construction.
Experience driving process improvement or modernizing project controls functions.
LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:
Preferred Licenses/Certifications:
PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional), PMP, or other relevant project management certification.
Primavera P6 certification.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
Travels: Yes
Percent of time: Up to 25%
Overnight required: Yes
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Stationary Position – Frequently
Pushing/Pulling/Reaching – Occasionally
Climb – Occasionally
Kneel – Occasionally
Grab – Occasionally
Bend – Occasionally
Lift/carry over 25 lbs – Occasionally
Vision – Constantly
Hearing – Constantly
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Wet or Humid – Occasionally
Working near or on moving mechanical parts – Occasionally
Working near or on heavy machinery – Occasionally
Working in high places – Occasionally
Exposed to fumes or airborne particles – Occasionally
Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals – Rarely
Frequency of working in outdoor weather conditions – Occasionally
Work with Electricity – Occasionally
Work with explosives – No
Work on or near a source of radiation – No
Loud noise conditions (above 87dB) – Occasionally
Imagine what you could do here. We encourage and inspire our people to embrace opportunities within our corporate office and 200 operating companies providing solutions for the utility, renewable energy, electric power, industrial, and communications industries worldwide.
Quanta’s culture is about creating an environment where all employees can be themselves, are valued, and have an equal opportunity to succeed. When you join our team, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Transmission Project Controls & Scheduling Professional is responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing project schedules and cost performance for transmission construction operations. This role partners closely with project managers, field teams, and accounting to ensure projects are properly sequenced, financially aligned, and proactively managed to minimize risk and improve overall project execution.
What You’ll Do:
Develop and maintain detailed project schedules for transmission construction projects.
Build schedules from scratch, establish baselines, and produce variance and performance reports.
Analyze schedule data to identify critical path activities, sequencing risks, and potential delays.
Partner with project managers and field teams to ensure alignment between field execution and schedule plans.
Coordinate with accounting to align schedule data with job cost structures, cost codes, and financial reporting.
Support invoice reconciliation, cost tracking, and earned value management processes.
Assess current project controls processes and recommend improvements to modernize workflows and reporting.
Create meaningful reports and dashboards to support project and leadership decision-making.
Communicate schedule risks and performance issues clearly and directly to project teams and leadership.
Support client reporting requirements as needed.
Assist with special projects and perform other related duties as directed.
What You’ll Bring:
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
3+ years of experience in transmission line construction project controls or scheduling.
Proven experience building and managing schedules using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
Strong understanding of transmission project sequencing, including pole delivery, structure setting, wire pulling, and energization.
Experience interpreting schedule data and identifying critical path and risk impacts.
Knowledge of job cost structures and how schedule performance ties to financial results.
Strong analytical skills and comfort working with accounting and financial data.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced construction environment with competing priorities.
High level of attention to detail and accountability.
Preferred Education and Experience:
Experience working in utility environments such as CNP, CPS Energy, AEP, or TNMP.
Prior experience within a Quanta Services operating company.
Experience developing client-facing schedule reports and presentations.
Background in both transmission and distribution construction.
Experience driving process improvement or modernizing project controls functions.
LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:
Preferred Licenses/Certifications:
PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional), PMP, or other relevant project management certification.
Primavera P6 certification.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
Travels: Yes
Percent of time: Up to 25%
Overnight required: Yes
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Stationary Position – Frequently
Pushing/Pulling/Reaching – Occasionally
Climb – Occasionally
Kneel – Occasionally
Grab – Occasionally
Bend – Occasionally
Lift/carry over 25 lbs – Occasionally
Vision – Constantly
Hearing – Constantly
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Wet or Humid – Occasionally
Working near or on moving mechanical parts – Occasionally
Working near or on heavy machinery – Occasionally
Working in high places – Occasionally
Exposed to fumes or airborne particles – Occasionally
Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals – Rarely
Frequency of working in outdoor weather conditions – Occasionally
Work with Electricity – Occasionally
Work with explosives – No
Work on or near a source of radiation – No
Loud noise conditions (above 87dB) – Occasionally