Director, Project Controls

About Us

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.

About this Role

The Director, Project Controls leads the project controls function across commercial construction and technology infrastructure projects (including data center, mission-critical, and large commercial builds), with primary ownership of schedule management, document control/change management, risk identification and control, project management structure & governance, and progress reporting/physical completion measurement.

This role establishes the standards, tools, and workflows that keep project information organized, traceable, and actionable; from baseline schedule development (preconstruction) through post commissioning closeout. This key leader will partner with Project Management, Internal/External Design, Self Perform & External Construction Operations, and Owner/Client representatives to ensure projects are executed on a disciplined, well-governed foundation. The Director maintains general awareness of cost and budget performance as it relates to schedule and change activity but does not hold primary ownership of cost/EVM functions, which are managed by a separate Cost Controls discipline.

The Director leads and develops a team of schedulers, document control specialists, and progress/reporting analysts, driving consistency and continuous improvement in project controls practices across the portfolio.

What You'll Do

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Leadership & Development

• Develop the overall vision and strategy for the Project controls department. This includes developing a staffing strategy to support a rapid growth strategy within QDC.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project controls staff, including mid-level managers, schedulers, document control specialists, and reporting analysts
• Establish training and onboarding programs to build consistent project controls capability across the organization
• Provide functional leadership including staffing strategy, performance management, and resource allocation across projects
• Be a collaborative, disciplined, and detail-oriented project controls leader within QDC and all other Quanta companies. Set the standard and drive the correct culture.
• Benchmark project controls processes & performance against in-company teams as well as industry best in class standards to identify gaps and drive continuous improvement

Schedule Leadership

• Oversee the development, integration, and maintenance of project level master integrated schedules. This includes detailed subcontracted project schedules (CPM), for design, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities
• Review and validate schedule logic, durations, sequencing, resource loading, and milestone alignment with contractual requirements
• Lead schedule quality reviews, critical path and near-critical path analysis, and recovery/mitigation planning
• Facilitate interactive planning and pull-planning sessions with project teams, trade partners, and stakeholders
• Ensure schedules reflect current scope, approved changes, and field progress on a consistent update cycle
• Own the schedule basis and update procedures, and ensure schedule time impact analyses are prepared to support change and delay evaluations

Document Control & Change Leadership

• Establish and oversee project document control procedures, including submittal logs, transmittals, drawing revisions, and record retention
• Own the change management process end-to-end — identification, logging, evaluation, approval workflow, and incorporation into schedule, scope, and reporting baselines
• Ensure changes (RFIs, PCOs, CCDs, ASIs, field directives) are tracked, dispositioned, and closed out in a consistent, auditable system
• Maintain version control and traceability across drawings, specifications, and contract documents throughout the project lifecycle
• Ensure document control practices support audit readiness and contractual/legal defensibility of project records

Risk Identification & Control

• Lead project risk identification, qualification, and quantification, including schedule and delay risk
• Establish and maintain project risk registers, ensuring risks are assigned owners, mitigation plans, and regular review cadence
• Facilitate risk workshops with project leadership, design, and construction teams to surface emerging risks early
• Integrate risk analysis into schedule contingency, forecasting, and executive reporting
• Track risk trends over time and ensure lessons learned are captured and fed back into future project setup

Project Management Structure & Governance

• Establish standardized project file structures and document retention protocols across projects
• Define and oversee governance for RFIs, RFQs, submittals, and drawing organization, ensuring consistent numbering, workflows, and turnaround tracking
• Implement and maintain project management structures (WBS, coding standards, filing conventions) that support consistent controls across the portfolio and/or support specific customer requirements
• Ensure project setup on new projects follows standardized project controls execution plans (PCEPs) and templates
• Partner with IT/systems teams to select, configure, and optimize project controls and document management platforms
• Drive adoption of consistent naming conventions and organizational standards across teams and offices

Progress Reporting & Physical Completion

• Oversee development of physical progress and percent-complete measurement methodologies (quantity-based, milestone-based, or weighted)
• Ensure accurate, timely progress reporting, including variance analysis, trending, and forecasted completion dates
• Direct development of executive dashboards and status reporting (e.g., Power BI) that clearly communicate progress, risk, and open issues
• Reconcile field-reported progress against schedule and document control data to ensure a single source of truth
• Present progress, risk, and controls status in executive and client project reviews

What You'll Bring

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

 

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent extensive experience will be considered
• 10+years of progressive project controls experience, including significant experience leading scheduling, document control, and reporting functions on commercial construction or technology infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated experience establishing and scaling project management structures, file/document governance, and standardized controls processes across projects
• Advanced proficiency with CPM scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6) and document control/management platforms (e.g., Procore)
• Experience developing and maintaining project risk registers and leading risk workshops
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and reporting/visualization tools (e.g., Power BI)
• Advanced proficiency with cost and budget concepts sufficiently understand the cost impact of schedule changes and risks (cost/EVM ownership sits with a separate function)

SKILLS

 

• Deep expertise in scheduling, document control, change management, and risk management disciplines
• Strong organizational instincts — able to design and enforce structure (file systems, retention, numbering conventions) that scales across a portfolio
• Executive presence and credibility to influence senior leaders across divisions and drive change and alignment without direct authority
• Effectively collaborate across design, construction, and client teams and influence at multiple organizational levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive- and client-level reporting
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and proactive approach to identifying issues before they escalate
• Commitment to maintaining a safe, compliant, and well-documented project environment

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

 

• Travel: Yes
• Percent of Time: Up to 30%
• Position Location: Houston, TX

What You'll Get

• Competitive Compensation
• Comprehensive Health Coverage - Multiple Medical, dental & vision plans with 100% preventive care
• 24/7 telehealth (Teladoc)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company-funded HSA and pre-tax savings options
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• No-cost Short- and Long-term Disability
• Employer-paid basic Life & AD&D Insurance
• Paid Time off (PTO) and 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental leave
• Education Reimbursement and Professional Development
• Employee discount program and optional insurance offerings:
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Accident Insurance
  • Voluntary Life (spouse and child)
  • Critical Illness
  • Hospital Indemnity
  • Pet Insurance

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.