Scheduling Manager – Project Controls

Sanity.io

Scheduling Manager overseeing project controls for twelve late-stage renewable energy projects. Leading a team and ensuring schedule integrity in a hybrid workplace.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeSan Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $123,479 - $145,269 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and mentor a small team of contract schedulers, providing day-to-day direction and quality oversight.
Own schedule management across a portfolio of twelve late-stage projects and provide scheduling touchpoints for dozens of early-stage projects.
Ensure all project schedules are accurate, current, and properly maintained in Sitetracker; lead monthly date-roll processes for late-stage projects.
Develop project schedules from standard templates at the initiation of the preconstruction phase, and manage and update schedules throughout preconstruction in close collaboration with the project lead.
Build and maintain master project schedules in both Primavera OPC (P6) and Microsoft Project, integrating inputs from multiple EPC schedules into a single cohesive view.
Identify logical interdependencies, interface points, and conflicts across EPC schedules; escalate and resolve conflicts proactively.
Review and validate EPC-submitted schedules for completeness, logic, and alignment with contractual milestones and project objectives.
Partner with the Senior Cost Manager to produce project cash flows through cost-loaded scheduling methodologies.
Apply best practices for cost loading and resource loading within P6 and Microsoft Project to support accurate cash flow forecasting.
Apply industry-standard schedule quality metrics, including Schedule Quality Index (SQI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI), to assess and communicate schedule health.
Implement and enforce scheduling best practices, including critical path analysis, logic sequencing, and float management.
Produce and maintain schedule-related reporting and analytics for internal stakeholders and leadership.
Serve as a power user of Sitetracker.
Maintain consistency and data integrity across scheduling tools, including Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Sitetracker.
Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of scheduling templates, processes, and standards across the Project Controls function.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical field.
5+ years of progressive experience in project scheduling, with at least 2 years in a lead or management capacity.
Demonstrated expertise in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, including cost loading, resource loading, and master schedule integration.
Hands-on experience in renewable energy project delivery, specifically utility-scale solar-plus-storage projects, in a multi-EPC environment.
Proven ability to develop and integrate master schedules from multiple EPC schedules; experience reviewing, analyzing, and validating EPC-submitted schedules.
Experience working either on the EPC side or for an IPP/developer responsible for schedule review, integration, and management.
Proficiency with Sitetracker or equivalent project management/controls platforms.
Strong understanding of scheduling best practices, including critical path method (CPM), Schedule Quality Index (SQI), Schedule Performance Index (SPI), float management, and logic analysis.
Experience producing or supporting cash flow development through cost-loaded schedule methodologies, in collaboration with cost management teams.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present scheduling status and risks clearly to project leads and senior leadership.

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) matching
comprehensive medical and dental plan options
flexible PTO

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Hard Skills & Tools

project schedulingcost loadingresource loadingmaster schedule integrationcritical path analysislogic sequencingfloat managementschedule quality metricsSchedule Quality Index (SQI)Schedule Performance Index (SPI)

Soft Skills

mentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingleadership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Construction ManagementBachelor’s degree in Project Management