Director, Scheduling

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Oklahoma, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Develop, manage, and oversee comprehensive end-to-end master schedules for all data center projects, integrating milestones across land and power, design, long-lead procurement, civil and vertical construction, energization, commissioning, IT fit-out, and handover to Operations.

• Supervise and hold Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Power and Interconnection, IT, Operations, and Finance teams accountable to ensure that dependencies and critical paths are addressed in a timely manner.

• Direct both long-term and short-term capacity planning across all regional data centers, aligning MW and IT-load build-out and energization sequencing with corporate demand forecasts, customer commitments, and business growth.

• Design, implement, and maintain sophisticated capacity heat maps to visualize supply against demand, identify capacity delivery gaps, and initiate mitigation strategies.

• Analyze schedule variances, float erosion, and supply chain disruptions, implementing rapid recovery plans while conducting what-if and scenario analysis to safeguard energization dates.

• Communicate the status of schedule health, confidence levels, and capital phasing implications to the SVP – Data Center Delivery, executive leadership, and the Board.

• Enhance scheduling methodologies, work breakdown and coding standards, tools, and KPIs across the data center portfolio.

• Establish and enforce standards for schedule submission, progress measurement, and reporting for general contractors, EPCs, and owner’s representatives; validate contractor schedules against the IMS.

• Collaborate with Finance and Capital Projects to synchronize the IMS with capex phasing, cash flow forecasting, and earned value reporting.

• Build, lead, and develop a team of schedulers and planners; serve as the recognized authority on scheduling.

⛳️ Requirements

• Post-secondary education in a relevant field such as Engineering, Construction Management, Supply Chain, Operations Research, or a related discipline; a Master’s degree and/or PMP, PMI-SP, AACE PSP, or CCP certification is preferred.

• Over 10 years of progressive experience in program/project management, with significant focus on complex mission-critical facilities, hyperscale data centers, or large-scale construction, energy, or industrial engineering initiatives.

• Proven ownership of an integrated master schedule across multiple concurrent projects with a combined capital value exceeding $100M, ideally at gigawatt-scale campuses.

• Expertise in advanced scheduling tools – Primavera P6 and/or MS Project – including WBS design, resource and cost loading, critical path and float management, and schedule risk analysis (including Monte Carlo simulations).

• Working knowledge of data center delivery sequencing, including utility interconnection and energization, MEP long-lead procurement, commissioning levels (L1–L5), and integrated systems testing, and their effect on capacity availability dates.

• Demonstrated ability to create and interpret complex data analytics dashboards, capacity heat maps, and scenario-planning models (Power BI, Tableau, Smartsheet, or similar; SQL or Python is a plus).

• Experience with enterprise capacity planning frameworks and forecasting demand versus supply.

• Proven track record in leading high-performing, cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, high-stakes technical environment, including the ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.

• Highly proficient in MS Office, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, and Outlook.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with executive leadership, service providers, and potentially community members.

• Strong research and problem-solving capabilities, with confidence to operate in situations with incomplete information.

• Exceptional time management and multitasking abilities, coupled with a strong sense of urgency.

• Passionate and confident individual with proven organizational, prioritization, and critical thinking skills.

• Experience in problem-solving for complex projects that have a company-wide impact.

• Willingness to be based within a commutable distance from our West Texas operations and to travel regularly between Texas and Oklahoma sites.

• Authorization to work in the U.S. confirmed through E-Verify.

🏝️ Benefits

• Base salary, annual performance incentives, and opportunities to build long-term wealth through equity programs.

• Relocation Package.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage – 100% company paid for employees, 75% company paid coverage for dependents.

• Company-paid life and disability insurance.

• Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage available.

• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) – available when combined with the High-Deductible Health Plan.

• Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.

• Financial wellness tools and resources.

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Opportunities for advancement and internal mobility.

• Training and personal development opportunities.

• Company events and team-building activities.