Modular Construction Project Planner

This position resides in the Aftermarket Services Department and reports to the Director – Construction Solutions. The Modular Construction Project Planner oversees and manages coordination aspects of TAS Installation and Construction projects, ensuring effective cost control, forecasting, scheduling, and reporting to the Finance Department. This role collaborates closely with Aftermarket Service Leadership, Construction Site Managers, TAS Project Managers, Purchasing, Finance, and other stakeholders to monitor budgets and support strategic decision-making for on-time, within-budget project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop, monitor, and update Installation and Construction project budgets ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and client contracts.
• Develop and maintain project schedules for each Installation/Construction Site.
• Work with Installation/Construction Project Controller in the Finance department to maintain project milestone billing schedule.
• Work with Finance team to prepare customer’s Application for Payment, aligned with milestone billing schedule.
• Collaborate with Site Managers and TAS Project Managers to generate ETCs (Estimate to Complete), EACs (Estimate at Completion), and risk profiles.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, contract requirements, and company policies related to project cost and schedule reporting.
• Coordinate and compile input from site construction teams for financial and progress reporting and coordinate with Installation/Construction Project Controller.
• Minimize company commercial risk through diligent schedule and cost oversight for major installation and construction projects.
• Represent Construction Solutions Team in all monthly project review meetings.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned by TAS.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, project management, or related field, or proven experience in construction project planning and cost controls.
• 5+ years of experience in project Controls and Planning within a construction environment.
• 10+ years’ experience in a construction environment.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office and various scheduling software (e.g., P6, MS Project, Procor, or AutoDesk Construction Cloud (ACC)).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to set priorities, work independently, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and process improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• On-site construction experience with modular equipment installation.
• Professional certification (e.g., PMP, CPA, or equivalent).

Work Environment

• Position is at least 70% to 90% desk-based, working with a computer, with occasional travel to installation sites.
• Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Performs physical activities including use of fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive motions.
• Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception, and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal, and conduct extensive reading.
• Subject to inside environmental conditions.

About the Company

Join a team driven to excel in all that we do. TAS is a Houston-headquartered company and a subsidiary of Comfort Systems USA, a publicly traded company with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.

TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities, utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. The company has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. TAS is headquartered in Houston, TX, with five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities encompassing 1.2 million square feet, with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation, facilitating accelerated construction at customer facilities.

TAS’ fastest-growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery. With tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, an entrepreneurial culture, and a talented workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals.

www.tas.com

TAS maintains a tobacco-free workplace policy. Smoking or using tobacco/nicotine products (including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, smokeless tobacco, etc.) is prohibited on TAS premises, during off-premises TAS business, or during working hours.