Project Scheduler – Renewable Energy

About the role

Energy Project Solutions (EPS) is an energy consulting firm that helps partners deliver efficient, high-value projects through localized expertise and real-world insight. With more than 500 years of collective experience, our team leads complex energy developments from inception through construction, bringing deep knowledge across engineering, real estate, business development, and finance while leveraging strong relationships with developers, owners, financial institutions, and property owners nationwide.

This position will be based in the Phoenix area and will require you to be on-site approximately three days per week.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules for large-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Construction Managers, contractors, and other project stakeholders to understand project progress and ensure schedules accurately reflect field conditions.
• Build and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6, including activity logic, relationships, milestones, constraints, and critical path activities.
• Track actual progress against the baseline schedule and identify schedule variances, delays, and potential impacts to key project milestones.
• Analyze critical and near-critical path activities and identify potential schedule risks before they impact the project.
• Review contractor schedules and schedule updates to ensure alignment with project requirements and overall project objectives.
• Participate in project meetings, schedule reviews, and coordination meetings with owners, contractors, engineers, and project leadership.
• Develop look-ahead schedules and help project teams understand upcoming activities, constraints, and critical milestones.
• Assist with developing recovery schedules and mitigation plans when projects fall behind schedule.
• Prepare schedule reports, updates, narratives, and other project controls information for project leadership and clients.
• Work with field teams to validate progress and understand how construction activities, procurement, engineering, permitting, weather, and other factors may affect the schedule.
• Support change management by evaluating the potential schedule impacts of scope changes, delays, and other project events.
• Maintain accurate and organized project documentation and scheduling information.
• Travel to project sites as needed to support project teams and validate schedule progress.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in project scheduling, project controls, construction scheduling, or a related field.
• Experience supporting renewable energy, power generation, utility, industrial, or large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Projects.
• Understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling, schedule logic, sequencing, milestones, and schedule analysis.
• Practical understanding of construction processes and the ability to connect schedule activities to what is actually happening in the field.
• Experience working with project managers, construction managers, contractors, engineers, and other project stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify schedule risks and recommend solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Comfortable working in a field-oriented environment and spending approximately three days per week on-site in the Phoenix area.
• Willingness to travel to project sites as project needs require.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, project management, business, or a related field (nice to have).
• Experience with utility-scale solar/PV, BESS, wind, natural gas, or other renewable energy projects (nice to have).
• Experience working for an EPC contractor, energy developer, owner’s representative, or construction management firm (nice to have).
• Experience reviewing contractor schedules and schedule updates (nice to have).
• Experience with resource-loaded or cost-loaded schedules (nice to have).
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and other project controls or reporting tools (nice to have).
• Experience with project controls, earned value, cost forecasting, or schedule/cost integration (nice to have).
• PMI-SP, AACE PSP, or other project scheduling/project controls certification (nice to have).

Benefits

• Meaningful Growth: Hands-on training, mentorship, and clear paths for professional development.
• Real Collaboration: A team that brings diverse perspectives together to solve complex challenges.
• Respect for Your Time: Generous PTO and a supportive environment for work-life balance.
• Benefits That Care: Health coverage, 401(k) match, paid holidays, and resources to support well-being.
• Weekly Team Lunches: Paid lunches with teammates to recharge and connect.
• Culture That Connects: Investment in experiences that build strong teams and communities.
• A Place People Love to Work: Recognized as one of the Top Workplaces year after year.