Project Controls Systems Specialist

Quanta-Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k)

Holiday pay

PTO

Health coverage

Pet Insurance

EAP

Professional development

Tuition assistance

Employee discount

Job summary

Quanta Services seeks a Project Controls Systems Specialist to design, build, and maintain standardized Smartsheet tools and dashboards across the organization. You will partner with Project Managers, Operations Directors, and IT/PMO to translate core project controls processes into scalable blueprints and workflows.

You will train users, administer Smartsheet environments, and continuously improve tools based on feedback.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 5+ years of project controls experience on multi-year design and construction projects.
• Experience building Smartsheet solutions: forms, workflows, dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Designs, builds, and maintains standardized Smartsheet blueprints, templates, and automated workflows.
• Documents a standardized methodology for tracking projects from intake to baseline, tracking, and budget in Smartsheet.
• Gathers requirements from Project Managers and IT/PMO to translate processes into scalable Smartsheet solutions.
• Develops real-time dashboards and reports for leadership and project teams on status, schedule, and cost.
• Administers the Smartsheet environment: user access, governance, version control.
• Maintains Smartsheet Control Center blueprints to support new project setup.

Skills

Project controls

Smartsheet

Requirements gathering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Construction Science/Management, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent field

Tools

Smartsheet

Smartsheet Control Center

Bridge

Data Shuttle

DataMesh

JDE

EcoSys

Primavera P6

Procore

Job description

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 Project Controls Systems Specialist will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the standardized project controls tools, workflows, and reporting used across the organization’s Smartsheet platform. This position will partner with Project Managers, Operations Directors, and other Project Controls team members to translate core project controls processes – project intake, schedule baselining, schedule tracking, and budget tracking – into standardized Smartsheet blueprints, workflows, forms, and dashboards used company-wide.

Work assignments will span multiple concurrent initiatives and project teams. While not otherwise engaged in building or refining Smartsheet solutions, the Project Controls Systems Specialist will support other project controls and proposal efforts, and provide ongoing training and support to Smartsheet users across the organization.

What You'll Do

• Designs, builds, and maintains standardized Smartsheet blueprints, templates, forms, and automated workflows to support project controls processes company-wide
• Establishes and documents a standardized methodology for tracking projects from intake through schedule baselining, schedule tracking, and budget tracking within Smartsheet
• Partners with Project Managers, Operations Directors, Project Controls, Scheduling, and IT/PMO to gather requirements and translate business processes into scalable Smartsheet solutions
• Develops and maintains real-time dashboards and reports that give leadership and project teams visibility into project status, schedule performance, and budget/cost performance
• Administers the Smartsheet environment, including user access and permissions, sheet and workspace governance, naming conventions, and version control
• Builds and maintains Smartsheet Control Center blueprints and provisioning to support consistent setup of new projects
• Evaluates and implements opportunities to integrate Smartsheet with other project systems (e.g., JDE, EcoSys, Primavera P6, Procore) to support end-to-end data flow
• Identifies manual or inconsistent project controls processes and develops automated, standardized Smartsheet solutions to replace them
• Trains and supports Project Managers, Project Controls staff, and other end users on new Smartsheet tools, blueprints, and workflows
• Troubleshoots Smartsheet issues, monitors solution performance, and continuously improves tools based on user feedback and evolving business needs
• Maintains documentation, including standard operating procedures, user guides, and workflow diagrams, for all Smartsheet solutions
• Supports change and risk management by identifying, documenting, and helping standardize mitigation and reporting processes within Smartsheet
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Adheres to internal standards, policies, and procedures

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Construction Science/Management, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent field; equivalent work experience, or combination of work and education, may be substituted
• 5+ years of project controls experience with multi-year design and construction projects
• Demonstrated experience building solutions in Smartsheet or a comparable work management/collaboration platform, including forms, automated workflows, and dashboards

Preferred Experience:

• Smartsheet Core Product Certification and/or Smartsheet Advanced Certification (System Administrator)
• Experience with Smartsheet Control Center, Bridge, Data Shuttle, and/or DataMesh for enterprise-scale solution management
• Project accounting/controls experience with multi-year design and construction projects, specifically within the EPC space
• Experience with JDE, EcoSys, Primavera P6, and/or Procore, including building integrations between these systems and Smartsheet
• Knowledge of CPM scheduling, cost loading, and resource loading

What You’ll Get

• Competitive Compensation
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Comprehensive Health Coverage
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional Development
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Discount Program

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.