Scheduler (Austin, TX or Piketon, Ohio)

SB Energy; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental &amp

401(k) with Company Match

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

SB Energy, a SoftBank-backed infrastructure company, seeks a Scheduler in Austin, TX to develop and maintain CPM schedules for data center projects, perform What-if analyses, and generate integrated master schedules.

You will collaborate with engineers and contractors, manage baselines, progress updates, critical path, and risk recovery; travel to site four days a week; base pay $100,000–$140,000 with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of scheduling, project controls, planning, or construction management in EPC/utility-scale projects.
• Experience with CPM scheduling, baseline development, progress updates, and critical path analysis.
• Experience with change management, delay analysis, contractor schedule review, and project reporting.
• Engineering or project controls background is a plus.
• Experience in data center construction is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and refine detailed project schedules for data center construction.
• Create baseline, milestone, look-ahead, and recovery schedules.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align schedules with safety, delivery, and quality goals.
• Maintain audit trails for baselines, updates, forecasts, delays, and changes.
• Monitor progress, critical path, milestones, and forecasts to ensure alignment with plans.
• Analyze variances and risks; provide recovery recommendations.
• Review contractor schedules and validate sequencing for commercial and execution decisions.
• Prepare schedule reports, dashboards, and senior leadership updates.
• Implement scheduling processes and project controls across all phases.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Communication

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Do you want to work with high-caliber professionals in a dynamic and growing company? Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading infrastructure company backed by SoftBank Group and Ares Infrastructure, pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our mission is to deliver reliable and secure data center and power infrastructure to strengthen America's future.

Founded in 2019, SB Energy is a SoftBank Group company headquartered in Redwood City, California. In 2026, SoftBank Group and OpenAI announced a $1 billion investment to support SB Energy as their leading development and execution partner for data center campuses, while Ares Infrastructure continues its long-standing support of the company's growth. SB Energy develops, builds, owns, and operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States. Since its founding, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with more than 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide.

SB Energy also leverages a strong culture of innovation to identify and integrate new technologies into its projects, including its AI-based digital platform, delivering energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load. We are building the energy and infrastructure future today.

Come join us in accelerating the energy and infrastructure transition!

Title: Scheduler (Austin, TX)

Basic function: CPM schedule analysis. What-if scenarios. Able to generate integrated master schedules. Experience in Contractor management. Executive and project report outs.

Responsibilities:

• Comprehend the technical specifications, design criteria, and construction sequencing of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Network, and Building Automation Systems within a Data Center to accurately develop and maintain project schedules.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously refine detailed project schedules for data center construction projects, including baseline schedules, milestone schedules, look-ahead schedules, and recovery plans.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure project schedules align with company objectives for safety, delivery, performance, quality, cost efficiency, and overall project execution.
• Maintain documented schedule files to provide a clear audit trail for baselines, updates, forecasts, approvals, delays, changes, and schedule revisions.
• Monitor project progress, critical path activities, milestones, commitments, and forecasts to ensure alignment with approved schedules.
• Analyze schedule variances, delays, and risks, and provide actionable recommendations to support recovery planning and maintain project delivery commitments.
• Support project management with contracting processes by reviewing contractor schedules, validating sequencing, and contributing to commercial and execution evaluations.
• Review and validate schedule impacts related to change orders, ensuring time impacts are accurate, justified, and aligned with contract terms.
• Prepare and present schedule reports, dashboards, progress updates, milestone tracking, and critical path analysis to internal stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Implement and maintain scheduling processes, tools, reporting standards, and project controls procedures across all phases of construction and project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with project controls procedures, contract schedule requirements, reporting standards, and internal governance expectations.
• Ability to effectively communicate schedule-related insights, risks, delays, and recovery strategies to senior executives both internally and externally.
• Conduct business dealings with the highest level of integrity and regard for financial, legal, contractual, and environmental considerations.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and decision-making in complex and ambiguous situations.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in scheduling, project controls, planning, or construction management in an EPC or utility-scale construction environment.
• Strong experience developing, maintaining, and analyzing construction schedules.
• Experience with CPM scheduling, baseline development, progress updates, critical path analysis, and schedule forecasting.
• Experience with change management, delay analysis, contractor schedule review, and project reporting.
• Engineering, construction management, or project controls background is a plus.
• Experience working in an engineered systems / project-based business model.
• Experience in data center construction
• Excellent communication, leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, project controls principles, and schedule management practices. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling tools preferred.

Base Location:Austin, Texas (with 4 days a week visit to site) or Piketon, Ohio site.

Base Pay - $100,000-$140,000

The pay range mentioned above is a guideline. We tailor each offer based on your unique skills, experience, location, and market benchmarks—while ensuring internal parity across our teams. In addition to competitive base pay, total compensation may include a discretionary annual bonus and a market leading comprehensive health and wellness benefits package. Final details will be discussed during the later stages of the hiring process.

Our Health & Wellness Benefits

At SB Energy, we invest in our people and their families with benefits designed for flexibility, support, and peace of mind. Full-time employees enjoy:

• 100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Generous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Life, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)
• Mental, Physical & Social Wellness Support (with company contributions)
• Flexible Work Arrangements & Hybrid Office Setup Benefits
• Monthly Reimbursement for Phone, Internet & Data
• Optional Legal & Pet Insurance Plans
• Device Purchase Support

At SB Energy, the success of our projects is driven by a desire to see our projects benefit as many people as possible. We work to serve local communities through volunteering, fundraising, and much more. For example, we're proud to support access and opportunity in engineering and clean energy through impactful mentorship programs and workforce training. When you join SB Energy, you can become a part of these efforts, collaborating with team members who share a vision of building a better future now!

SB Energy is built on a foundation of collaboration and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

To learn more about us, visit www.sbenergy.com.

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