Senior Director, Scheduling and Planning

Montera • San Francisco, CA

7d • $200,000 - $250,000 • Remote

About The Position

Montera is seeking a Senior Director, Scheduling and Planning to build and lead the company’s scheduling program. Reporting to the VP, Project Controls, this leader will establish the vision for a scheduling and planning ecosystem tailored to Montera’s business and drive its implementation across the portfolio, spanning the full project cycle from site development through ready-for-service (RFS). This is a program-building leadership role, responsible for Montera’s integrated master schedules, schedule objectives and accountability for general contractors and vendors. The role partners with senior leadership on direction and with project teams to advance acceleration and proactive risk management across projects.

The position owns the scheduling playbook, including program standards, tools and systems, schedule structure and milestones, schedule hygiene, data quality, and integration with cost and reporting. It leads scheduling vendors, develops and manages baselines and master schedules, supports site selection and investment decisions through schedule-risk assessment, and ensures procurement commitments and delivery dates support project schedules. The Senior Director also oversees schedule performance reviews, risk and acceleration efforts, consolidated program reporting, KPIs, and lessons learned.

Montera describes itself as a remote-first company building and operating hyperscale data centers. The compensation range for this role is $200,000–$250,000, plus an annual performance bonus.

Requirements

• Track record of building and leading a scheduling program, rather than only running schedules, and ability to set direction, influence senior leaders, and partner across the organization.
• Strong foundation in scheduling best practices, including CPM, baseline management, schedule-quality review, time-impact analysis, and schedule risk analysis.
• Experience managing schedules or schedule teams for large megaprojects valued at $1 billion or more, focused on complex electrical and mechanical systems and commissioning.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, leadership, reporting, analysis, and negotiation ability.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Hyperscale or mission-critical data center experience.
• Relevant scheduling credentials such as PSP or PMI-SP.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead Montera’s scheduling and planning program, defining its vision with senior leadership and implementing it across projects.
• Own the scheduling playbook, including program-level standards, tools and systems; master-schedule structure and standard milestones; schedule hygiene and data quality; and integration with cost and reporting.
• Lead scheduling vendors, hold them accountable to Montera’s standards and deliverables, and communicate the company’s mission and delivery priorities to internal teams and external partners.
• Own the integrated master schedule from site development onward, including power and interconnection milestones; lead baseline development, review, and management, including standard preconstruction deliverables, assumptions, and basis of schedule.
• Support site selection, due diligence, and investment decisions by assessing schedule drivers and risk profiles; partner with the commercial lead on preconstruction so buyout supports schedule requirements and aligns with cash flows.
• Hold general contractors and vendors accountable for monthly schedule updates and deliverables, including schedule quality, logic, and alignment with the master schedule.
• Own OFCI procurement controls by setting required-on-job dates, ensuring vendor commitment and delivery dates support the schedule, managing equipment risk, and evaluating delay claims and commercial exposure from schedule changes.
• Drive regular acceleration reviews and an acceleration mindset across project teams; lead proactive schedule risk management through trend analysis, schedule risk analysis, and corrective action.
• Own the consolidated program view built by scheduling vendors to communicate schedule health and risk to leadership; define leading and lagging KPIs, including on-time milestone delivery; and run performance reviews and lessons-learned sessions with internal teams and partners.

Benefits

• Company pays 90% of health premiums for employees and their dependents.
• Up to 8 weeks of paid time off per year, including holidays, PTO, and sick time.
• Up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave after 6 months of employment.
• 401(k) plan with immediate eligibility, no vesting requirement, and employer match contributions up to 6%.
• Up to $3,500 annually in reimbursement for approved courses, certifications, conferences, and professional development opportunities.
• Remote work stipend.
• Annual performance bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior