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title: 'Technical Solutions Engineer at Planera'
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# Technical Solutions Engineer at Planera

- **Company:** Planera
- **Location:** United States
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-06-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/planera/87cfc675-42be-4669-92b4-2e0b419fe3ca/application

**Skills:** Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, CPM scheduling principles, Project sequencing, Excel

> Customer-facing role combining construction scheduling expertise with technical aptitude to support sales cycles. Responsibilities include leading technical conversations, delivering product demos, and helping prospects integrate Planera into their existing workflows.

## Job description

## About Planera

Planera is a fast-growing software startup bringing real change to construction planning and scheduling. We are disrupting an industry that has seen little innovation in decades, and the opportunity for change, and upside, is big. Our culture is dynamic, smart, and spirited, and we are committed to solving critical problems for general contractors and project owners. Join us and help to grow a company that will change how the world is built.

## Role Overview

The Solutions Engineer (SE) is a customer-facing role that combines strong construction scheduling knowledge with strong communication and technical aptitude. This role is designed for experienced construction professionals who have built and managed project schedules and are comfortable explaining how work gets planned, sequenced, and executed. As a Solutions Engineer, you will work closely with Sales to help prospective customers understand how Planera fits into their existing scheduling and planning workflows. This role does not require prior software sales experience. However, it does require strong construction and scheduling experience, comfort with modern software tools, and the ability to communicate effectively with construction professionals at all levels of an organization.

Required Experience and Skills

- Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial or heavy civil construction
- Hands-on experience building and managing project schedules
- Background That is a Strong Fit
- Project Manager or Assistant Project Manager
- Superintendent with strong scheduling involvement
- Construction operations roles with direct schedule ownership
- Strong working knowledge of:
- Primavera P6 (preferred)
- Microsoft Project
- Solid understanding of:
- CPM scheduling principles
- Project sequencing and dependencies
- How schedules are used to manage projects in practice
- Strong technical aptitude and comfort learning new software
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to engage effectively with construction professionals at all levels.

## What You'll Do

Partner with Sales to support qualified opportunities from discovery through close. You'll lead technical conversations, deliver workflow-driven product demos, and help prospects connect their existing scheduling practices to Planera. Core Responsibilities

- Run discovery to understand how customers build and manage schedules today, including their use of P6, Microsoft Project, or Excel, and how scheduling connects to field execution
- Deliver tailored demos to project managers, superintendents, schedulers, and operations leaders, adjusting for project type, audience role, and scheduling maturity.
- Speak confidently to CPM concepts: logic, sequencing, constraints, calendars, lookaheads, and how Planera fits alongside or replaces existing tools
- Lead follow-up technical conversations and deeper dives as needed throughout the sales cycle
- Communicate clearly across all levels of a construction organization, from field leadership to executive stakeholders, without relying on unnecessary jargon

Work Environment and Travel

- This is a fully remote role
- Travel is expected to be limited, estimated at approximately 10–15%:
- Travel expectations may vary based on business needs

## Why Join Us

- Impact: Be at the forefront of transforming a $12.1 trillion industry. Make a meaningful impact on how the world builds.
- Culture: Join a smart, spirited team dedicated to innovation and excellence.
- Growth: Opportunity for professional growth and career advancement in a fast-paced start-up environment.

Benefits: Competitive salary, stock options, benefits package, and a dynamic work environment.

## About Planera

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Planera provides a modern, cloud-native construction scheduling platform that replaces legacy tools like Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project with an AI-powered CPM scheduler.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A-II; total funding $26.9M)
- **Headquarters**: San Ramon, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Erik Swenson (CEO), Saif Lodhi (CTO), Scotland Foss (Product Strategy), Travis Ortiz (Head of CS)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Construction technology (ConTech)
- **Target customers**: General contractors, specialty contractors, and owners (B2B, Enterprise, mid-market to ENR 100 firms)
- **Mission**: “Improving construction outcomes and safety through accessible planning.”

## Products & Services
- **Planera Platform (Core CPM Scheduler)**: A full Critical Path Method scheduling engine with all relationship types, lag/lead, constraints, critical path and float analysis. Cloud-native with a drag-and-drop digital whiteboard interface.
- **AI Assistant “Manny”**: An intelligent scheduling assistant that answers questions, runs what-if scenarios, and proactively surfaces risk using AI.
- **Monte Carlo Simulation & DCMA 14-Point Checks**: Built-in schedule quality analysis and risk modeling against industry standards.
- **Field Schedules**: Connect task-level field schedules to the master project plan, keeping office and field aligned.
- **Preconstruction Planning**: Seamless planning and scheduling for the preconstruction phase.
- **Enterprise Portfolio Visibility**: Real-time, cross-project dashboards for leadership.
- **Integrations**: Native integrations with Procore and Autodesk; file import/export compatibility with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metrics**:
  - **Total Funding**: $26.9M (last round: $8M Series A-II, ~8 months ago per CB Insights)
  - **Annual Revenue**: $4.3M (LinkedIn estimate)
  - **Headcount**: 54 employees (+71.8% YoY)
- **Notable Investors**: Sorenson Capital, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Zachry Construction, Prudence (and 5+ others)
- **Key Customers**: Balfour Beatty, HITT Contracting, Swinerton, Hensel Phelps, Big-D Construction, Zachry, and many other ENR 100 general contractors.
- **Growth Signals**: Over 50 million scheduling days planned on the platform; SOC 2 Type 2 certified; significant headcount growth; expanding into data center and infrastructure verticals.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full CPM depth, modern UX**: Offers the scheduling power of Primavera P6 without the desktop-only, steep learning curve—delivered in a collaborative, cloud-native interface.
- **AI-first approach**: Built-in AI (Manny) for risk analysis, scenario simulation, and schedule quality checks (DCMA 14-point).
- **Seamless interoperability**: Native integrations with Procore and Autodesk, plus file compatibility with P6 and MS Project, lower switching costs for contractors.
- **Domain expertise**: Dedicated onboarding team with deep construction experience, not just software generalists.
- **Security**: SOC 2 Type 2 certified with enterprise-grade SSO and role-based access.

## Strategic Focus
- **Replace legacy scheduling tools**: Actively targeting contractors stuck on P6 or MS Project by offering a modern alternative that still meets contract file-format requirements.
- **AI leadership**: Continued development of the AI assistant (“Manny”) to automate schedule analysis and generate real-time insights.
- **Vertical expansion**: Deepening presence in data centers, infrastructure, and large-scale commercial projects.
- **Enterprise scaling**: Growing from mid-market to top-tier ENR 100 firms with portfolio-level visibility tools.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & team**: “Dedicated to your success” – hands-on, construction-savvy support and implementation teams. The founding team combines construction scheduling expertise with modern software engineering.
- **Growth trajectory**: 71.8% YoY headcount growth signals a fast-scaling company with expanding opportunities.
- **Engineering culture**: Building a cloud-native, AI-powered platform from the ground up – opportunity to work on challenging problems in scheduling, real-time collaboration, and machine learning.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Based in San Ramon, CA; hybrid likely (details not publicly specified).
- **Notable perks**: Modern tech stack, meaningful impact on a historically under-served industry, SOC 2-certified secure environment.

## Sources
1. [planera.io](https://www.planera.io/)
2. [planera.io/about-us](https://www.planera.io/about-us)
3. [linkedin.com – Planera Inc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/planera-inc)
4. [cbinsights.com – Planera](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/planera)

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