Travel Program Manager - EnergyLink
ConfidentialAbout Us: EnergyLink Sourcing LLC serves as the centralized supply chain arm of Quanta Services and its operating companies. Our centralized approach enables us to establish stronger partnerships across our supplier and client networks, improve material availability, and drive greater certainty of delivery for our customers. We are proud to support dynamic projects that power communities and drive progress. Our team is driven by integrity, responsiveness, and a commitment to delivering results. At EnergyLink, we believe in building long-term relationships with our clients, our partners, and our employees – grounded in trust, collaboration, and performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining top talent by offering competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth. About this Role: Leading the Travel Experience for a Fortune 500 Infrastructure Leader Location: Houston, TX (Onsite) Schedule: Monday-Friday | Core Hours 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Company: EnergyLink Sourcing, a Quanta Services Company EnergyLink Sourcing is seeking an experienced Travel Program Manager to lead and optimize our enterprise-wide travel program supporting Quanta Services operating companies across North America. This highly visible role serves as the strategic owner of corporate travel, balancing cost management, traveler experience, supplier performance, and program compliance across a diverse and rapidly growing organization. As the enterprise travel expert, you will work closely with operating company leaders, employees, travel management partners, and suppliers to develop travel solutions that support business objectives while ensuring safety, efficiency, and a best-in-class traveler experience. This is an opportunity to build and influence travel strategy on a large scale while partnering with one of the nation's leading infrastructure organizations. If you're passionate about creating world-class travel programs, negotiating game-changing supplier partnerships, leveraging data to drive results, and delivering exceptional traveler experiences, this role was built for you. What You'll Do: Serve as the enterprise-wide owner and subject matter expert for Quanta's business travel program, supporting multiple operating companies across North America. Develop, implement, and optimize travel policies while providing guidance to operating companies with varying levels of travel program maturity. Manage relationships with travel management companies (TMCs), airlines, hotel providers, rental car agencies, and travel technology partners. Lead RFPs, supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and vendor performance reviews to drive value and improve service levels. Own travel spends management, reporting, budgeting, and savings initiatives across the enterprise. Monitor travel program performance through analytics, dashboards, and quarterly business reviews for leadership. Act as the primary escalation point for complex travel disruptions, emergencies, and traveler support issues. Support employee travel needs, including booking tool access, travel guidance, policy interpretation, and issue resolution. Lead implementation, administration, and adoption of travel booking and expense management platforms. Coordinate traveler safety and duty-of-care initiatives in partnership with HR, Security, and business leadership. Manage group travel, executive travel, conferences, and special travel projects as required. Drive continuous improvement through process optimization, automation, traveler feedback, and industry best practices. Support onboarding of newly acquired operating companies into the enterprise travel program. What You'll Bring: Bachelor's degree in Business, Hospitality, Supply Chain, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered. 7+ years of corporate travel management, travel operations, procurement, supplier management, or related experience. Proven experience negotiating contracts and managing su…