Project Controls Professional

Jacobs; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Accommodations available

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Intermediate Project Controls Professional to support complex buildings and infrastructure projects across Canadian offices, including Ontario. You will manage budgets, forecasts, schedules, and performance reporting while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role emphasizes cost control, risk management, and continuous improvement, with a hybrid work model and accommodations available to candidates with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field as listed.
• At least 3 years experience in a project controls or related function is required.
• Experience on buildings and infrastructure type projects is desired.
• Proficient with MS Office tools, with Excel proficiency mandatory.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and report on project budgets, forecasts, and cost performance.
• Support scheduling, progress measurement, and performance metrics.
• Establish and manage cost control structures, WBS, and forecasting processes.
• Assist with monthly reviews, financial reviews, and performance reporting.
• Support risk assessments, contingency planning, and change management.

Skills

Cost management

Forecasting

Scheduling

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's in Cost Management, Engineering, Project Management, Business, Accounting or Finance

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by delivering innovative solutions that create lasting value for our clients and communities. As a Intermediate Project Controls Professional, you will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of complex buildings and infrastructure projects across Jacobs canadian offices (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba).

Working closely with multidisciplinary project teams, you will provide project controls expertise in cost management, forecasting, scheduling, earned value analysis, risk management, and project performance reporting. Your contributions will help ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule, and within budget while supporting informed business and project decision-making.

The successful candidate is a proactive and detail-oriented professional with strong analytical skills, commercial awareness, and a passion for driving project performance and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Develop, maintain, monitor, analyze, forecast, and report on project budgets, commitments, expenditures, estimates at completion (EAC), cash flow, productivity, and project financial performance.
• Support the development and maintenance of project schedules, work plans, progress measurement systems, and performance metrics.
• Establish and manage project cost control structures, including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), cost coding, forecasting, and reporting processes.
• Assist Project Managers and Project Directors with monthly Operating Project Reviews (OPRs), financial reviews, and performance reporting.
• Support quarterly forecasting activities, including revenue, cost, margin, and resource projections.
• Review project expenditures and cost transactions to identify discrepancies, incorrect charges, cost variances, and trends requiring corrective action.
• Process, validate, and track subcontractor and subconsultant invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Prepare and analyze cost reports, cash flow forecasts, earned value metrics, and project performance indicators.
• Conduct cost and schedule risk assessments and provide recommendations regarding contingency utilization and mitigation strategies.
• Support project pricing, budgeting, and proposal development activities while ensuring compliance with Jacobs policies, procedures, and governance requirements.
• Facilitate change management processes, including tracking potential changes, evaluating financial impacts, and ensuring approved changes are reflected in project forecasts and budgets.
• Identify project risks, financial exposures, and performance issues early and collaborate with project teams to develop recovery and mitigation plans.
• Generate routine and ad hoc project controls analyses, reports, dashboards, and presentations for project leadership and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with project teams to improve project controls processes, reporting efficiency, and data quality.
• Perform other project controls and project management support duties as assigned.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor's in Cost Management, Engineering, Project Management, Business, Accounting or Finance preferred.
• At least 3 years experience in a project controls or related function is required
• Previous experience working on buildings and infrastructure type projects is desired.
• Proficient computer skills using MS Office tools. Proficient Excel skills are a must.
• Good verbal and written communications skills

Posted Salary Range Minimum

75,000.00

Posted Salary Range Upper

100,000.00

The base salary range for this position is $75,000.00 to $100,000.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across Ontario, Canada locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

At Jacobs, we use AI-driven recruitment to match top talent with opportunity—however, human connection and fairness remain at the heart of every hiring decision.

Jacobs welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request an accommodation, please select here.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.