Jr Quantity/Progress Tracker (Data Center)

Jacobs; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a Junior Quantity and Progress Tracking Project Controls Professional to support site-based assignments across the United States, with initial deployments in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA. The role focuses on tracking installed quantities, progress, and earned value to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

You will work with the project controls team, field crews, and vendors to maintain data integrity, update dashboards, and assist in progress reporting for large

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project controls, construction progress tracking, quantity surveying, cost controls, scheduling
• Experience tracking and reporting installed quantities and physical progress on large industrial, infrastructure, manufacturing, energy, or mission-critical projects

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the project quantity database
• Track quantity growth, scope changes, and quantity trends throughout the project lifecycle
• Establish and maintain progress measurement procedures, rules, and weighting methodologies
• Define measurable progress quantities and percent-complete criteria for Construction
• Collect, validate, and track installed quantities to measure actual project progress
• Review and verify contractor-reported progress against field conditions and measurable quantities
• Conduct or support field walkdowns to validate progress and installed work
• Calculate earned quantities, earned progress, and percent complete for reporting purposes
• Monitor and report planned vs. actual quantities, progress performance, and productivity trends
• Track completed quantities against contractor invoices and support validation of progress payments
• Maintain progress reporting tools, databases, Power BI dashboards, and reporting systems

Skills

Project controls

Construction progress tracking

Quantity surveying

Cost controls

Scheduling

Progress reporting

Data analysis

Field execution knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management / Engineering / Project Controls / Quantity Surveying

Tools

Oracle

EcoSys

Unifier

Synchro

Job description

We are seeking a Junior Quantity and Progress Tracking Project Controls Professional to support an ongoing site-based assignment in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with future projects also requiring on-site presence across the U.S. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented and collaborative professional with a strong background in construction progress tracking.

You will work as part of a dedicated project controls team, collaborating closely with construction teams and vendors to ensure accurate progress tracking and quantities installed reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

Bring your curiosity, passion for innovation, and talent for multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment. We’ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what inspires you – so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

Your most impactful mission in this role is to act as a champion for our TogetherBeyond culture of caring at Jacobs. TogetherBeyond is our approach to living inclusion every day and enabling diversity and quality globally. For us, this means creating a culture of belonging where we all thrive by embracing all perspectives.

What You’ll Do:

• Maintain and update the project quantity database.
• Track quantity growth, scope changes, and quantity trends throughout the project lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain progress measurement procedures, rules, and weighting methodologies.
• Define measurable progress quantities and percent-complete criteria for Construction.
• Collect, validate, and track installed quantities to measure actual project progress.
• Review and verify contractor-reported progress against field conditions and measurable quantities.
• Conduct or support field walkdowns to validate progress and installed work.
• Calculate earned quantities, earned progress, and percent complete for reporting purposes.
• Monitor and report planned vs. actual quantities, progress performance, and productivity trends.
• Track completed quantities against contractor invoices and support validation of progress payments.
• Maintain progress reporting tools, databases, Power BI dashboards, and reporting systems.
• 3+ years of experience in project controls, construction progress tracking, quantity surveying, cost controls, scheduling, or a related degree (Construction Management, Construction Science, Business Management, etc.)
• Experience tracking and reporting installed quantities and physical progress on large industrial, infrastructure, manufacturing, energy, or mission-critical projects.
• Working knowledge of construction sequencing, installation methods, and field execution practices across multiple disciplines.
• Experience validating contractor progress and supporting progress payment reviews.
• Understanding of earned value management (EVM) principles and progress measurement methodologies.
• Ability to analyze planned versus actual progress and identify schedule or productivity variances.
• Experience supporting weekly and monthly project reporting processes.

Ideally, You’ll Also Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, Project Controls, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
• Proficiency in project controls software, including:
• Oracle
• EcoSys
• Unifier
• Synchro
• Industry-recognized certifications such as:
• Certified Cost Professional (CCP) Construction Manager (CCM)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Risk Management Professional (RMP)

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