Junior Construction Project Controls: Quantities & Progress

Jacobs; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 73,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Deferred compensation plan

Executive Deferral Plan

Unlimited PPTO for salaried/exempt

Seven paid holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Junior Quantity and Progress Tracking Project Controls Professional for a site-based assignment in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with future on-site work across the U.S. You will support a dedicated project controls team, tracking quantities and progress from field to final reporting.

The role emphasizes accuracy, collaboration with construction teams and vendors, and adherence to TogetherBeyond inclusion culture.

Qualifications

• 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
• Understanding of earned value management (EVM) principles and progress measurement methodologies
• Ability to analyze planned versus actual progress and identify schedule or productivity variances

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
• 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

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering, Project Controls, Quantity Surveying, or a related field

Tools

Oracle

EcoSys

Unifier

Synchro

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Junior Quantity and Progress Tracking Project Controls Professional for a site-based assignment in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with future on-site work across the U.S. You will support a dedicated project controls team, tracking quantities and progress from field to final reporting.

The role emphasizes accuracy, collaboration with construction teams and vendors, and adherence to TogetherBeyond inclusion culture.