Junior Project Controls: Quantities & Progress

Jacobs; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 73,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision benefits

401(k)

Company stock purchase

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 projects 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, tracking installed quantities, progress, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle, and supporting field

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project controls, construction progress tracking, quantity surveying, cost controls, scheduling, or related field.
• Experience tracking 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.

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

Progress tracking

Quantities surveying

Cost controls

Scheduling

Earned value management

Reporting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management/related

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 projects 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, tracking installed quantities, progress, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle, and supporting field