Junior Project Controls – Quantities & Progress Tracking

Jacobs; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 73,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

PPTO

Paid holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is 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 on-site projects across the U.S. This role suits detail‑oriented, collaborative professionals with a strong background in construction progress tracking.

You’ll work with our project controls team to maintain quantity databases, track progress, perform earned value calculations, and provide reliable reporting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project controls, construction progress tracking, cost controls or related field.
• Experience tracking and reporting installed quantities and physical progress on large industrial or infrastructure projects.
• 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 vs actual progress and identify variances.
• Experience supporting weekly and monthly project reporting processes.

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

3+ years experience in project control

Progress tracking

Earned value management understanding

Analytical progress analysis

Weekly/monthly reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management / Engineering / Project Controls

Tools

Oracle

EcoSys

Unifier

Synchro

Job description

Jacobs is 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 on-site projects across the U.S. This role suits detail‑oriented, collaborative professionals with a strong background in construction progress tracking.

You’ll work with our project controls team to maintain quantity databases, track progress, perform earned value calculations, and provide reliable reporting.