Junior Project Controls: Quantity & Progress Tracker

Jacobs; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 73,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PPTO (U.S.)

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Holiday leave & caregiver leave

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 projects across the U.S. You will support a dedicated project controls team, tracking installed quantities and progress, and maintaining BI dashboards.

The role emphasizes data validation, progress measurement, and collaboration with construction teams and vendors to ensure accurate reporting throughout the project

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project controls or related construction progress tracking.
• Experience tracking installed quantities and progress on large industrial projects.
• Knowledge of earned value management and progress measurement methods.

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

Quantities tracking

Earned value management (EVM)

Schedule analysis

Data validation

Reporting & analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management / Civil Engineering / related field

Construction Management or project controls coursework

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 projects across the U.S. You will support a dedicated project controls team, tracking installed quantities and progress, and maintaining BI dashboards.

The role emphasizes data validation, progress measurement, and collaboration with construction teams and vendors to ensure accurate reporting throughout the project