Junior Project Controls: Quantity & Progress Tracker

Jacobs; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 73,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a Junior Quantity and Progress Tracking Project Controls Professional to support a site-based assignment in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with future on-site presence across the U.S. You’ll work within a dedicated project controls team to track installed quantities, progress, and earned value throughout the project lifecycle.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in project controls or quantity surveying, experience validating contractor progress, and familiarity with EVM principles

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
• 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

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

Scheduling

Education

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

Tools

Oracle

EcoSys

Unifier

Synchro

Job description

Jacobs seeks a Junior Quantity and Progress Tracking Project Controls Professional to support a site-based assignment in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with future on-site presence across the U.S. You’ll work within a dedicated project controls team to track installed quantities, progress, and earned value throughout the project lifecycle.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in project controls or quantity surveying, experience validating contractor progress, and familiarity with EVM principles