Junior Project Controls: Quantity & Progress Tracker Onsite

Jacobs; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 73,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Basic life insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Deferred compensation

Executive Deferral Plan

Unlimited PPTO

Paid holidays

Caregiver leave

Merit increases

Discretionary bonus

Stock

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking 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 positions across the U.S. This role suits a detail-oriented analyst with a background in construction progress tracking.

You will join a dedicated project controls team, partnering with construction crews and vendors to ensure accurate progress, installed quantities, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project controls or construction progress tracking.
• Experience tracking installed quantities and progress on large projects.
• Knowledge of earned value management (EVM) and progress measurement.
• Ability to analyze planned vs actual progress and identify variances.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the project quantity database.
• Track quantity growth, scope changes, and 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

Quantity surveying

Cost controls

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management / related field

Tools

Oracle

EcoSys

Unifier

Synchro

Job description

Jacobs is seeking 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 positions across the U.S. This role suits a detail-oriented analyst with a background in construction progress tracking.

You will join a dedicated project controls team, partnering with construction crews and vendors to ensure accurate progress, installed quantities, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.