Junior Quantity & Progress Controls Specialist

Jacobs; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 73,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Company stock purchase plan

Unlimited PPTO

7 paid holidays

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Junior Quantity and Progress Tracking Project Controls Professional for an ongoing site-based assignment in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with future projects across the U.S. This role focuses on precise progress tracking and quantity reporting within a dedicated project controls team.

You will validate progress against field conditions, calculate earned quantities and percentages, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reporting tools to support leadership decisions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project controls, construction progress tracking, quantity surveying, cost controls, scheduling, or a related degree
• 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

Cost controls

Scheduling

Earned value management

Progress reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Controls, Quantity Surveying, or a related field

Tools

Oracle

EcoSys

Unifier

Synchro

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Junior Quantity and Progress Tracking Project Controls Professional for an ongoing site-based assignment in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with future projects across the U.S. This role focuses on precise progress tracking and quantity reporting within a dedicated project controls team.

You will validate progress against field conditions, calculate earned quantities and percentages, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reporting tools to support leadership decisions.