Junior Quantity & Progress Tracker — Project Controls

Jacobs; Denver (CO); 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 plan

Executive Deferral Plan

Unlimited PPTO

Seven paid holidays

Caregiver leave

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 work across the U.S. You will join a dedicated project controls team, tracking installed quantities, reviewing contractor progress, and maintaining Power BI dashboards and reporting systems.

This role emphasizes attention to detail, collaboration with construction teams, and accurate progress reporting throughout the

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project controls, construction progress tracking, cost controls, scheduling, or a related degree.
• Experience tracking and reporting installed quantities and 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

Progress tracking

Quantity surveying

Cost controls

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or 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 work across the U.S. You will join a dedicated project controls team, tracking installed quantities, reviewing contractor progress, and maintaining Power BI dashboards and reporting systems.

This role emphasizes attention to detail, collaboration with construction teams, and accurate progress reporting throughout the