Onsite Senior Quantity & Progress Project Controls Lead

Jacobs; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 105,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior 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. The role focuses on tracking quantities, progress, and earned value within a dedicated project controls team.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in project controls, experience with large industrial projects, and proficiency in EVM, scheduling, and progress reporting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in project controls, construction progress tracking, quantity surveying, cost controls, scheduling, or related degree.
• Experience tracking and reporting installed quantities and physical progress on large industrial, infrastructure, manufacturing, energy, or mission-critical projects.
• Understanding of earned value management (EVM) principles and progress measurement methodologies.

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

Earned value management

Quantities reporting

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Tools

Oracle

EcoSys

Unifier

Synchro

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior 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. The role focuses on tracking quantities, progress, and earned value within a dedicated project controls team.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in project controls, experience with large industrial projects, and proficiency in EVM, scheduling, and progress reporting.