Planner/Scheduler/Cost Control Professional -- San Francisco CA

Jacobs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Company stock purchase

PPTO & holidays

Job summary

Jacobs seeks an experienced, hands-on Planning, Scheduling, and Cost Control Professional to join our project controls team in the San Francisco Bay Area. This mid-level role combines schedule leadership with cost management to drive timely, cost-efficient project delivery while collaborating across engineering, construction, and commercial teams.

You will lead development of schedules, manage EVM reporting, and mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years planning and scheduling on engineering/construction projects.
• Minimum 5 years cost management / cost control.
• Degree in a related field.
• Expert Primavera P6 with resource/cost loading and Earned Value reporting.
• Experience with Earned Value Management.
• Strong Excel skills (tables, XLOOKUP, INDEX, filtering).
• Understanding of building construction methods and industry practices.
• Experience with claims analysis and change orders.
• Proven planning and scheduling approach beyond a P6 admin.
• On-site daily work with client.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of project schedules, including CPM logic.
• Load resources and costs, analyze milestones and percent complete.
• Prepare and present schedule and cost analysis reports.
• Manage change control and time impact analysis; support claims.
• Process cost data, forecast cash flows and variances.
• Monitor budgets, actuals, and forecasts; suggest corrective actions.
• Provide Earned Value Management reporting.
• Collaborate with estimating, planning, risk and project leadership.
• Mentor junior project controls staff.
• Ensure controls satisfy contract requirements and support invoicing.
• Participate in constructability/value engineering reviews.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Cost control

Earned Value Mgmt

Excel (XLOOKUP)

On-site work

Education

Degree in related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Excel

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Jacobs seeks an experienced, hands-on Planning, Scheduling, and Cost Control Professional to join our project controls team supporting engineering and construction programs in San Francisco/Bay Area CA and the Western region. This role combines Mid-level schedule leadership with cost management and impact delay support to drive timely, cost-effective project delivery while collaborating across engineering, construction, and commercial teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development, maintenance, and analysis of project schedules including integrated master schedules and CPM logic.
• Resource and cost load schedules and perform schedule optimization, milestone analysis, and percent-complete updates.
• Prepare, review, and present schedule and cost analysis reports graphically and in writing for project teams and clients.
• Implement and administer project-specific change control and time impact analysis; support claims and change order preparation and resolution.
• Execute cost control processes collect, consolidate, and validate cost data; develop timely cost forecasts, cashflows, and variance analyses.
• Monitor budget, actuals, and forecasts; identify trends and recommend corrective actions or mitigation programs.
• Provide Earned Value Management reporting and interpretation.
• Collaborate with estimating, planning, risk, and project leadership to align schedule, cost, and quantity controls.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced project controls staff.
• Ensure project controls practices satisfy contract requirements and support client invoicing.
• Participate in constructability and value engineering reviews to identify schedule and cost improvements.
• Maintain on-site presence is required.

Please Note - to be successful in this role, you'll have the ability to work onsite with our client on a daily basis.

Bring your curiosity, passion for innovation, and talent for multi-tasking in afast-paced environment. We’ll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what inspires you – so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

Here's what you'll need

• Minimum 5 years of planning and scheduling experience on engineering and/or construction projects.
• Minimum 5 years of cost management / cost control experience.
• Degree in a related field.
• Expert, hands-on user of Primavera P6 including resource and cost loading, stored periods, and Earned Value reporting.
• Demonstrated experience with Earned Value Management.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel including tables, XLOOKUP, INDEX, filtering, data manipulation, and summarization.
• Thorough understanding of building construction methods, timelines, and industry practices.
• Experience with claims analysis and change order processes.
• Proven planning and scheduling approach and judgment (not solely a P6 administrator).
• Ability to work On-Site daily with our client.

Ideally, you'll have

• 7+ years of planning and scheduling experience.
• EPC, EPCM, or multi-phase project experience.
• Rail experience.
• Ability to develop WBS for large complex projects and lead Interactive Planning Sessions translating outcomes into CPM schedules.
• Experience managing contractors’ schedulers
• Experience creating integrated master schedules for large projects and programs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business acumen skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to present technical material to diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to gain familiarity with company-standard project control systems and ability to implement them effectively.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $135,000.00 to $185,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Job posted on August 21, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.