Project Controls Cost Manager (Data Center)

Jacobs; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a seasoned Project Controls Cost Manager to join our Programs Management Team on major EPC initiatives. This on-site role in Spartanburg, SC covers forecasting, budget analysis, change control, earned value, and risk management to ensure cost integrity across projects.

You will lead the cost controls team, report to senior management, and coordinate with clients and proposals, shaping project financial performance and reporting.

Qualifications

• At least 20 years of project cost controls experience.
• Extensive experience with Total Installed Cost management and reporting.
• Experience with collecting and reporting on field progress / quantities installed.
• Experience coordinating and executing project issues on multi-projects.
• Experience aligning construction cost with Primavera P6 schedule.
• Experience in project controls and financial issues in commercial operations.
• Ability to work full-time on-site in Spartanburg, SC and per diem is offered.
• Experience leading teams on multi-million/billion EPC projects.

Responsibilities

• Forecast costs, manage changes, cost management, budget analysis, earned value tracking, risk management, proposals, cashflow, and reporting tools.
• Manage the overall program construction cost controls and reporting function with updates and presentations to management.
• Assist the Program Project Services Director with the Project Controls team management.

Skills

Cost controls

Total installed cost

Field progress reporting

Issue coordination

Primavera P6 scheduling

Project controls finance

Team leadership EPC

Education

Construction management degree

Tools

Excel

Databases

Power BI

Dashboard development

Job description

Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the “why” of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life‑saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we’re integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

We challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you’re interested in a long and rewarding career working with the #1 ranked most admired engineering / construction company in the world, and the industry’s best and most innovative engineers, then Jacobs is where you belong. We are looking for a driven and curious Project Controls Cost Manager to support our Program Management Team.

As a key member of our EPC support team, you’ll will have the chance to work on-site using your expertise in construction: forecasting, change management, cost management, project budget analysis, project earned value measurement tracking, risk management, proposals, cashflow and reporting tools. You will manage the overall program construction cost controls and reporting function by providing client management, updates, and presentations at all levels of management. You will assist the Program Project Services Director with management of the Project Controls team.

Join us and we will assist in continuing the development of your skills and exploring all that you can do across our global company, with opportunities to share your knowledge along the way.

• At least 20 years of project cost controls experience

• Extensive experience with Total Installed Cost management and reporting

• Experience with collecting and reporting on field progress / quantities installed

• Experience working on various projects to include coordinating and executing project issues

• Experience in aligning construction cost with a Primavera P6 schedule

• Experience in project controls, commercial operations, with emphasis on project controls and financial issues

• Must be able to take a full-time on-site role in Spartanburg, SC – per diem package offered

• Must have led teams on multi-million/billion EPC Projects

Ideally, here’s what you’ll also have:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or other business management related degree

• Program level related experience

• Skills with Excel, Databases, Power BI and dashboard development

• Cost estimating experience

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