Project Controls (LSNA-NC)

Jacobs; Cary (NC); In loco; USD 73.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Stock purchase

PPTO and holidays

Caregiver leave

Descrizione del lavoro

Jacobs in Cary, NC is seeking a driven Project Controls professional to support the Program Management Team. You will forecast progress, measure performance, and report on subcontractor performance to ensure project success.

The role requires 2+ years in project controls and a strong ability to analyze data, develop WBS structures, and coordinate with field teams. Onsite work in Cary, with competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in construction progress measurement, earned value management, or project controls.
• Experience developing progress measurement systems.
• Knowledge of EVM principles.
• Experience with WBS and progress measurement frameworks.
• Ability to analyze progress data and forecast performance.
• Experience with BIM models and quantity takeoffs.
• Proficient with Excel and reporting tools.

Mansioni

• Provide solid forecasting and progress measurement reporting.
• Manage subcontractor performance data and validation.
• Develop and maintain WBS, quantity tracking, and progress measurement frameworks.
• Collaborate with construction teams to resolve data discrepancies.
• Prepare progress and earned value reports for stakeholders.

Conoscenze

Strong communication skills

Data analysis

Forecasting & progress measurement

Formazione

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

Strumenti

Primavera P6

Navisworks

Power BI

Prolog/IPC

Polaris

Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

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

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 professional in Clayton/Cary, North Carolina to support our Program Management Team.

You’ll have the chance to work on this team providing solid forecasting, progress measurement, reporting and subcontractor performance management.

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.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Controls, or a related field; or equivalent years of experience in lieu of degree.
• At least 2+ years of experience in construction progress measurement, quantity surveying, earned value management, project controls, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and reporting quantity-based progress measurement systems.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and performance measurement methodologies.
• Experience developing and maintaining Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), quantity tracking structures, and progress measurement frameworks.
• Ability to collect, validate, analyze, and report construction progress data to support performance measurement and forecasting.
• Experience performing or validating quantity takeoffs from engineering deliverables, construction drawings, or BIM models.
• Understanding of forecasting, productivity measurement, progress trending, and variance analysis.
• Ability to interpret engineering and construction documentation, including drawings, specifications, P&IDs, and isometrics.
• Experience working directly with construction management teams, subcontractors, and field personnel to verify reported progress and resolve data discrepancies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and project performance reporting tools.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to prepare and present progress and earned value performance reports.

Ideally, here’s what you’ll also have

• Experience leading quantity surveyors, progress measurement specialists, or project controls teams.
• Advanced knowledge of earned value management, including Rules of Credit, progress curves, CPI/SPI analysis, EAC, ETC, productivity metrics, and performance factor forecasting.
• Experience implementing quantity-based earned value systems on large capital, industrial, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or EPC projects.
• Experience establishing progress measurement governance, reporting standards, quality assurance processes, and enterprise-level quantity management frameworks.
• Knowledge of CSI MasterFormat, UniFormat, contract requirements, change management, claims evaluation, and commercial impacts related to progress measurement.
• Primavera P6 experience, including progress integration, resource loading, cost loading, and performance reporting.
• Expertise in quantity surveying methodologies across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning work phases.
• Experience integrating cost, schedule, and quantity data to support project forecasting and executive decision-making.
• Proficiency with project controls, estimating, and reporting systems, including Prolog, Polaris, IPCS, Power BI, or similar platforms.
• Experience developing digital dashboards, automated reporting solutions, and performance analytics tools.
• Experience with BIM-enabled quantity surveying and model-based progress measurement, including Autodesk Navisworks and 5D BIM workflows.
• Experience validating construction progress using reality capture technologies, LiDAR scanning, point clouds, drone imagery, or geospatial verification methods.
• Knowledge of connected digital delivery environments and model-based project controls workflows.

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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 a 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 $73,100.00 to $120,000.00. 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 November 03, 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.

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