Senior Project Controls Lead — Data Center Construction

Jacobs; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 103,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase

PPTO (Unlimited)

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Project Controls Professional for a site-based assignment in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with future on-site projects across the U.S. You will drive cost control, forecasting, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle, collaborating with construction teams and vendors to ensure accurate Earned Value Management and timely data uploads.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, 4+ years in project controls, and willingness to travel

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with construction contracts and pay application processes.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in project controls, estimating, scheduling or planning, with focus on field operations and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the setup, monitoring, and forecasting of project cost and progress metrics.
• Manage all cost control elements, including budget development and updates; scope change tracking; expenditure and forecast reporting.
• Maintain accurate data in cost control systems and tools.
• Analyze revenue and cost performance and recommend corrective actions to project and construction managers.
• Review and approve contractor pay applications, ensuring compliance with contractual terms.
• Track and report on construction physical progress using Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Coordinate with contractors to collect and upload weekly progress data into project systems.

Skills

Analytical

Organizational

Communication

Cost management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/Construction Management/Finance

Tools

Oracle

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

EcoSys

Unifier

Synchro

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Project Controls Professional for a site-based assignment in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with future on-site projects across the U.S. You will drive cost control, forecasting, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle, collaborating with construction teams and vendors to ensure accurate Earned Value Management and timely data uploads.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, 4+ years in project controls, and willingness to travel