Senior Project Controls Leader - Hybrid

Jacobs; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan and stock purchase option

PPTO and holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead day-to-day project controls across a major program. You’ll direct budgeting, cost control, change management, forecasting, and reporting while coordinating with operations, design, and construction teams.

You’ll manage a group of project controls professionals, including scheduling, cost controls, and IT/PMIS. Willingness to travel and a hybrid work model are required; Midwest base preferred with potential flexibility to other western states.

Qualifications

• Fifteen years of progressive project controls experience with increasing responsibility on large projects/programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Project Management, Construction Management, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in cost engineering functions including estimating, cost control, change management, risk management, and variance analysis.
• Experience with Primavera P6 scheduling for projects, programs, and portfolios.
• Ability to develop and maintain standard program procedures for project controls.
• Ability to develop and evaluate major program cost estimates and long-range budgets.
• Experience building Primavera P6 cost-loaded and resource-loaded schedules.

Responsibilities

• Point of contact for Operations, Project Managers, Project Director, and client for project controls.
• Ensure alignment between design, construction, and project services to support program needs.
• Attend and support Operations status review meetings.
• Maintain budget integrity through approved scope changes.
• Support estimate development and forecasting.
• Develop and manage a resource-loaded P6 master schedule.
• Monitor, analyze, and report progress, cost and schedule variances and forecasts.
• Lead the project controls team and mentor staff.
• Communicate clearly with Jacobs and client management at all levels.

Skills

Project controls

Primavera P6

Cost estimating

Cost control

Risk management

Scheduling

Presentation to management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration

Tools

Primavera P6

PMIS

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead day-to-day project controls across a major program. You’ll direct budgeting, cost control, change management, forecasting, and reporting while coordinating with operations, design, and construction teams.

You’ll manage a group of project controls professionals, including scheduling, cost controls, and IT/PMIS. Willingness to travel and a hybrid work model are required; Midwest base preferred with potential flexibility to other western states.