Senior Project Controls: Quantities & Progress Tracking

Jacobs; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Quantity and Progress Tracking Project Controls Professional to support site-based assignments in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with future on-site work across the U.S. The role focuses on accurate progress tracking, quantity reporting, and earned value management for large industrial projects.

You will work with the project controls team, validate contractor progress, maintain databases and Power BI dashboards, and drive disciplined progress measurement from

Qualifications

• 10+ years in project controls, construction progress tracking, or related cost controls.
• Experience with large industrial, infrastructure, or energy projects.
• Strong knowledge of earned value management (EVM) and progress measurement.
• Ability to validate progress vs field conditions and manage payments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the project quantity database.
• Track quantity growth, scope changes, and trends throughout the project lifecycle.
• Establish progress measurement procedures, rules, and weighting methodologies.
• Define measurable progress quantities and percent-complete criteria for Construction.
• Collect, validate, and track installed quantities to measure actual project progress.
• Review and verify contractor-reported progress against field conditions and measurable quantities.
• Conduct or support field walkdowns to validate progress and installed work.
• Calculate earned quantities, earned progress, and percent complete for reporting purposes.
• Monitor and report planned vs. actual quantities, progress performance, and productivity trends.
• Track completed quantities against contractor invoices and support validation of progress payments.
• Maintain progress reporting tools, databases, Power BI dashboards, and reporting systems.

Skills

Project controls

Earned value management (EVM)

Progress tracking

Quantity surveying

Cost controls

Scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related

Tools

Oracle

EcoSys

Unifier

Synchro

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Quantity and Progress Tracking Project Controls Professional to support site-based assignments in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with future on-site work across the U.S. The role focuses on accurate progress tracking, quantity reporting, and earned value management for large industrial projects.

You will work with the project controls team, validate contractor progress, maintain databases and Power BI dashboards, and drive disciplined progress measurement from