Site-Based Junior Project Controls & Quantity Tracker

Jacobs; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Company stock purchase

PPTO (Personal Paid Time Off)

7 paid holidays

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Junior Quantity and Progress Tracking Project Controls professional for a site-based assignment in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with potential future projects across the U.S. The role focuses on accurate progress tracking, quantity reporting, and collaboration with construction teams and vendors to ensure successful project outcomes.

You will support the project controls team, maintaining databases and reporting systems, validating progress, and contributing to earned

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project controls, construction progress tracking, quantity surveying, or related degree fields.
• Experience tracking and reporting installed quantities and physical progress on large projects.
• Understanding of earned value management (EVM) principles and progress measurement methods.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the project quantity database.
• Track quantity growth, scope changes, and quantity 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 progress.
• Review contractor-reported progress against field conditions and quantities.
• Support field walkdowns to validate progress and installed work.
• Calculate earned quantities, earned progress, and percent complete for reporting.
• Monitor and report planned vs. actual quantities and productivity trends.
• Track completed quantities against contractor invoices and support progress payments.
• Maintain progress reporting tools, databases, and Power BI dashboards.

Skills

Project controls

Earned value management (EVM)

Progress tracking

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management/Engineering/Project Controls

Tools

Oracle

EcoSys

Unifier

Synchro

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Junior Quantity and Progress Tracking Project Controls professional for a site-based assignment in Spartanburg, SC or Baton Rouge, LA, with potential future projects across the U.S. The role focuses on accurate progress tracking, quantity reporting, and collaboration with construction teams and vendors to ensure successful project outcomes.

You will support the project controls team, maintaining databases and reporting systems, validating progress, and contributing to earned