Site-Based Junior Quantity & Progress Tracker - Project Controls

Jacobs; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 73,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Company stock purchase program

Unlimited PPTO

7 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 nationwide opportunities. You will support progress tracking, quantity reporting, and contractor progress validation across projects.

The role requires attention to detail, collaboration with construction teams and vendors, and familiarity with earned value concepts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project controls, construction progress tracking, quantity surveying, cost controls, scheduling, or a related degree.
• Experience tracking and reporting installed quantities and physical progress on large industrial, infrastructure, manufacturing, energy, or mission-critical projects.
• Working knowledge of construction sequencing, installation methods, and field execution practices across multiple disciplines.
• Experience validating contractor progress and supporting progress payment reviews.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the project quantity database.
• Track quantity growth, scope changes, and quantity trends throughout the project lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain 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

Progress tracking

Data analysis

Earned value management

Education

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

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 nationwide opportunities. You will support progress tracking, quantity reporting, and contractor progress validation across projects.

The role requires attention to detail, collaboration with construction teams and vendors, and familiarity with earned value concepts.