Site-Based Quantity & Progress Tracker – Junior

Jacobs; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 73,000 - 120,000; Full time

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 future on-site work across the U.S. The role focuses on construction progress tracking and quantity reporting, collaborating with project controls teams and vendors to ensure accurate data.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in project controls, with experience in earned value, progress measurement, and reporting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project controls, construction progress tracking, quantity surveying, cost controls, scheduling, or related degree.
• Experience tracking installed quantities and progress on large industrial projects.
• Knowledge of earned value management (EVM) principles.

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

Reporting

Education

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

Tools

Oracle

EcoSys

Unifier

Synchro

CCP

CCM

PMP

RMP

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 future on-site work across the U.S. The role focuses on construction progress tracking and quantity reporting, collaborating with project controls teams and vendors to ensure accurate data.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in project controls, with experience in earned value, progress measurement, and reporting.