Project Controls Professional

Overview

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Jacobs is looking for an organized and driven Junior Project Controls Professional based in the Western U.S. In this role, you'll maintain project ledgers showing budget line items, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts. You’ll also perform project control tasks to assist the operations team with the success of the project from new project setup through monitoring of cost, schedule, budget, and procedures.

As a Project Controls professional, you’ll prepare project financial setup documents. Project Managers will rely on you for project execution support, as you provide them with weekly financial updates and prepare for and participate in monthly project reviews. You’ll also work with them and the operations team to establish and maintain a project work breakdown structure (WBS). As you perform weekly financial reviews, you’ll identify and make any necessary corrections.

You’ll monitor budgets against actual costs and forecasts, ensuring accurate cost tracking. Subcontract related responsibilities include preparing procurement forms for subcontract initiation, assisting with the subcontractor invoice review process, and tracking budget, expenditures and contract term for all subcontracts (and initiate term extensions and closures when needed). You’ll provide change management support, including maintenance of project change logs.

• Maintain project ledgers showing budget line items, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts from project setup through monitoring of cost, schedule, budget, and procedures.
• Prepare project financial setup documents and provide project execution support to Project Managers with weekly financial updates and monthly project reviews.
• Establish and maintain a project work breakdown structure (WBS) with the operations team; perform weekly financial reviews and implement necessary corrections.
• Monitor budgets against actual costs and forecasts to ensure accurate cost tracking.
• Handle subcontract-related tasks: prepare procurement forms for subcontract initiation, assist with subcontractor invoice review, and track budget, expenditures, and contract terms for all subcontracts; initiate term extensions and closures when needed.
• Provide change management support, including maintenance of project change logs.

• 5+ years of professional experience in the engineering consulting industry as a project controls professional setting up projects, managing budgets and schedules, and monitoring subcontracts.
• Experience in using and understanding earned value progress and experience in all phases of home office engineering.
• An understanding of accounting fundamentals and practices.
• Computer skills (Intermediate to Advanced Excel, working knowledge of Word, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint).

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cost Management, Engineering, Project Management, Accounting or Finance.
• Experience working in Eco Sys (IPCS) and reporting.
• Experience with contract mechanisms (Time & Materials [T&M], Lump Sum, Cost Plus Fee, Unit Price/T&M).
• Previous experience and understanding of client contracts, bid and proposal documents.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan.

Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. Some roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock. The…