Jacobs is looking for an organized and driven Project Controls Professional based in the Western United States. 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. This is a remote position and the ideal candidate will be based within the Western U.S.

Bring your curiosity, passion for innovation, and expertise. We’ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what inspires you - so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

• Professional experience in the engineering consulting industry as a project controls professional setting up projects, managing budgets and schedules, and monitoring subcontracts.

• An understanding of accounting and business fundamentals and practices.

• Computer skills (Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills, working knowledge within Word, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint) .

• An aptitude to learn.

• Ability to solve a range of basic problems and analyze possible solutions.

• Perform a range of straight-forward assignments.

• High level of initiative and proactive attitude/approach.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience working in EcoSys (IPCS), and reporting.

• Experience with a variety of 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.

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

• Ability to take direction, problem-solve, and complete tasks with moderate to minimal direction .

• Work expeditiously, and willingness to work outside normal business.

• Excitement to join an amazing team of Project Controls Professionals.

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