Project Controls Specialist – Thermal Power Generation Projects

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain project controls procedures, tools, and standards covering cost control, planning, scheduling, progress measurement, forecasting, and reporting for engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
• Support development of the project baseline including cost estimates, WBS structures, control budgets, resource plans, and integrated EPC schedules.
• Monitor project performance by tracking actual costs, commitments, quantities, earned value, schedule progress, and productivity metrics.
• Prepare and maintain detailed EPC schedules using Primavera P6 or equivalent tools, including logic development, critical path analysis, schedule risk identification, and scenario modeling.
• Manage cost control processes including budget allocation, change management, trend analysis, contingency tracking, and monthly cost forecasting.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams to collect progress data, validate performance, and ensure accurate reporting of deliverables and milestones.
• Support procurement and subcontracting by reviewing vendor schedules, validating progress claims, and integrating supplier data into the master project schedule and cost reports.
• Prepare and issue routine project controls deliverables including cost reports, schedule updates, earned value reports, KPIs, variance analyses, and executive dashboards.
• Identify deviations from plan, analyze root causes, and recommend corrective actions to maintain project cost and schedule objectives.
• Support risk management processes including risk identification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and integration of risk impacts into cost and schedule forecasts.
• Maintain strict compliance with project requirements, client standards, contractual obligations, and internal Jacobs project controls procedures.
• Participate in project reviews, audits, and stage-gate assessments, providing clear, data-driven insights to project leadership.
• Support project closeout by reconciling final cost and schedule performance, preparing lessons learned, and contributing to archival of project controls documentation.

Requirements

• Willing to travel and be on-site
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, or related field; equivalent EPC project controls experience considered.
• 7+ years of project controls experience on EPC, industrial, or thermal power generation projects.
• Strong working knowledge of EPC project execution, engineering deliverables, procurement cycles, construction sequencing, and commissioning workflows.
• Proficiency with project controls software including Primavera P6, cost management systems (EcoSys, Prism, or similar), and standard reporting tools (Excel, Power BI).
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining cost control processes, integrated schedules, earned value systems, and performance measurement baselines.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets, identify trends, and communicate insights clearly to project leadership.
• Solid understanding of change management, risk management, forecasting methodologies, and contract/commercial impacts on cost and schedule.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage large volumes of cost and schedule data in a dynamic project environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to support multi-discipline teams and interface effectively with clients, contractors, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets, identify trends, and communicate insights clearly to project leadership.
• Solid understanding of change management, risk management, forecasting methodologies, and contract/commercial impacts on cost and schedule.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage large volumes of cost and schedule data in a dynamic project environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to support multi-discipline teams and interface effectively with clients, contractors, and stakeholders.

Benefits

• Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future.
• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• A 401(k) plan.
• The ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
• Deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan.
• Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave.
• Additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

Pay

$132,900.00 to $174,450.00

Schedule

Hybrid working policy allowing split work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations.