Project Controls Manager - Environmental, Cities & Places (East/West)

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We are looking for a Project Controls Manager to join our team and lead a group of dedicated project controls professionals that support the portfolio of projects. As a people manager, you will be responsible for providing guidance and support to your team members, overseeing the recruitment and onboarding process, and ensuring team members are motivated and engaged. You will also collaborate with other managers and leaders to align your team’s goals with the America’s Project Delivery Services vision and strategy. Your team will develop, monitor, track, analyze, forecast, and report on project budgets, estimates to complete, commitments, expenditures, project progress and productivity, projects cost at completion, WBS cost coding, subcontracts, and change management.

Key Roles and Responsibilities include:

• Monitor and manage team performance, provide regular feedback, and conduct performance reviews.
• Manage the team’s utilization and billability goals for the fiscal year
• Identify and address team issues, resolve conflicts, and foster a positive and collaborative work culture
• Recruit, train, and mentor new and existing team members, and provide them with career advice and opportunities
• Communicate and implement organizational policies, procedures, and standards
• Coordinate and delegate tasks and projects to team members, and ensure deadlines and quality standards are met
• Collaborate with other managers and leaders to align team objectives with organizational goals and strategies
• Report on team progress, achievements, and challenges to senior management
• Provide technical guidance to other project controls staff in project financial status
• Assist Operations Leadership with their financial plans as needed
• For a small set of projects, helps set-up, monitor & report earned value progress measurement systems for projects, including analysis based on input from project leads.
• Facilitate accurate labor cost tracking, reporting, and contract compliance across diverse project types.

Here's what you'll need

• 10+ years’ experience in project controls or related industry expertise
• Proficient computer skills using MS Office tools. Proficient Excel skills are a must
• Good verbal and written communications skills and a desire to work with details
• Strong supervisor skills and enjoys helping mentor and train staff

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• BS or BA in Cost Management, Engineering, Project Management, Business, Accounting or Finance

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Posted Salary Range: Minimum

123,600.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

193,200.00

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. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $123,600.00 to $193,200.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on March 19, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support .

Locations

City State Country
Houston	Texas	United States
Dallas	Texas	United States
San Francisco	California	United States
Tempe	Arizona	United States
San Antonio	Texas	United States
Los Angeles	California	United States
Chicago	Illinois	United States
Washington	District of Columbia	United States
New York	New York	United States
Atlanta	Georgia	United States
Boston	Massachusetts	United States
Kansas City	Missouri	United States
Saint Louis	Missouri	United States
Austin	Texas	United States