Senior Cost Controls Professional

Pay Range

$/yr - $/yr

Phoenix, AZ or Portland, OR (U.S. West Coast) – candidates located elsewhere on the U.S. West Coast may be considered.

At Jacobs, we challenge 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. Your impact will be significant as we grow exciting projects in our Electronics group.

We are looking to add a Senior Cost Controls Professional to our team. You will report to the Phoenix, AZ or Portland, OR office. In this role you will provide client management, interface, update, and present to all levels of management; partner with Project Managers to ensure complete awareness of project cost, risks, and provide alternative strategies for mitigation and opportunities.

Jacobs utilizes advanced enterprise system platforms and data analysis solutions to support service excellence.

• Perform controls for the Program and all associated projects and manage the overall program cost controls and reporting function.
• Interface with project team members—Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Office planning, IT, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Tax, Contracts, and Legal—to facilitate compliance with execution strategy and objectives with cost efficiency.
• Provide status reports and related project reporting analyses to company and client management.
• Identify problems and coordinate with the project team to correct and ensure work is coordinated between departments and offices to meet project cost requirements.
• Prepare various project cost control plans and reports, financial summaries, and related activities for project management on assigned projects.
• Manage work processes and procedures for cost management.
• Evaluate projects at each stage of development to ensure cost and financial activities of the project team, including ensuring client/contractual obligations have been met.
• Review contract drafts and related terms & conditions to ensure they meet project cost controls requirements and coordinate.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business or related field.
• At least 10 years of related cost controls experience.
• Experience working on various projects to include coordinating and executing project issues.
• Specific experience in cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, change management, and cost analysis.
• Experience in project controls, commercial operations, with emphasis on project controls and financial issues.

• Program related experience.
• Skills with Excel Macro level, databases (MSAccess), Power BI and dashboard development.
• Experience with Primavera 6 resource loading.

Our health and welfare benefits include medical, dental, vision, 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, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave.

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

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.