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Project Controls Professional

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Location
Tempe, AZ
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Job overview

The Project Controls Professional supports multiple projects across the West Central Region and partners with Project Managers to provide financial visibility, cost control, forecasting, risk and change management, and reporting. The role focuses on project financial performance and identifying risks and recovery opportunities early. Jacobs seeks a candidate with a relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent Project Controls experience, strong Microsoft Office skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft OfficeExcelPriority ManagementAnalytical SkillsOrganizational SkillsAttention to DetailProject ControlsBuildings and Infrastructure Projects

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Business, Finance, or Related Field or Equivalent Project Controls Experience

Full job description

Our team is searching for a Project Controls Professional who will support multiple projects across the West Central Region and partner closely with Project Managers to provide financial visibility, cost control, forecasting, risk management, change management, and project reporting. This role is critical in ensuring project financial performance and identifying risks and recovery opportunities early.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support project pricing, setup, and contract compliance.

  • Develop and maintain project forecasts, estimates at completion (EACs), work plans, and cash flow projections.

  • Monitor project budgets, costs, labor hours, and financial performance.

  • Support monthly project reviews with Project Managers and leadership.

  • Review, process, and track subconsultant invoices.

  • Analyze expenditures and initiate cost corrections when needed.

  • Consolidate project performance data and provide reporting and analysis.

  • Perform cost and schedule risk analysis and recommend contingency usage.

  • Identify financial risks and collaborate with project teams on mitigation and recovery plans.

  • Ensure change management processes are properly implemented and documented.

  • Prepare cost analyses, financial evaluations, and project reports.

Bring your curiosity, passion for innovation, and talent for multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment. We’ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what inspires you, so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent Project Controls experience.

  • Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Ideally, You’ll Also Have:

  • Strong analytical and organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work closely with Project Managers on project setup, forecasting, and financial performance.

  • Experience supporting buildings and infrastructure projects.

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,821 open Project Controls jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Arizona median$95–154K/yr52 salary ranges
  • US median$26–40/hr62 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 68 open Project Controls jobs in Arizona and 2,821 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Arizona
Experience
Project Controls postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 8 years (2,613 postings).
Education
753 of the 2,821 open Project Controls jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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