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Project Controls Manager

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Location
Chicago, IL
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Job overview

Jacobs is seeking a Project Controls Manager for a healthcare client’s project site in the Chicago area. The manager will lead project controls for projects and programs, including budget and cost control, change management, schedule monitoring, analysis, forecasting, and reporting. The role also supports procurement, invoice review, financial reconciliations, and communication of project status.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project Cost ControlConstruction ManagementPrimavera P6 SchedulingCost EstimatingChange ManagementRisk ManagementCost AnalysisVariance AnalysisResource-Loaded SchedulingCost-Loaded SchedulingBluebeamPrimaveraProcoreHealthcare Buildings

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Business Administration, Finance, Project Management, Construction Management or Equivalent Experience8+ Years Project Cost Controls and Construction Management Experience8+ Years Primavera P6 Scheduling Experience

Full job description

At Jacobs, our PM/CM team works seamlessly with clients by delivering projects and programs to achieve our clients’ goals. Whether it’s managing construction or designing buildings, solutions are continuously being implemented. What we do is more than construction; we play a part in moving a vision from concept to reality. If you’re interested in a rewarding career working on ENR's #1 Program Management and Construction Management-for-Fee firm, then Jacobs is where you belong.

We're looking for a collaborative and driven Project Controls Manager who thrives when people are in sync and projects are running not just on time but within budget. Based at our healthcare client's project site in the Chicago area, you'll be a key member of our team. You will provide the day-to-day leadership, support and execution of project controls functions for the projects and program. You will be responsible for budget/cost control, change management and schedule monitoring, analysis, forecasting, and reporting.

Position Responsibilities

  • Oversee project budget/cost management (e.g., project cost and commitments tracking, project cost forecast, labor, and other direct costs monitoring)

  • Oversee the preparation of project monthly reports, weekly change management reports and the program’s online dashboard

  • Performs monthly reconciliations across client financial system and PMIS systems, including Funding, Budget, Commitments and Actual Cost

  • Ability to create and updates CPM schedules in P6. Additionally, to be able to analyze weekly and monthly the CM/GC’s CPM schedule to ensure proper planning, updates, status, etc and thereby making recommendations for improvement. Also to review TIAs and recovery schedules if/when needed

  • Support and lead the team on all project budget, funding, and invoice related issues

  • Develop and evaluate major program cost estimates and extended budget projections to identify and quantify critical budgetary, cost, schedule, technical, and programmatic risk factors

  • Review or Create contract Work Orders/Field Orders/Purchase Orders, independent cost estimates, requisitions, and other procurement functions as needed

  • Participate in program/project progress and status review meetings

  • Communicate schedule status on a regular basis via formal and informal meetings and reports

  • Assist with preparing client Departmental Project Management Procedures

  • Review vendor and CM invoices and pay applications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Project Management, Construction Management, or equivalent relevant work experience

  • 8+ years of project cost controls and project/construction management experience

  • 8+ years of experience with Primavera P6 scheduling projects, programs, and portfolios

  • Specific experience in cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, change management, risk management, cost analysis and variance analysis

  • Ability to develop and evaluate major program cost estimates and extended budget projections to identify and quantify critical budgetary, cost, schedule, technical, and programmatic risk factors

  • Experience building and maintaining Primavera P6 resource loaded schedules

  • Experience building and maintaining Primavera P6 cost loaded schedules supporting forecasting and multi-year planning

Ideally, You’ll Also Have:

  • Experience with software such as Bluebeam, Primavera, and Procore

  • U.S. healthcare buildings experience a plus

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Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.

How this job compares

Set against the 23,095 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Illinois median$105–160K/yr538 salary ranges
  • Illinois median$51–73/hr32 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 666 open Project Manager jobs in Illinois and 23,095 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (19,816 postings).
Education
12,361 of the 23,095 open Project Manager jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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