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Project Controls Professional
@ Jacobs
Toronto, Ontario
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Overview
Jacobs is hiring a full-time Project Controls Professional to support delivery of buildings and infrastructure projects across its Canadian offices. The role covers cost management, forecasting, scheduling, earned value analysis, risk management and performance reporting, and requires at least 8 years of project controls experience. The posted base salary range is $108,900 to $149,377 for Ontario locations.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and forecast project budgets, costs and cash flow
- Establish and manage cost control structures and WBS
- Support monthly project reviews and performance reporting
- Conduct cost and schedule risk assessments
- Facilitate change management and track financial impacts
Requirements summary:
- At least 8 years of project controls or related experience
- Previous buildings and infrastructure project experience desired
- Proficient MS Office skills and Excel
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Bachelor's in cost management, engineering, project management, business, accounting or finance preferred
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- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Cost Management, Engineering, Project Management, Business, Accounting |
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 8 |
Job description
At Jacobs, we're challenging 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, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by delivering innovative solutions that create lasting value for our clients and communities. As a Project Controls Professional, you will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of complex buildings and infrastructure projects across Jacobs Canadian offices (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba).
Working closely with multidisciplinary project teams, you will provide project controls expertise in cost management, forecasting, scheduling, earned value analysis, risk management, and project performance reporting. Your contributions will help ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule, and within budget while supporting informed business and project decision-making.
The successful candidate is a proactive and detail-oriented professional with strong analytical skills, commercial awareness, and a passion for driving project performance and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities Include
108,900.00
Posted Salary Range Upper
149,377.00
The base salary range for this position is $108,900.00 to $149,377.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across Ontario, Canada locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.
At Jacobs, we use AI-driven recruitment to match top talent with opportunity—however, human connection and fairness remain at the heart of every hiring decision.
Jacobs welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request an accommodation, please select here.
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.
Your impact
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by delivering innovative solutions that create lasting value for our clients and communities. As a Project Controls Professional, you will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of complex buildings and infrastructure projects across Jacobs Canadian offices (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba).
Working closely with multidisciplinary project teams, you will provide project controls expertise in cost management, forecasting, scheduling, earned value analysis, risk management, and project performance reporting. Your contributions will help ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule, and within budget while supporting informed business and project decision-making.
The successful candidate is a proactive and detail-oriented professional with strong analytical skills, commercial awareness, and a passion for driving project performance and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Develop, maintain, monitor, analyze, forecast, and report on project budgets, commitments, expenditures, estimates at completion (EAC), cash flow, productivity, and project financial performance.
- Support the development and maintenance of project schedules, work plans, progress measurement systems, and performance metrics.
- Establish and manage project cost control structures, including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), cost coding, forecasting, and reporting processes.
- Assist Project Managers and Project Directors with monthly Operating Project Reviews (OPRs), financial reviews, and performance reporting.
- Support quarterly forecasting activities, including revenue, cost, margin, and resource projections.
- Review project expenditures and cost transactions to identify discrepancies, incorrect charges, cost variances, and trends requiring corrective action.
- Process, validate, and track subcontractor and subconsultant invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with contractual requirements.
- Prepare and analyze cost reports, cash flow forecasts, earned value metrics, and project performance indicators.
- Conduct cost and schedule risk assessments and provide recommendations regarding contingency utilization and mitigation strategies.
- Support project pricing, budgeting, and proposal development activities while ensuring compliance with Jacobs policies, procedures, and governance requirements.
- Facilitate change management processes, including tracking potential changes, evaluating financial impacts, and ensuring approved changes are reflected in project forecasts and budgets.
- Identify project risks, financial exposures, and performance issues early and collaborate with project teams to develop recovery and mitigation plans.
- Generate routine and ad hoc project controls analyses, reports, dashboards, and presentations for project leadership and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with project teams to improve project controls processes, reporting efficiency, and data quality.
- Perform other project controls and project management support duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's in Cost Management, Engineering, Project Management, Business, Accounting or Finance preferred.
- At least 8 years of experience in a project controls or related function is required
- Previous experience working on buildings and infrastructure type projects is desired.
- Proficient computer skills using MS Office tools. Proficient Excel skills are a must.
- Good verbal and written communications skills
108,900.00
Posted Salary Range Upper
149,377.00
The base salary range for this position is $108,900.00 to $149,377.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across Ontario, Canada locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.
At Jacobs, we use AI-driven recruitment to match top talent with opportunity—however, human connection and fairness remain at the heart of every hiring decision.
Jacobs welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request an accommodation, please select here.
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.
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