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Your impact
Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.
We challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you're interested in a long and rewarding career working with the #1 ranked most admired engineering / construction company in the world, and the industry's best and most innovative engineers, then Jacobs is where you belong. We are looking for a driven and progressive Quantity Surveyor to join our Project Solutions Team and help us support our internal projects and our external clients.
As a key member of our Estimation Team, you'll provide the day-to-day support and execution of project controls functions for projects and programs
- Understanding the client requirements and quantities take off as per marking and drawings.
- Prepare BOQ (bill of quantities) by studying specification sheets
- Identify gaps between BOQ and drawings, specifications and conditions of the contract and taking it for a logical closure.
- Coordinate with the design team for analysing architectural and service drawings.
Here's what you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, project management, or related technical field.
- Progressive professional experience in Project Controls profession.
- Knowledge and experience working on international projects / program in various industries within an EPC / EPCM / PMC delivery models
- Excellent computer skills using Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio and Outlook) and other commonly used Project Controls Systems (PCS).
- Advanced proficiency in Excel. Knowledge of VBA, Power Query and Power BI will be an advantage.
- Ability to effectively communicate project controls information to varied audiences including project management teams and /or client if required.
- Strong analytical skills to facilitate formulation of rationale and reasoning behind project cost / budget reconciliation
- Thorough understanding of Project Controls systems to support project-specific execution requirements
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, being an active listener, with engagement skills that cultivates trust.
- Experience with sales support, staffing, forecasting and project performance management.
From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions – we're committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally - and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength. We collaborate and share! By supporting one another, we all succeed.
With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You'll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too – from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.
No matter what drives you, you'll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.
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.
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