Cost Controls (LSNA-OH/IN)

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Your impact

Our team is looking to add a Cost Control professional to our Cincinnati Life Sciences team responsible for award winning projects. If you’re looking for a challenge, consider joining our team where you will be a major contributor to the growth of exciting projects. This role is a hybrid position with expectations of in-office collaboration on a weekly basis. Proximity to the Cincinnati office is a requirement.

Performing presentations at all levels of management, Project Cost Controls partners with Project Managers to ensure complete awareness of project cost, risks and provide alternative strategies for mitigation / opportunities. Jacobs Engineering Group utilizes advanced Enterprise System platforms and data analysis solutions to support service excellence.

You’ll have the opportunity to make a huge impact. Specifically, you’ll perform the controls for the Program and all associated projects. This will include managing the overall program cost controls and reporting function, interfacing with other project team members, including Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Accounting and Finance, to facilitate compliance with execution strategy and objectives with cost efficiency.

Other key deliverables will include preparing various project cost controls plans and reports, financial summaries, and related activities for project management on assigned projects, managing work processes, and procedures for cost management, evaluating projects at each stage of development to ensure cost and financial activities of the project team inclusive of ensuring client/contractual obligations have been met and reviewing contract drafts and related terms & conditions to ensure they meet project cost controls requirements.

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Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, construction management, business or related field; or equivalent yeas of experience in lieu of degree

• 5+ years of related Project Controls experience

• Experience working on various projects to include coordinating and executing project issues. Specific experience in cost engineering functions, including cost budgeting, forecasting, earned value, change management and cost analysis

• Advanced Skills with MS Excel, Databases(MSAccess), Power BI and dashboard development, desirable.

Ideally, You’ll Also Have: 

• Program related experience in an engineering design firm

• Experience in Work Breakdown Structure(WBS) or Cost Breakdown Structure(CBS)

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Posted Salary Range: Minimum

85,000.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

145,000.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and 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, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $85,000.00 to $145,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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. Job posted on June 18, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

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.

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 .

Locations

City State Country
Cincinnati	Ohio	United States