Jacobs Engineering Group Work Values

Daily Duties at Jacobs Engineering Group:

Department Manager for all project cost control services. Functional manager for an average of 60 cost engineers; provider of home office and field cost control resources for all projects based out of Houston. Hire/fire/train/retain/motivate cost control specialists. Update or create work instructions and training materials for cost control. Develop historical metrics. Develop standard project reports and audit those reports. "Deep Dive" project audits to ascertain gaps between internal Quality Manager audits and Customer Satisfaction Surveys

What they like about Jacobs Engineering Group:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Earned Value, Cost Control, PMI, AACE, Primavera

Skills

Project Cost Control, Project Planning & Scheduling, Estimating, Project Controls Management, Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Write Work Instructions, Manage a team, Manage a department, Analysis of data, Teamwork, Writing skills, Training skills, Oral Presentations, Organizational skills, Leadership by Example

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