Quantity Surveyor - Energy and Power

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We are seeking a highly detail-oriented Quantity Surveyor to support cost control, change management, contract compliance, and risk mitigation for outsourced construction projects. In this role, you will serve as a key field resource—verifying work, documenting progress, analyzing contract adherence, and ensuring successful, on-time delivery of complex electrical transmission line and substation projects in central upstate New York.

This position works closely with Project Managers, Cost Management, Project Controls, Construction Supervisors, and other internal stakeholders to maintain commercial and contractual integrity throughout each project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Change Order Management

• Validate change orders by providing field documentation to Project Management and Cost Management teams.
• Verify field performance and report on pricing accuracy, supporting documentation, and contract compliance.
• Ensure timely submission and accurate unit usage, volumes, and counts for all change work.

Cost Validation

• Review field activities to ensure labor, material, and equipment costs accurately reflect the work performed.
• Confirm alignment between contractor estimates and actual field measurements or performance.

Contract Compliance & Reporting

• Provide analysis to ensure projects stay on time and within budget.
• Monitor on-site contractor resources to determine whether they meet contractual commitments.
• Document and report risks, non-compliance, and non-conformance issues to stakeholders.
• Support formal notices of non-compliance and respond to audit or assurance requests.
• Submit regular project activity reports per contractual requirements.

Schedule Monitoring

• Review look‑ahead schedules and project controls data to validate change orders.
• Identify schedule risks to the project’s critical path and escalate issues to the appropriate stakeholders.

Risk Management

• Work with Risk Managers and Project Managers to identify contractual terms and remedies that can mitigate project risks.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with contractors and internal teams to understand work being performed and ensure alignment with contractual obligations.

Key Daily Tasks

• Review contract documents, drawings, resource plans, and schedules to fully understand contractual obligations.
• Assess deviations raised by Project Managers and apply the appropriate contract language to support resolutions.
• Review daily reports to identify potential issues or disputes.
• Work with Project Manager, Project Controls, and Construction Supervisor to ensure proper tracking of all change work.
• Document all change‑related activity, including labor, equipment, time, and materials.
• Immediately report community, environmental, or safety issues and support remediation efforts with documented observations.
• Conduct field schedule analyses, highlighting risks to the critical path and overall project milestones.
• Use the IMS system to submit contractor performance evaluations. #LI-CC1 #epjobs #naepjobs

Here's what you'll need

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent industry experience) or 3–7 years of experience in quantity surveying, cost control, contract administration, or field-based commercial management.
• Experience supporting utility, energy, infrastructure, or heavy construction projects preferred.
• Prior field exposure verifying contractor performance, measuring work, or documenting change work.
• OSHA 10-Hour (or must be able to obtain)

• Candidate must have clean driving record

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of construction contracts, commercial terms, bill of quantities, and contractual remedies.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and schedules.
• Proficiency in cost analysis, pricing validation, and evaluating contractor estimates.
• Familiarity with project controls tools, look‑ahead schedules, and critical path concepts.
• Experience with change order management, time-and-material documentation, and field verification.
• Working knowledge of risk management principles and contractual mitigation strategies.
• Competence using technology platforms such as:
  • IMS or contractor performance systems
  • Project management or scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project—if you want, I can specify exact tools your company uses)

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

71,300.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

98,000.00

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 $71,300.00 to $98,000.00. 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 February 17, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.

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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Locations

City State Country
Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	United States
Boston	Massachusetts	United States
Baltimore	Maryland	United States
Washington	District of Columbia	United States
Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	United States
Newark	Delaware	United States
Providence	Rhode Island	United States
New York	New York	United States
New York	New York	United States