Jacobs

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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. Within our Cities & Places line of business, we create thriving, resilient, and sustainable environments through worldclass architecture, planning, engineering, and program delivery. As a Project Manager, you’ll play a key role in supporting and delivering small to medium sized programs for clients who depend on Jacobs for consistency, technical excellence, and trusted advisory. You’ll help drive successful outcomes on programs with our current clients, as well as new client relationships emerging across the business. Your work will directly support our mission to bring impactful, people centered solutions to cities, communities, and the built environment. What You’ll Do • Manage small to medium-sized programs, task orders, and multidisciplinary projects within the Cities & Places portfolio. • Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned clients, ensuring responsive, solutions focused communication. • Lead project planning, including scope development, schedule management, work planning, coordination, and risk mitigation. • Oversee project financials budget tracking, forecasting, cost control, invoicing coordination, and change management. • Coordinate with architectural, engineering, planning, consulting, and support teams to ensure on-time, high quality deliverables. • Navigate and apply Jacobs’ project delivery processes, tools, and governance requirements. • Prepare and deliver project status updates, dashboards, reports, and documentation for both internal and external stakeholders. • Support proposals, task order responses, and other business development activities within existing and emerging MSAs. • Promote a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement across all project activities. Here's what you'll need • Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, ora related field—or equivalent professional experience. • 6+years experience managing small to midscale architecture, engineering, planning, or consulting projects. • Solid grasp of project management fundamentals scope, schedule, budget, risk, and client communication. • Knowledge and implementation of financial acumen, including estimating and monitoring ETC/EAC and earned value • Ability to operate independently with limited oversight while managing multiple projects or task orders. • Familiarity with project management tools and workflows (e.g., MS Project, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, Oracle, Polaris, or similar platforms). • Strong communication skills and experience working with multidisciplinary teams. Ideally, You’ll Also Have • Experience supporting or managing projects under Master Service Agreements (MSAs), IDIQs, or task order contract structures. • Prior experience delivering projects within the Cities & Places market sectors (buildings, civic, corporate, higher ed, planning, etc.). • PMP, PgMP, or other recognized project management certification. • Experience with large firm project delivery frameworks. • Familiarity with architectural/engineering production workflows and technical coordination. • Demonstrated ability to build trusted client relationships and contribute to growth opportunities. #CNP 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 $92,000.00 to $125,000.00. 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 January 21, 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.