California Cities & Places Senior Design Build Manager

Senior Design Build Manager

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.

We're looking for a motivated and experienced, business development and client-service-focused Senior Design Build Manager to join our growing team of multi-discipline professionals, delivering outstanding planning, design, and construction management services to our California Cities & Places clients in our core markets: corporate, industrial, hi-tech, municipal, transit, aviation, water, and higher education.

You will be a strategic part of our California Cities & Places Team. Your primary focus will be to win and deliver design projects with various delivery models, but primarily focused on design build delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Help develop and implement our broader Cities & Places market growth strategy through interaction with client organizations; build and lead client service teams, bringing thought leadership to serve new clients, particularly in municipal, higher education, life sciences, and hi-tech markets.
• Work with team members to share in the development and growth of our company culture, which promotes autonomy and allows for great opportunities to deliver local projects across the Cities & Places platform while also supporting our mature infrastructure markets (Water, Transportation, Advanced Facilities, Federal, and PM/CM) across the California Geography and West Region.
• Build upon your existing and new client relationships to organize and develop teams to pursue planning, consulting, design, and alternative delivery work. Assist our Sales Teams in identifying opportunities, developing qualifications packages, and attending interviews.
• Work closely with our clients and act as the company's main point of contact on assigned projects and/or clients to ensure expectations are identified and met.
• Use your technical expertise to lead project teams in the development of design and project documentation by providing overall direction to the team, coordinating with external project stakeholders, internal team members, and subcontractors.
• Provide effective, skilled project management to help reduce the costs of delivering projects, adding value to the business by applying proven project management techniques. Deliver large complex and/or multiple projects on time, within budget, and per contracted scope. Draft, coordinate, and manage proposals, staffing plans, project delivery budgets / fee documents, progress schedules, and project delivery schedules to meet deliverable milestones and commitments.
• Provide office environment-based construction phase services, where scope-applicable, including coordinating Jacobs' responses to RFIs, submittal and shop drawing reviews, construction modification documents, and site visits.
• Be responsible for the overall quality of the project deliverables in adherence with Jacobs' rigorous Quality Program. You will manage and enhance project quality by providing ideas and suggestions to the team aimed at improving the effectiveness of their roles, and of project activities in general.
• Mentor staff and drive professional development to support delivery of the highest level of service to our clients.
• Have the opportunities to engage with other Jacobs planning and design professionals and project delivery leaders through our internal technical and social communities to help you grow your skill sets, engage with peers and mentors, and gain awareness of our global technology and project delivery platforms.

Design your 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.

Here's what you'll need:

• Professional Degree in Architecture or Engineering (Bachelor or Master of Architecture or Engineering).
• Minimum 10 years of experience as a Project Manager in an Architectural or Engineering organization with demonstrated project management experience of at least two projects delivered as a design-build project.
• Minimum 15 years of overall experience in a buildings and infrastructure-related technical field.
• Strong working knowledge of pre-design and pre-construction, contract management, project delivery methods, building systems / components / technology, team-building, and client relationship-building.
• Ideally, you'll also have:
• Knowledge of sustainability, integrated design, and LEED guidelines.
• Understanding workflow and documentation for BIM (Revit).
• Professional Registered Architect (RA) and NCARB Certificate, or Professional Engineering License in the State of California.
• LEED AP certification.

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, one floating holiday, 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 $154,700.00 to $240,000.00. 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 23, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment

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:

• Los Angeles, California, United States
• Irvine, California, United States