What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Manager - Buildings position at Jacobs?
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 don’t settle – always looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our expertise and knowledge as we look into the future with great optimism and focus. We don’t settle until we give our best and know that we’re making a difference.
We are looking for a driven and curious Design Manager to join our Program Management Team leading a large program. As a key member of our Project Management Team, you’ll provide the day- to- day support (management) and execution of design management functions for projects and programs. You will be managing 3rd party design teams and client stakeholders and be responsible for cost control and schedule monitoring, analysis, forecasting, and reporting of the design phase of the project. Join us and we will assist in continuing the development of your skills and exploring all that you can do across our global company, with opportunities to share your knowledge along the way.
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.
Here's what you'll need
Your impact
At Jacobs, we don’t settle – always looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our expertise and knowledge as we look into the future with great optimism and focus. We don’t settle until we give our best and know that we’re making a difference.
We are looking for a driven and curious Design Manager to join our Program Management Team leading a large program. As a key member of our Project Management Team, you’ll provide the day- to- day support (management) and execution of design management functions for projects and programs. You will be managing 3rd party design teams and client stakeholders and be responsible for cost control and schedule monitoring, analysis, forecasting, and reporting of the design phase of the project. Join us and we will assist in continuing the development of your skills and exploring all that you can do across our global company, with opportunities to share your knowledge along the way.
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.
Here's what you'll need
- BA or BS or equivalent in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
- 8 years of related design management experience on large programs and ground up construction.
- Proven experience setting up new projects and processes at client sites
- Ability to develop and evaluate major program cost estimates and extended budget projections to identify and quantify critical budgetary, cost, schedule, technical, and programmatic risk factors
- Experience Managing Design with large client stakeholder teams in higher education and healthcare for ground up facilities on large, phased campuses.
- Proficiency in design software and project management tools.
- Ability to develop, implement, and maintain standard program procedures for project design approvals and design changes
- Understanding of operational business processes in the Engineering and Construction industry
