Architectural Group Leader – Federal & Pacific Markets

About the role

Your impact
Jacobs is seeking an Architectural Group Leader to lead and grow our architecture practice in Hawaii while supporting a diverse and evolving portfolio of projects across the state and the Pacific region.

Responsibilities

• Promotes BeyondZero® and actively fosters an incident and injury free culture.
• Assigns projects and provides day-to-day leadership of team members, ensuring accountability for delivery and performance.
• Optimizes financial utilization and balances team workload to support operational efficiency and profitability.
• Develops workforce plans in collaboration with key stakeholders; serves as hiring manager in alignment with staffing strategies and ensures seamless onboarding of new team members.
• Led performance management and supports employee growth through regular feedback, coaching, and career development planning.
• Supports staff skill development, professional advancement, and opportunities for expanded responsibility.
• Mentors and develops team members to deliver strong individual and collective results.
• Collaborates with Federal Architectural Group Leaders across the company to promote consistency in project delivery and technical standards.
• Provides leadership over all projects assigned to the group, including Ensuring adherence to quality review processes.
• Leveraging team resources to meet quality, schedule, and billability goals.
• Estimating and executing project scope, schedule, and fee for architecture-led efforts.
• Developing staffing plans and supporting workload forecasting.
• Drives continuous improvement within Operations, identifying opportunities to enhance process efficiency and project outcomes.
• Supports business development and marketing efforts within the Federal practice area.

Qualifications

• Professional Degree in Architecture (Bachelor or Master of Architecture).
• Registered Architect (RA).
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience within an architectural or engineering organization, with demonstrated experience in Federal markets.
• Strong working knowledge of predesign and preconstruction processes, contract management, project delivery methods, building systems, technology, team leadership, and client relationship development.
• Ability to pass background screening per client needs.
• Previous experience with Federal clients.
• Working knowledge of Revit.