Assistant Design Manager

About the role

Jacobs is actively supporting and pursuing K-12 capital program and facilities opportunities throughout the Southeast region, including major school districts and capital improvement initiatives in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and surrounding markets.

Responsibilities

• Support coordination of planning and design activities throughout project development.
• Aid in scheduling and facilitating stakeholder meetings, design workshops, and review sessions.
• Track design deliverables, milestone submissions, review comments, and action item resolution.
• Collate and organize stakeholder feedback and technical review comments.
• Assist in reviewing design documents for compliance with project requirements, district standards, and operational objectives.
• Maintain design logs, decision records, meeting documentation, and project correspondence.
• Coordinate permitting activities, agency reviews, and design-related approvals.
• Support value engineering evaluations, design-to-budget exercises, and design reconciliation activities.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Program Controls, Estimators, planners, consultants, and district staff.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and executive briefing materials related to project development.
• Assist with transitioning projects from design into procurement and construction.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis where permitted by client requirements.
• Equivalent combinations of education, military service, technical training, certifications, and directly related experience may be considered.
• 5+ years design coordination experience.
• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

• RA/PE pursuing.
• LEED certification.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• The ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
• Deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan.
• Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy.
• Seven paid holidays.
• caregiver leave.
• Additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

Pay

$85,000.00 to $125,000.00.

Schedule

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.