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. Positions within this staffing framework may support program management, planning, controls, design management, construction oversight, activation, and operational support services across multiple regional opportunities and client programs. Candidates are encouraged to identify in their cover letter Geographic areas where they are interested in working. Whether they are seeking local, regional, or travel-based assignments. Areas of technical expertise and program delivery interest. Availability timing and preferred assignment types.

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.
• Collaborate with consultants, district stakeholders, and project teams to collect 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.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Program Controls, Estimators, planners, consultants, and district staff to coordinate activities.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and executive briefing materials related to project development.
• Assist with transitioning projects from design into procurement and construction phases.

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, vision, and basic life 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

The base salary range for this position is $85,000.00 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.

Schedule

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