General Superintendent (Data Centers)

About the role

At Jacobs, we’re not just building structures—we’re helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their state-of-the-art facilities that are changing our world. As a General Superintendent on our data center project in Spartanburg, SC, you’ll lead daily scheduling and planning activities at the site, ensuring the right materials, equipment, and people are in place to get the job done. You’ll prioritize the safety, health, and well-being of your team and the planet while leveraging your people management skills to guide and inspire your team. We’ll support your growth and help you pursue what inspires you, so together, we can make a meaningful impact on the world.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily scheduling and planning activities at the project site.
• Ensure the availability of materials, equipment, and personnel to execute construction tasks.
• Collaborate in planning, design, construction, and commissioning.
• Create estimates, client presentations, timelines, staffing plans, project execution plans, and construction documentation.
• Facilitate and coordinate walkdowns, meetings, and reviews with owners and designers.
• Conduct constructability reviews.
• Lead client and construction meetings.
• Apply multidisciplinary knowledge (Mechanical, Electrical, IC, CSA).
• Serve as a safety leader, including revising Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and ensuring daily signed-off permits (SPAs).
• Oversee QA construction turnover processes, including Test and Operational Procedures (TOPs), punch lists, and walkdowns with contractors and owners.

Requirements

• High School diploma (required).
• At least 15 years of construction site experience.
• At least 15 years of experience as a general foreman, superintendent, construction inspector, and/or construction manager.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of pre-design and pre-construction, building systems/components and technology, contract management, project delivery methods, team building, and client relationship building.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficiency in software such as PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Bluebeam.

Preferred Qualifications

• Data Center experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company stock purchase options at a discount.
• Deferred compensation plan and Executive Deferral Plan (for eligible employees).
• Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) for full-time salaried/exempt employees.
• Seven paid holidays and caregiver leave.
• Additional rewards for eligible roles, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonuses, and stock.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $111,100.00 to $152,700.00. Individual pay within this range is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

Hybrid working policy allowing employees to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations.

Job posted on April 30, 2026.