Senior Architect – Project Manager

About the role

Your impact At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving our clients’ most critical challenges across the built environment. Within our Cities & Places line of business, we bring together a global network of visionaries, planners, designers, engineers, and project delivery experts to create spaces that enable people, communities, and industries to thrive.

Responsibilities

• Foster and expand client relationships across the Southeast region with an emphasis on long-term account growth and market diversification.
• Identify emerging opportunities within Municipal, Higher Education, Corporate Real Estate, Real Estate Development, and Healthcare market segments.
• Collaborate with Jacobs leadership to develop go-to-market plans, account strategies, and growth initiatives.
• Develop pricing strategies, lead proposal development, and prepare high-quality responses to RFPs and RFQs that align with client needs and Jacobs’ strategic goals.
• Lead pursuit strategies and participate in interviews, presentations, and technical solutioning sessions.
• Lead the successful delivery of architecture, design, and project execution for complex projects across Municipal, Higher Education, Corporate Real Estate, Real Estate Development, and Healthcare markets.
• Develop and oversee project scopes, schedules, budgets, proposals, commercial documentation, and delivery strategies.
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams in collaboration with planning, architecture, engineering, and project management groups.
• Serve as a primary interface with clients—building trust, ensuring project execution excellence, and maintaining strong communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure adherence to Jacobs’ delivery frameworks, quality programs, safety requirements, and risk-management processes.
• Promote Jacobs’ presence in the industry through active participation in professional organizations, regional associations, conferences, and speaking engagements.
• Champion thought leadership that elevates Jacobs’ brand and advances best practices across the built environment.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and inclusion across project teams and market groups.

Requirements

• Professional Degree in Architecture (Bachelor or Master of Architecture).
• Registered Architect (RA).
• 10+ years of project management and architectural leadership experience delivering complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a Design Lead, Project Manager, or Client Leader within one or more of the following markets Municipal, Higher Education, Corporate Real Estate, Real Estate Development, or Health.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing forecasting, budgeting, risk, and commercial oversight.
• Outstanding communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
• Proven capability to support business development and grow client accounts.
• Experience developing and managing full project lifecycles, including planning, design, delivery, and startup/activation.
• Familiarity with digital project delivery tools such as Revit, BIM360, Primavera, MS Project, or similar.
• Established relationships with Southeast regional clients or industry partners in our target markets.
• A background in leading multidisciplinary pursuits, client strategy development, or account management.

Qualifications

• Professional Degree in Architecture (Bachelor or Master of Architecture).
• Registered Architect (RA).
• 10+ years of project management and architectural leadership experience delivering complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a Design Lead, Project Manager, or Client Leader within one or more of the following markets Municipal, Higher Education, Corporate Real Estate, Real Estate Development, or Health.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing forecasting, budgeting, risk, and commercial oversight.
• Outstanding communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
• Proven capability to support business development and grow client accounts.

Skills

• Experience developing and managing full project lifecycles, including planning, design, delivery, and startup/activation.
• Familiarity with digital project delivery tools such as Revit, BIM360, Primavera, MS Project, or similar.
• Established relationships with Southeast regional clients or industry partners in our target markets.
• A background in leading multidisciplinary pursuits, client strategy development, or account management.

Benefits

• Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future.
• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• A 401(k) plan.
• The ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
• Deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan.
• Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave.
• Additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $123,600.00 to $180,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future.