Architect (Data Centers)

Architect Professional

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

As an Architect Professional in our Data Centers group, you'll contribute to projects that enable the heart of our clients' successful data center facilities engineering, design and construction. In this role, you will have the chance to work on projects including engineering and design of data centers and other mission-critical facilities. You'll be accountable for the schedule and technical quality of challenging engineering tasks as you gain familiarity with the client's expectations, scope, budget, and schedule. This is a hybrid US location flexible role.

You will work in a multi-discipline, highly interactive team to successfully deliver on the design, development, application, evaluation, recommendation, and specification of engineered systems and products. You will perform all aspects of architecture and design and independently apply advanced engineering techniques and analysis within the discipline. You will also develop designs that require innovation and ingenuity, be expected to perform work with little to no supervision, review the work of the discipline team for adequacy on completion, and provide technical guidance to drafters/designers and engineers.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with a team of designers and engineers as Architect/Architectural Designer, you'll help us engage with clients and subcontractors, designing some of the world's most advanced data center facilities. Your multi-discipline, highly interactive team will work together to deliver construction documents.
• Plan and conduct work requiring judgment and evaluation, selection, and adaptation of architectural techniques and criteria.
• Exhibit a high level of attention to detail and quality control
• Perform calculation checking of others' work.
• Collaborate with other designers in the development of layout, technical design, construction drawings, specification, and model creation.
• Attend project meetings and take an active role in helping the team resolve concerns and solve problems across all disciplines.
• Participate in and champion internal, cross-discipline, and external project quality reviews.
• Support field construction efforts, including reviewing submittals, responding to questions from clients and contractors, and performing field walks.
• Perform technical and business presentations with clients and employees.
• Perform quality reviews on designs performed by others.
• Participate in developing proposals, budgets, and schedules for process-specific work.

Bring your passion for innovation, ambitious spirit, and expertise. We'll help you thrive, pursue, and fulfill what inspires you – so we can make big impacts on the world together.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture from an accredited Architectural program
• 1-2 years of professional Architectural Design experience
• Expert-level proficiency with REVIT, AutoCAD, Sketchup, and Adobe Suite
• Knowledge of building codes and applicability to industrial facilities
• Understanding of scopes of work, developing budgets, and reviewing schedules
• Ability to work well across multiple teams and lead small architectural teams

Ideally, you'll have:

• Master's degree in Architecture
• Professional Architectural License and be able to be licensed in multiple states
• Experience with designing data centers and industrial manufacturing facilities

Posted Salary Range: Minimum $69,500.00. Posted Salary Range: Upper $95,500.00.

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. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $69,500.00 to $95,500.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Job posted on April 21, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.

Locations

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States