Senior Design Manager

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

Thriving communities. A healthy environment. A brighter future. What we do is more than infrastructure, we work every day to make the world better for everyone. If you want to join a company invested in you, your success, and the global community, join us as a Senior Design Manager. This role will align to one of our Northwest geography locations and may support hybrid/remote working arrangements. If you are looking for a rewarding and stable career with an established firm that provides opportunities for growth and advancement, this is the place for you! You will have the opportunity to collaborate with a talented group of professionals in an open and friendly work environment, where personal and professional growth are supported, and contributions to the success of the firm are rewarded.

As a Senior Design Manager (DM) you’ll collaborate with others as a leader/manager responsible for the technical production and delivery of infrastructure design projects. Your focus will be on client satisfaction, managing design delivery resources, and ensuring adherence to quality standards. The DM's primary responsibility is to ensure that all aspects of an assigned design delivery project are completed successfully, on time, on budget, and consistent with contractual requirements. The DM achieves success by supporting, listening to, collaborating with, and managing the design team (including design team staff, and subconsultants/subcontractors).

The DM is a participant with Project Managers and the broader design team in project decisions regarding technical approaches, cost and scheduling, and performance. Additionally, the DM is responsible for monitoring and control of the design scope, the identification of schedule and cost variances, development and implementation of recommendations for corrective action for variances, and for proactive change management.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental Engineering, or other applicable Engineering discipline
• At least 20+ years of engineering and design experience in infrastructure related design projects
• Strong design development and management skills
• Progressive experience developing engineering design drawings and specifications
• Experience developing and managing delivery to contractual design scopes of work, level of effort budgets, and schedules
• Foundational experience with MS Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Ability to work as part of and lead teams to deliver complex products and tasks
• Attention to detail, quality delivery, and client service

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• 8+ years of management or design experience in water related projects
• Master’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, or related discipline
• Experience with design-build projects and/or other alternative delivery approaches
• Progressive experience developing engineering technical reports and presentations
• Experience or working knowledge with Microsoft Project or other scheduling tools.

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 $158,500.00 to $277,500.00. 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 September 17, 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.

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