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Design-Build Assistant Project Manager

Jacobs

The Role

Overview

Assist Project Manager in design‑build construction, coordinating subcontractors and cost management.

Key Responsibilities

  • equipment management
  • submittal tracking
  • change orders
  • schedule planning
  • risk management
  • quality control

Tasks

-Manage the overall closeout process -Develop skills to become an overall Project Manager or Construction Manager -Manage the receipt, storage and handling of process equipment. -Manage and track project submittals, requests for changes, design changes, and nonconformance notices -Track and process Change Orders with Owner, Proposed Change Orders from subcontractors, and invoicing -Manage project engineering staff -Assist Project Manager in all aspects of construction delivery -Provide input to the overall project schedule including 3-week lookahead schedules -Participate in risk management and mitigation throughout the life of the project -Ensure quality levels are met at trades level and assist in the overall quality management program

Requirements

  • municipal water
  • construction
  • design‑build
  • contract management
  • bachelor's
  • 5 years

What You Bring

-Experience in the delivery of municipal water, wastewater, water resources and / or conveyance type work. -Working knowledge of construction, building systems/components and technology, contract management, project delivery methods, team building and client relationship building. -Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Engineering, Construction Management, or other applicable field. -Minimum 5 years relevant experience in construction projects. -Experience in Alternative Project Delivery, including design build, progressive design build, and construction-manager-at-risk

The Company

About Jacobs

-Headquartered in Dallas, it has evolved into a global powerhouse delivering consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery services. -Its portfolio spans transformative projects—clean water systems, data centers, rail expansions, offshore wind roadmaps, and wastewater plants. -Specialising in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, national security & defense, life sciences, transportation and water sectors. -Jacobs has reshaped itself via key moves—spinning off government services, acquiring CH2M in 2017, and exiting traditional oil & gas units. -Projects often tackle high-stakes, complex challenges: wastewater treatment in Vancouver, LIRR station upgrades, and AI data centres in Portugal. -Unusually, the firm shifted its HQ from California to Dallas in 2016 to align with its expanding national and global reach.

Sector Specialisms

Advanced Manufacturing

Cities & Places

Energy

Environmental

National Security & Defense

Life Sciences

Transportation

Water

Cybersecurity and Operational Technology