Project Manager Associate Director - Water Projects

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

LuxMed medical package

Life insurance

Holiday allowance

Multisport card co-financing

My Benefit cafeteria system

Psychological care

Jacobs social networks

Job summary

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is recruiting a Project Manager Associate Director - Water Projects to deliver water, environmental, and related infrastructure projects.

You will lead cross-functional teams across the project lifecycle, engaging stakeholders and ensuring safe, sustainable outcomes. The role involves international collaboration, mentoring junior staff, and helping shape high-impact water projects for global clients.

Qualifications

• I) Proven experience in project / program management within infrastructure, water, environmental, or related sectors.
• II) Strong understanding of core project management principles, including cost, time, quality, risk, and governance.
• III) Experience working with multiple stakeholders and managing competing priorities.
• IV) Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• V) Experience managing project budgets and schedules.
• VI) Familiarity with project management tools (e.g. MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent).
• VII) Ability to operate effectively in regulated and safety‑critical environments.
• VIII) Willingness and ability to travel internationally, with occasional requirement to work from local Jacobs offices or client sites outside the country as project needs dictate.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams through all project phases: feasibility, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning, appropriate to your level.
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, and risk to ensure successful delivery.
• Agree and control budgets, escalation points, key milestones and targets.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation including programmes, cost plans, and progress reports.
• Understand and manage contracts, including procurement of subcontracts.
• Build and lead project teams of diverse individuals to actively engage with new ways of thinking to provide an agile delivery environment.
• Delegating and mentoring junior project managers/ assistant project managers.
• Communicating with Clients and understanding their needs.
• Promote and drive innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement across project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Travel internationally

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

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

We are an international engineering company providing services in the field of technical consulting, design, and investment project management. Our GDC Poland is made of skilled experts and professionals that support local and international projects from offices located in Krakow and Warsaw. They cover the following markets: Advanced Facilities, Water&Environment, Transportation, Energy&Power, Cities&Places.

By working together in international teams and with different perspectives, we gain the experience that is our collective strength. In Jacobs, every day is a chance to make the world a better place - let's design your career with us!

We are seeking a Project Manager Associate Director - Water Projects to support the delivery of projects within the water, environmental, and related infrastructure sectors. The role involves managing projects across their full lifecycle, from early concept and planning through design, delivery, and close-out.

The Project Manager will work within multidisciplinary teams, engage with a range of stakeholders, and contribute to the successful, safe, and sustainable delivery of projects. The role also includes supporting the development of junior project management staff where appropriate. The majority of projects assigned to this role will be located outside the country, requiring regular collaboration with international teams, clients, and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams through all project phases: feasibility, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning, appropriate to your level
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, and risk to ensure successful delivery
• Agree and control budgets, escalation points, key milestones and targets
• Prepare and maintain project documentation including programmes, cost plans, and progress reports
• Understand and manage contracts, including procurement of subcontracts
• Build and lead project teams of diverse individuals to actively engage with new ways of thinking to provide an agile delivery environment.
• Delegating and mentoring junior project managers/ assistant project managers
• Communicating with Clients and understanding their needs
• Promote and drive innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement across project delivery

We offer

• Full-time employment contract with salary corresponding to qualifications
• The possibility of working in the office or in a hybrid model
• Short Fridays (Monday - Thursday 8.5h, Friday 6h)
• Membership in Jacobs social networks (Women's network, One World, PRISM, Careers Network, Collectively, SpeakUp and others) and participation in initiatives related to their activities
• Benefits package (LuxMed medical package, additional life insurance, holiday allowance, multisport card co-financing, My Benefit cafeteria system, psychological care)
• Work on high-impact projects shaping the future of water
• Collaborate with industry-leading clients in a thriving sector.

Here's what you'll need

• Proven experience in project / program management within infrastructure, water, environmental, or related sectors
• Strong understanding of core project management principles, including cost, time, quality, risk, and governance
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders and managing competing priorities
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills
• Experience managing project budgets and schedules
• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g. MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent)
• Ability to operate effectively in regulated and safety‑critical environments
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally, with occasional requirement to work from local Jacobs offices or client sites outside the country as project needs dictate

We would welcome applications from candidates with a proven track record in the design and project management of water, environmental or infrastructure projectswho have a demonstrable mix of the following skills and attributes:

• Proven experience in project / program management within infrastructure, water, environmental or related sectors
• Strong understanding of core project management principles, including cost, time, quality, risk and governance
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders and managing competing priorities
• Excellent communication, leadership and organizational skills
• Experience managing project budgets and schedules
• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g. MS Project, Primavera or equivalent)
• Ability to operate effectively in regulated and safety‑critical environments
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally with occasional requirement to work from local Jacobs offices or client sites outside the country as project needs dictate

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