Assistant Design Manager

Jacobs; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Assistant Design Manager in Savannah, Georgia. This role involves supporting planning, design coordination, and administration across capital projects, ensuring alignment with project objectives.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Engineering and has over 5 years of design coordination experience. Responsibilities include assisting in scheduling, tracking design deliverables, and managing stakeholder feedback.

Jacobs offers a commitment to diversity and equal opportunity in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of design coordination experience.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Support coordination of planning and design activities.
• Assist with scheduling stakeholder meetings and design workshops.
• Track design deliverables and milestone submissions.

Skills

Design Coordination

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management

5+ years of design coordination experience

Job description

Jacobs is actively supporting and pursuing K-12 capital program and facilities opportunities throughout the Southeast region, including major school districts and capital improvement initiatives in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and surrounding markets.

Positions within this staffing framework may support program management, planning, controls, design management, construction oversight, activation, and operational support services across multiple regional opportunities and client programs.

Candidates are encouraged to identify in their cover letter:

Geographic areas where they are interested in working.

Whether they are seeking local, regional, or travel-based assignments.

Areas of technical expertise and program delivery interest.

Availability timing and preferred assignment types.

The Assistant Design Manager supports planning, design coordination, stakeholder engagement, and design administration activities across assigned capital projects. The role assists the Design Manager in maintaining project organization, coordinating reviews, tracking design progress, and supporting communication between consultants, district stakeholders, and project teams.

The position serves as a key operational resource helping ensure design activities remain organized, documented, and aligned with project objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support coordination of planning and design activities throughout project development.
• Assist with scheduling and facilitation of stakeholder meetings, design workshops, and review sessions.
• Track design deliverables, milestone submissions, review comments, and action item resolution.
• Coordinate collection and organization of stakeholder feedback and technical review comments.
• Support review of design documents for compliance with project requirements, district standards, and operational objectives.
• Maintain design logs, decision records, meeting documentation, and project correspondence.
• Assist with coordination of permitting activities, agency reviews, and design-related approvals.
• Support value engineering evaluations, design-to-budget exercises, and design reconciliation activities.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Program Controls, Estimators, planners, consultants, and district staff.
• Support preparation of reports, presentations, and executive briefing materials related to project development.
• Assist with transition of projects from design into procurement and construction.

Program Focus

• Design Coordination
• Stakeholder Support
• Document Management
• Design Review Administration
• Schedule Tracking
• Consultant Coordination
• Project Development Support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis where permitted by client requirements. Equivalent combinations of education, military service, technical training, certifications, and directly related experience may be considered.
• 5+ years design coordination
• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

• RA/PE pursuing, LEED

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