Data Center Program Lead – Senior PM (Hybrid)

Jacobs; Mobile (AL); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Paid time off

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale data center, mission-critical, industrial, and manufacturing programs across OE, EPCM, and Design-Build delivery. You will coordinate multi-discipline teams, manage schedules, budgets, and client relationships, and drive program governance from concept through construction observation.

Ideal candidates bring 12–15 years PM experience on data center or semiconductor projects, strong scheduling and earned value skills, and a PMP or PE

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
• 12–15 years of progressive project management experience on industrial or technically complex facility programs.
• 5 years demonstrated PM experience on Data Center, Advanced Technology, or Semiconductor projects.
• Fluency across at least one Jacobs delivery mode OE, EPCM, or Design-Build; ability to articulate delivery structure, risk allocation, and team coordination model.
• Proficiency in project controls tools P6 or MS Project (scheduling), cost tracking systems, and earned value reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own the project management plan scope, schedule, budget, fee forecasting, contract administration, and risk register across the project delivery landscape.
• Manage Jacobs engineering fee budgets and subcontract scopes; track earned value, cost-at-completion, and variance monthly.
• Lead project schedule development in P6 or MS Project; drive critical path analysis and recovery planning across multi-discipline milestones (BOD, 30%/60%/IFC design, permit, construction).
• Administer prime contracts and subconsultant agreements; manage change order processes with disciplined scope and cost substantiation.
• Coordinate multi-discipline engineering teams (Civil, Structural, MEP, process) from concept through construction administration; chair weekly design coordination and BIM clash resolution meetings.
• As Owner's Engineer represent the client's interests through design review, RFI response, submittal processing, and construction observation; manage document issuance and schedule adherence.
• Interface with hyperscale owner/operator technical teams on design criteria, standards compliance, and program-level reporting.
• Quality, Safety & Commissioning; Enforce Jacobs quality management plan; conduct or facilitate key issuance IFC peer reviews and design QA/QC reviews.
• Champion Jacobs BeyondZero safety culture; review contractor safety plans and conduct site safety observations during construction administration phases.
• Serve as primary client point of contact; manage executive-level communication, monthly program dashboards, and issue escalation.
• Support business development pursuits contribute to technical proposals, BOE development, staffing plans, and client presentations for Data Center and Advanced Manufacturing opportunities

Skills

PM leadership

Scheduling

Cost tracking

RFI/Submittals

Contract management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

PMP certification

Professional Engineer license

Tools

P6

MS Project

Job description

Jacobs seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale data center, mission-critical, industrial, and manufacturing programs across OE, EPCM, and Design-Build delivery. You will coordinate multi-discipline teams, manage schedules, budgets, and client relationships, and drive program governance from concept through construction observation.

Ideal candidates bring 12–15 years PM experience on data center or semiconductor projects, strong scheduling and earned value skills, and a PMP or PE