Data Center Project Manager - Hybrid Growth & Impact

Jacobs Engineering Group; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Unlimited PPTO for salaried employees

Seven paid holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Project Manager to lead complex, multi-discipline programs for world-class Data Center clients across the United States. You will drive project execution strategy, oversee performance, manage client relationships, and ensure seamless collaboration across architectural, civil, structural, MEP, and process teams from concept through construction.

Successful candidates will have extensive PM experience in industrial or technically complex facilities, proficiency with scheduling

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Architecture, or related discipline.
• 5–12 years of progressive project management experience on industrial or technically complex facility programs.
• Minimum 2 years PM experience on Data Center, Advanced Technology, or Semiconductor projects.
• Proficiency in project controls tools: P6 or MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Own the project management plan: scope, schedule, budget, fee forecasting, contract administration, and risk register.
• 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
• Administer prime contracts and subconsultant agreements; manage change order processes with disciplined scope and cost substantiation
• Delivery & Technical Coordination: coordinate multi-discipline engineering teams from concept through construction administration; chair weekly design coordination and BIM clash resolution meetings
• As Owner's Architect/Engineer: represent the client's interests through design review, RFI response, submittal processing, and construction observation; manage document issuance and schedule adherence
• Interface with 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
• Interface with owner/operator technical teams on design criteria, standards compliance, and program-level reporting

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Architecture, or related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Project Manager to lead complex, multi-discipline programs for world-class Data Center clients across the United States. You will drive project execution strategy, oversee performance, manage client relationships, and ensure seamless collaboration across architectural, civil, structural, MEP, and process teams from concept through construction.

Successful candidates will have extensive PM experience in industrial or technically complex facilities, proficiency with scheduling