Design Architect (37615)

Jacobs; Moon (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 116,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase

Unlimited PTO

Paid holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Design Architect in the Advanced Facilities group to lead the design of mission-critical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and life sciences facilities. You will collaborate with our Pittsburgh, PA team to deliver conceptual through detailed design, coordinate construction activities, and mentor junior staff.

You will guide multi-disciplinary design reviews, apply current codes and standards, and leverage BIM workflows to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture from an accredited program.
• Professional Architecture license in US.
• Experience with building codes and specifications.
• Proficiency with Revit.
• Effective interpersonal, leadership, and collaboration skills.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design activities for state-of-the-art facilities and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Mentor designers and junior architects, fostering workflow improvements.
• Attend project meetings and help resolve design challenges across disciplines.
• Develop and review technical design, construction drawings, specifications, and models.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team mentorship

Onsite work

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture

US Professional Architecture license

LEED Accredited (preferred)

Tools

Revit

SketchUp

Navisworks

Bluebeam Revu

Adobe Suite

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

As a Design Architect working with the Advanced Facilities group, you will help us design state-of-the-art mission critical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, life sciences buildings, and other advanced facilities powering our virtual world today and into the future. Working with our team in Pittsburgh, PA, you will have the opportunity to support business development and client engagement, as well as promote overall design quality. You will be part of a team performing conceptual, layout, and detailed design tasks, coordinating design and construction activities, studies, and various analyses. You’ll also have the chance to utilize your technical expertise mentoring junior team members.

As a Design Architect, you will

Under general supervision, competently perform all conventional aspects of architectural design and analysis

• Plan and conduct work requiring judgement and evaluation, selection and adaptation of architectural techniques and criteria
• Exercise sound judgement and problem-solving skills, not hesitating to reach out to others for guidance or confirmation when questions arise.

Exhibit a high level of attention to detail and quality control

• Be committed to to checking your own work, reaching out to peers and seniors for guidance when questions arise.
• Perform checking of others' work.

Be responsible for managing your own workload, making and keeping commitments, and taking ownership of your assigned work

• Work in a timely, accurate, and cost-effective manner with strong attention to detail.

Develop leadership and coaching skills

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to designers and less experienced architects. Motivate and coordinate small to medium sized architecture teams.
• Be proactive in advancing workflows, systems, and tools within the architectural discipline. Embrace emerging technologies.
• Embrace new technologies.

On an assigned project

• Lead a team of designers responsible for an area of design in the technical design, construction drawings, specifications, and model creation.
• Attend project meetings and take an active role to help team resolve concerns and solve problems across all disciplines.
• Participate in internal, cross-discipline, and external project quality reviews.

Bring your creativity, ambitious spirit, and desire to bring value to your team, and we’ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you – so we can deliver extraordinary solutions for a better tomorrow, together.

Here’s what you'll need

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture from an accredited Architectural program
• Professional Architecture license in US
• At least 7 years of architecture experience
• Experience with building codes and specifications
• Proficiency with Revit
• Effective interpersonal, leadership, and collaboration skills
• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work onsite for construction work

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience with semiconductor, mission critical, life sciences, mission critical, bio pharma, life sciences buildings, or other advanced facilities
• Experience with with Sketch up, Adobe Suite, Bluebeam Revu, and Navisworks
• LEED accredited
• Desire to travel

#afelectronics

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $85,000.00 to $116,800.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on March 27, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.