Drinking Water Project Manager

Jacobs; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase

Unlimited PPTO

Paid holidays

Caregiver leave

Performance bonus

Job summary

Jacobs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is seeking a Drinking Water Project Manager to lead multi‑discipline teams designing water treatment facilities. You’ll apply extensive water industry experience to solve complex challenges, guiding projects from desktop calculations and bench analyses to full‑scale operation and startup support.

The role requires a PE license, 20+ years in water treatment and design, and a bachelor’s degree in civil, chemical, environmental, or mechanical engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, chemical, environmental, or mechanical engineering.
• PE license required; 20+ years in water treatment and process engineering.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience in water distribution planning and design; familiarity with treatment processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of water treatment facilities and associated processes.
• Apply desktop calculations, bench analyses, pilot plant operation, and full-scale troubleshooting.
• Support business development efforts and cultivate long-term client relationships.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Professional Engineer license

Strong communication

20+ years experience

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in civil, chemical, environmental, or mechanical engineering

Master’s Degree

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 global supply and demand for water intensifies, solving the world’s most complex water challenges demands different thinking – and that’s where we come in. We’re seeking a Drinking Water Project Manager to join our teaminMilwaukee, Wisconsin. Someone who can use their vast experience in the water industry and apply it to today’s challenges. As a valued Jacobs employee, you will work with multi-disciplinary teams to achieve successful design of water treatment facilities and help lead clients to the correct treatment approach by utilizing desktop calculations, bench analysis, pilot plant operation, and full-scale operational troubleshooting. You’ll have the opportunity to work with conventional and advanced treatment processes, including coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, granular media filtration, biological filtration, membrane filtration, disinfection (ozone, UV, chlorine), adsorption, and other treatment processes. We’ll rely on you to support business development efforts and help in the pursuit of new projects, as well as work directly with clients on the projects and tasks that you are leading, developing long-term client relationships. Design your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed. Learn from our senior technologists who are experts in the industry, with the expectation that you will assist with team building and mentoring of younger engineers.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor’s Degree in civil, chemical, environmental, or mechanical engineering
• Extensive years of experience in relevant water treatment and process engineering, including water, wastewater, and reuse systems
• Planning and design experience in water distribution system, including pipelines, pumps stations and storage tanks
• Demonstrated understanding of drinking water supply, master planning, and treatment processes and technologies
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Self-motivated, initiator; demonstrated through professional society involvements or related activities
• Professional Engineer, (P.E.) license
• Over 20 years of experience

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Master’s Degree
• Wisconsin experience is highly desirable

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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 $150,000.00 to $225,000.00. 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 February 17, 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.