Onsite Construction Manager: Lab Renovations

Jacobs Solutions Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Company stock purchase program

Unlimited PPTO

Job summary

Jacobs Solutions Inc. is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to lead renovation projects inside fully occupied laboratories.

You will act as an onsite Owner’s Representative, overseeing field activities, coordinating with contractors, and ensuring timely compliance with plans, schedules, and safety requirements. The role emphasizes managing logistics, risk identification, and stakeholder communication to minimize disruption to operations while delivering critical milestones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of construction management experience supporting renovation or tenant-improvement projects.
• Strong understanding of construction means, methods, sequencing, logistics, site controls, and safety.
• Willingness to work evenings, nights, weekends, and extended hours for critical activities.
• Experience coordinating field activities, QA, and stakeholder communication on active sites.
• Familiarity with Procore, Bluebeam, P6, Unifier (or equivalent tools).
• Excellent organization, multi-tasking, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day field oversight of renovation and construction activities.
• Monitor contractor performance against plans, schedules, and procedures.
• Review and coordinate look-ahead schedules, sequencing, and critical path activities.
• Manage site logistics, access, deliveries, and impacts to occupied spaces.
• Support BIM, trade coordination, field verification, and resolution of dependencies.
• Monitor RFIs, submittals, procurement, inspections, and other deliverables.
• Conduct regular field walks and report progress, risks, and actions to leadership.
• Identify and escalate risks affecting operations, sequencing, or critical paths.
• Coordinate with contractors, designers, inspectors, facilities, and operations teams.
• Maintain clear documentation of activities, decisions, and commitments.
• Provide progress reporting and support turnover and closeout activities.

Skills

Construction management

Field oversight

Stakeholder communication

Scheduling

Coordination

Safety compliance

Procore

Bluebeam

P6

Unifier

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or related

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

P6

Unifier

Job description

Jacobs Solutions Inc. is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to lead renovation projects inside fully occupied laboratories.

You will act as an onsite Owner’s Representative, overseeing field activities, coordinating with contractors, and ensuring timely compliance with plans, schedules, and safety requirements. The role emphasizes managing logistics, risk identification, and stakeholder communication to minimize disruption to operations while delivering critical milestones.