Program Manager-Deputy Director (Construction Management Department)

Jacobs; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 275,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Program Manager-Deputy Director to lead the Construction Management Department (CMD) programs across Florida, including healthcare, education, administration, recreation, and other facilities.

You will oversee the full lifecycle from planning and budgeting through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout, coordinating with clients, consultants, contractors, and Jacobs experts to deliver programs on time, on budget, and with quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
• 25+ years of facilities design and CIP management experience.
• Experience leading large-scale vertical building programs including healthcare or education.
• Experience in Owner's Representative, Program Management, or Contractor leadership roles.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, procurement activities, consultant teams, and contracts.
• Experience supporting executive-level decision-making, financial planning, and governance.
• Certification from CMAA, AACE, or PMI; CMAA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital improvement programs for community facilities in Florida.
• Oversee budgeting, cost estimating, prioritization, and procurement coordination.
• Manage architectural and engineering firms through procurement, contract negotiation, design development, permitting, and construction documentation.
• Ensure program scope, schedule, budget, and quality compliance.
• Assist with procurement strategies and contractor selection.
• Direct construction management through commissioning and closeout.
• Provide executive reporting on project performance, risks, and change management.
• Develop and maintain program management plans, processes, workflows, and guidance.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Procurement

Program management

Stakeholder engagement

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management

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

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by delivering innovative solutions that improve communities and quality of life. As the Program Manager-Deputy Director for our client’s Construction Management Department (CMD), you’ll play a key leadership role in planning and delivering complex community facility programs across Florida, including healthcare, education, administration, recreation, and operational support facilities that serve growing populations.

In this role, you'll oversee the full project lifecycle, from capital planning and budgeting through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout. Working closely with clients, consultants, contractors, and Jacobs subject matter experts, you'll drive successful program delivery by maintaining alignment on scope, schedule, budget, quality, and governance requirements while supporting strategic decision-making and long-term infrastructure investment.

What You'll Do

• Lead the planning, development, and delivery of capital improvement programs for community facility projects across Florida.
• Support annual capital investment planning efforts, including project prioritization, budgeting, and cost estimating coordination.
• Manage architectural and engineering consulting firms through procurement, contract negotiation, design development, permitting, and construction documentation.
• Partner with client and Jacobs teams to oversee project execution while maintaining compliance with project scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Assist clients with procurement strategies, contractor selection, and construction contract negotiations.
• Direct construction management activities through commissioning, occupancy, and project closeout.
• Monitor project budgets and schedules and provide executive-level reporting on project performance, risks, and change management activities.
• Develop, implement, and maintain program management plans, processes, workflows, and guidance documentation.
• Coordinate and engage Jacobs' technical specialists and subject matter experts to support project delivery and resolve complex challenges.
• Support executive leadership on strategic initiatives, resource planning, policy development, stakeholder engagement, and community outreach efforts.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
• 25+ years of experience in facilities design, construction, and capital improvement program (CIP) management.
• Experience leading large-scale vertical building programs, including healthcare, educational, administrative, recreational, or institutional facilities.
• Experience serving in an Owner's Representative, Program Management, or Contractor leadership role with responsibility for project delivery from planning through commissioning and closeout.
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, schedules, procurement activities, consultant teams, and construction contracts.
• Experience supporting executive-level decision-making, financial planning, and program governance.
• Current certification from CMAA, AACE, or PMI required. CMAA certification is strongly preferred.

Ideally, you'll also have

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Certified General Contractor credential.
• Experience delivering complex public, institutional, healthcare, educational, recreational, or administrative facility projects.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing multiple concurrent projects within large capital programs

This position is based onsite at our Davie, Florida office. Remote and hybrid work arrangements are not available for this role. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

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 $275,000.00 to $330,000.00. 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 September 14, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

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