Project Engineer - Buildings

Jacobs; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 91,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a driven Project Engineer focused on healthcare projects in Austin, TX. You will manage site development, design coordination, and regulatory compliance from ground up, overseeing contractors and ensuring high-quality work with safety as a priority.

You will support the Project Manager by developing and maintaining project cost/change controls, budgets, and change order estimates. Expect to work on multiple fast-moving and longer-term projects in a client-centric environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction, or Engineering is required.
• Strong knowledge of construction delivery systems and components.
• Excellent organizational and communication abilities working with diverse teams.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic project environment.

Responsibilities

• Supports full lifecycle from design through construction with document control and regulatory compliance.
• Oversees architectural and MEP drawings tailored for clinical environments and regulatory needs.
• Manages submittals/RFIs, transitions a greenfield site to a healthcare facility, and communicates changes.
• Collaborates with project leadership to drive design coordination and maintain cost/change controls.

Skills

Construction knowledge

Delivery systems

Communication skills

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Construction, or Engineering

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 challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovativeandlasting solutions for tomorrow. If you’re interested in a long and rewarding career working withtheindustry’s best and most innovative engineers, then Jacobs is where you belong.

We are looking for a driven and curious client-focused Project Engineer to grow with our team. The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter who takes ownership, anticipates project needs, and thrives in a fast-paced environment with minimal direction. You’ll provide effective, skilled project management to help reduce the costs of delivering projects and adding value to the business by applying proven project management techniques.

As a Project Engineer on our team in Austin, TX, you’ll have an opportunity to work on managing site development, design coordination, and regulatory compliance from the ground up. Key focus areas include medical facility design, regulatory compliance, and construction. Based at a client site, you will oversee that all work completed by contractors and consultants is of the highest quality with safety being our highest priority. You will also provide support to the Project Manager by developing and maintaining project cost/change controls, project budget, and change order estimates/negotiations. Through this role you will have the opportunity to work on multiple fast-moving projects and larger, long-scheduled projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Supports the full lifecycle from design through construction, focusing on document control, cross-functional coordination, and regulatory compliance
• Design & Technical Coordination Support Project Manager with overseeing architectural and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) drawings tailored for clinical environments, ensuring specialized medical gas, infection control, and HVAC requirements are met
• Assist project leadership in driving design coordination, managing submittals/RFIs, ensuring clinical/regulatory compliance, and transitioning a greenfield site into a fully operational healthcare facility
• Design your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed.

Your role keeps our company connected and we’ll support you with what you need to be successful.

Here’s what you'll need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Construction, or Engineering
• 5+ years of experience working on Healthcare Projects
• Knowledge of construction, delivery systems, and components
• Strong organizational capacity and effective communication for working with diverse medical and construction teams
• Demonstrated ability to manage priorities, drive tasks to completion, and exercise sound judgement with limited oversight
• Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a dynamic project environment while maintaining attention to detail

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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 $91,400.00 to $125,600.00. 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 July 31, 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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