Project Manager - Water Conveyance

Jacobs; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Water Conveyance Project Manager to lead a team of engineers through design, coordinate resources, and deliver critical water infrastructure projects. You will interact with clients, develop conveyance solutions, and mentor mid-level engineers, acting as a seller-doer to grow our regional water practice.

The role emphasizes leadership across planning, design, and project delivery with a hybrid work policy that balances Jacobs offices and remote locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, or environmental engineering.
• PE license or ability to obtain one.
• 7+ years of progressive civil engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers through the design process and coordinate resources.
• Interact with clients to develop and deliver conveyance solutions.
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, and quality across multiple projects.
• Grow and manage client relationships and pursue new work.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Schedule management

Technical quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Mechanical/Environmental Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) registration or ability to obtain

7+ years progressive civil engineering experience

Master's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

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 driven by a shared purpose—to deliver innovative, technically excellent water infrastructure solutions that strengthen our communities. As a Water Conveyance Project Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to lead complex and meaningful conveyance projects, shape long-term client relationships, and influence the growth of our regional water practice. This role offers the autonomy to lead, the support to succeed, and the career runway to make a lasting impact.

As a Water Conveyance Project Manager, you’ll be charged with leading a team of highly qualified and motivated engineers through the design process, interacting directly with clients to develop and deliver technical conveyance solutions, and mentoring ambitious mid-level engineers. We’ll ask you to grow your career by acting as a highly competent seller-doer that will be empowered to develop and manage projects in a trusting and supported environment.

You’ll serve as a Project Manager/Design Manager leading a technical team, performing technical tasks, and coordinating the use of resources to accomplish multiple, concurrent water infrastructure projects. Your responsibilities may include planning and design related management and technical support roles for various types of conveyance systems such as open channel flow and low-pressure conduit, flow control structures, and pump stations and force mains. Additional assignments may include other water-related civil infrastructure evaluations. You’ll have the opportunity to grow professionally through participation on project teams delivering challenging projects while serving and developing clients.

You’ll be asked to support business development activities in order to grow the local conveyance group. You’ll work with key clients resulting in acquisition of new projects as well as perform the role of Project Manager supporting various projects and programs within a defined client portfolio. You’ll effectively lead and manage project teams throughout all phases of project planning, execution, and closeout; consistent with established project delivery processes to meet the scope, schedule, budget, and other specified requirements stated in each contract.

Using your conveyance technical expertise, you’ll play an integral role inleading andmentoring staff, forming long-term relationships with clients and pursuing new work, building water client portfolios, includingstrategy development, positioning, proposing, and negotiating contracts. You’ll help others discover what drives them, nurturing their purpose and guiding them forward. Your role will keep our company connected, and we’ll support you with what you need to be successful. But you’re not just a leader – you’re an achiever.

Here’s what you'll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Mechanical, and/or Environmental Engineering.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) is required or ability to obtain.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive civil engineering experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage scope, budget, schedule, and technical quality across complex infrastructure projects.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• A Master's degree in Civil Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience serving various clients involving a wide variety of fields including conveyance pipeline design, project management, water/wastewater pump station design.
• Demonstrated ability to lead the design and preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, studies, proposals and/or reports.
• Experience with Design-Build and/or EPC projects.

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 $145,000.00 to $195,000.00. 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 August 25, 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.