Resource Manager (Architecture) (Data Centers)

Jacobs; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

PPTO for salaried employees

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Resource Manager for its Architectural Department within the Data Center Performance Unit. You’ll optimize staffing, forecast resource needs, and support recruitment and onboarding to ensure efficient project delivery across a growing data center portfolio.

You’ll report to the Department Manager and work with Architectural Leadership, Sector Managers, Program Managers, and staff to align staffing with strategic objectives and project demand.

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Architecture or related field
• Minimum of 7 years in architecture/operations/resource management
• Experience developing work plans and staffing
• Proficient scheduling, resourcing, and reporting tools

Responsibilities

• Track and report staff resourcing and utilization
• Lead staffing organization with sector managers
• Forecast staffing needs based on project pipeline
• Coordinate staffing with other departments
• Prepare recurring operational reports for leadership
• Manage onboarding and new hire processes

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

This job opportunity is available at ANY location in the United States. Ideally, selected candidates will be near a JACOBS U.S. based office, but we intend to hire the "best" candidates.

The Resource Manager serves as a strategic workforce planning leader for the Architectural Department within the Data Center Performance Unit. This role is responsible for optimizing staffing assignments in collaboration with Sector Managers and Department Leadership, forecasting resource needs, supporting department growth through recruitment and onboarding, and providing operational support that enable efficient project delivery across a rapidly expanding data center portfolio. The Resource Manager will report to the Department Manager and works closely with Architectural Department Leadership, Sector Managers, Program Managers, and Staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Track and report staff resourcing and utilization; maintain the department's resource-allocation system including all staff roles, level of effort (LOE) and assigned hours, and major deliverables for all active and upcoming projects
• Lead staffing organization efforts in collaboration with the Sector Managers and Program Managers; review the assignments of key personnel, roles, and projects with Department Leadership
• Coordinate architectural staffing needs and assignments with other departments and business units, such as Global Integrated Delivery (GID)
• Forecast staffing needs based on project pipeline and anticipated workload
• Identify resource gaps and provide recommendations to Department Leadership
• Prepare recurring operational reporting for Department Leadership and the VP/Business Unit Director, including headcount, utilization, and retention
• Maintain records of staff information such as location, salary, role, and credentials
• Support the development of proposals for new work; review and advance the scope of work narratives, identify RFI's for the proposal process, generate level of effort (LOE) hours and FTE's required, consider initial staffing assignments required to complete the work
• Develop and maintain a file organization system for the department's SharePoint system including standards and other operational resources
• Coordinate, schedule, and facilitate e3 performance evaluations between staff and their managers
• Collaborate with the recruiting agents; interview scheduling, candidate communication, and applicant-tracking system administration
• Coordinate new hire offers with Department Leadership, recruiting, and HR
• Facilitate the start of a new hire with HR, IT, local office administrative personnel; act as a Jacobs Navigator or assign to Sector Managers as necessary
• Develop an onboarding process and coordinate onboarding logistics with Jacobs Navigators as new hires are onboarded
• Arrange local office onboarding with facility management and new hire to confirm new hire has required badging and security access to their local office
• Review and approve staff timesheets of direct reports or indirect reports as identified
• Serve as the department's liaison to the centralized AM Support Functions (HR, Finance, Legal, IT, Marketing & Comms, and others) rather than duplicating those functions within the department
• Support the staff through reciprocity process when required to get an architectural license in another state
• Organize Monthly department staff meetings along with Department Leadership

Here’s what you’ll need

• Professional degree in Architecture (B.Arch or M.Arch) or Bachelor's degree in business administration, human resources, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in architecture, operations management, resource management, or a related professional discipline
• Experience with developing work plans and assigning staff to execute the work
• Strong proficiency with scheduling, resourcing, and reporting tools (e.g., MS Office/Microsoft 365, resource-management software)
• Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities across a growing team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfort preparing materials for senior leadership audiences
• Discretion in handling confidential personnel, budget, and client information

Ideally, you'll have

• Active Registered Architect (RA) license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Experience supporting mission-critical facilities, data centers, or large-scale infrastructure programs

Our health and welfare benefits

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 $110,600.00 to $152,100.00. 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.

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.