Resource Manager (Architecture) (Data Centers)

Jacobs; Dade City (FL); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in the United States is seeking a Resource Manager for the Architectural Department within the Data Center Performance Unit. This role optimizes staffing, forecasts resource needs, supports recruitment and onboarding, and partners with sector managers to enable efficient project delivery across a rapidly expanding data center portfolio.

Reporting to the Department Manager, you will work with Architectural Department Leadership, Sector Managers, Program Managers, and staff to ensure

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Architecture or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in architecture, operations management, or resource management.
• Experience with developing work plans and assigning staff to execute work.
• Strong scheduling, resourcing, and reporting skills.
• Excellent organizational and communication abilities.
• Discretion handling confidential personnel, budget, and client information.

Responsibilities

• Track staffing and utilization and maintain the department's resource-allocation system.
• Lead staffing efforts with Sector Managers and Program Managers.
• Coordinate staffing needs with other departments and units.
• Forecast staffing needs based on pipeline and workload.
• Identify resource gaps and advise leadership.
• Prepare recurring operational reports for leadership and VP/Director.
• Maintain staff records including location, salary, role, and credentials.
• Coordinate onboarding and new hire start with HR and IT.
• Organize monthly department meetings.

Skills

Scheduling proficiency

Resource management

Organizational skills

Verbal and written communication

Discretion with confidential معلومات

Education

Architecture degree (B.Arch/M.Arch) or related field

Minimum 7 years in architecture/operations/resource management

Tools

MS Office / Microsoft 365

Resource-management software

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

Benefits

• 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.

Job posted on August 04, 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.

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