Senior AI Data Center Program Lead

Jacobs; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Stock purchase program

Hybrid work policy

Paid holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Project Manager (CA) Lead to steer complex, multi-discipline programs in the data center, advanced manufacturing, and industrial sectors. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, and client commitments from basis of design through IFC and turnover.

Lead multidisciplinary teams, coordinate design and site execution, and maintain high standards of safety, quality, and collaboration. Hybrid work model in the US with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of progressive project management on complex facilities.
• Direct hyperscale experience preferred for data center programs.
• Fluency across OE, EPCM, or Design-Build delivery modes; knowledge of project controls.

Responsibilities

• Own the project management plan scope, schedule, budget, fee forecasting, staffing, contract administration, risk register, and change controls across delivery lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, deliverable lists, staffing plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, and client reporting; monitor progress and take recovery actions as needed.
• Manage Jacobs engineering fee budgets, subcontract scopes, cost-at-completion, variances, change orders, and commercial impacts with project-controls support.
• Lead schedule development in P6 or MS Project; coordinate milestones across design, permits, procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams from concept to construction administration across Civil, Structural, MEP, and more.
• Represent client interests through design reviews, RFIs, submittals, and field observations; ensure schedule adherence.
• Conduct field walks, inspections, and system verifications; document observations with photos and markups.

Skills

Large-scale project management

Construction administration

Scheduling (P6/MS Project)

Client coordination & communication

Hyperscale data center experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline

Tools

P6

MS Project

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Project Manager (CA) Lead to steer complex, multi-discipline programs in the data center, advanced manufacturing, and industrial sectors. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, and client commitments from basis of design through IFC and turnover.

Lead multidisciplinary teams, coordinate design and site execution, and maintain high standards of safety, quality, and collaboration. Hybrid work model in the US with competitive compensation.