Senior Design Project Manager - Semiconductor (International Project Assignment)

Jacobs; Latham (NY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase

Unlimited PPTO

Paid holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Design Project Manager to lead semiconductor and electronics projects, interfacing between project teams and clients. The role emphasizes collaboration, budget and schedule stewardship, and ensuring high-quality deliverables for critical facilities.

The position involves relocation to Israel or long-term project assignment, with NA candidates willing to travel to Israel on as-needed basis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or 4 additional years of work experience in lieu of a degree.
• 15–20 years of experience in managing projects related to industrial and/or commercial facilities.
• Experience as a project/design manager on advanced technology, semiconductor, electronics, life sciences or data center projects.
• Financial acumen, design execution & client management experience.

Responsibilities

• Managing the business–customer relationship.
• Planning and overseeing the program implementation within budget and requirements.
• Managing financial and schedule requirements for the program.
• Staffing and managing resources to meet program requirements.
• Ensuring subcontractors’ performance meets contractual and quality standards.
• Maintaining liaison with customer to prioritize tasks and resolve issues.
• Coordinating estimates, proposals, BOEs, and contract actions with stakeholders.
• Providing status reports to stakeholders and ensuring deliverables meet contractual requirements.
• Briefing senior management on status metrics.
• Endorsing and implementing company policies and procedures.
• Conducting performance appraisals and counseling if supervising.

Skills

Project management

Financial acumen

Design execution

Client management

Semiconductor/electronics experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

EIT/PE

PMP Certification

Master's degree

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 today and reinvent tomorrow by delivering technology‑enabled solutions that move our clients and communities forward. We are seeking an experienced Senior Design Project Manager to support our semiconductor and electronics business where your leadership will directly influence how we deliver highly complex projects for our key clients.

In this role, you will apply your design project management knowledge and experience in the technical delivery of Semiconductor projects to support the commercial and technical interface between project teams and the client and their stakeholders. Your direction, guidance, and support will help our teams to achieve excellence, and you’ll therefore play an important role in supporting our client's overall project goals. We’re looking for a passionate project management professional who is inspired by collaboration, exceeding expectations, and challenging the status quo.

Location

We are ideally looking for someone who is willing to relocate to or be located on long term project assignment in Israel. North America based candidates near a US Jacobs office location who are willing to travel to Israel on an as needed basis will also be considered.

Here’s What You Will Be Doing

• Managing the business‑customer relationship.
• Planning and overseeing the implementation of the program, ensuring staying within budget constraints and meeting requirements.
• Managing the financial and schedule requirements.
• Staffing and managing necessary resources to ensure program requirements are met.
• Ensuring subcontractors’ performance meets all contractual requirements and quality standards.
• Maintaining close liaison with the customer to prioritize key tasking and ensure timely resolution of any programmatic issues.
• Developing/coordinating estimates, proposals, BOEs, and other projects/task‑related contractual actions with the appropriate stakeholders.
• Providing oral and written reports of program/project/task status and ensures contract deliverables are delivered to the appropriate stakeholders’ contractual requirements.
• Regularly briefing senior management and other key stakeholders on program/project/task status measurement data.
• Endorsing and implementing company policies and procedures
• Completing employee performance appraisals and employee counseling’s, if assigned the responsibilities of employee supervision

Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or 4 additional years of work experience in lieu of a degree.
• 15-20 years of experience in managing projects related to industrial and/or commercial facilities
• Experience as a project / design manager on advanced technology, semiconductor, electronics, life sciences or data center projects.
• Financial acumen, design execution & client management experience

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Engineer in Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE)
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
• Master's degree in engineering, project management, or related field
• Construction execution & contract negotiation experience

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 $175,000.00 to $225,000.00. 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.

This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Work Environment

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.