Senior Drinking Water Project Manager

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; Bellevue, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

PPTO

Job summary

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. in Bellevue, WA, seeks senior-level drinking water leaders to drive planning, design, and delivery across water projects.

You’ll work with Northwest offices, engage in backlog opportunities, and shape state-of-the-art potable water solutions. The firm emphasizes mentoring, formal training, and career growth within a hybrid work model, offering generous PTO and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in water infrastructure design and/or planning.
• Understanding of drinking water supply, master planning, and treatment processes/technologies.
• Demonstrated initiative and involvement in professional activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead water infrastructure projects across planning, design, and delivery (Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build).
• Collaborate with Northwest offices and global experts to deliver innovative water solutions.
• Support mentoring, training, and career development within the team.

Skills

Industry knowledge

Self-motivation

Project leadership

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure in WA/OR

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

Want to change the world? Challenge Accepted! Join Jacobs - Shape the Future of Water and make a lasting impact with us. Water is Life. At Jacobs, we're redefining what's possible in water. From advanced treatment to potable reuse and desalination, we deliver the critical resources communities and industries need to thrive. At Jacobs, we take a triple-bottom-line focus and a OneWater mentality to tackle emerging contaminants of concern, including PFAS.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join the firm that ENR-ranked #1 across multiple categories, recipient of the Stockholm Industry Water Award for leadership in potable reuse and public acceptance, and who offers more than 9,000 water professionals worldwide. We're growing across the Pacific Northwest and seeking senior-level drinking water leaders ready to drive innovation, deliver impactful projects, and shape the future of water.

Choose Your Path

As a seasoned water professional, you have options. At Jacobs, you'll lead transformative projects - large and small - across planning, design, and delivery (Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, and Design-Bid-Build). With a robust local and global backlog, you'll have the flexibility to grow into leadership, technical excellence, or client-focused roles - your path, your choice.

Grow Your Career

We invest in your success. With formal mentoring, dedicated training and conference budgets, and personalized career planning, you'll thrive in a culture that values both technical mastery and project leadership. You'll be supported by project assistants, portfolio managers, and a global network of subject matter experts - many based right here in the Northwest.

Our Bellevue, Seattle, Corvallis, and Portland offices are home to some of the industry's top talent. You'll work side by side with global leaders in water innovation, gaining exposure to cutting-edge technologies and best practices that keep you at the forefront of the field.

Culture, Flexibility & Balance

Bring your whole, authentic self to work in an inclusive environment supported by our Jacobs Employee Networks (JENs). Enjoy flexible work options (hybrid schedules, flexible hours), generous PTO, and a strong sense of community. From day one, you'll be paired with a Northwest Onboarding Navigator to ensure a smooth transition and ongoing support throughout your career.

Ready to make an impact? Join Jacobs and help deliver safe, reliable drinking water to communities across the Northwest and beyond. Shape the future. Build what's next. Thrive with us.

Here's what you'll need

• At least 10 years of experience in relevant water infrastructure design and/or planning
• Demonstrated understanding of drinking water supply, master planning, and/or treatment processes and technologies.
• Self-motivated, initiator; demonstrated through professional society involvements or related activities

Ideally, You'll Also Have:

• Professional Engineer (PE) Licensure in Washington or Oregon, or ability to obtain reciprocity

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 $128,200.00 to $224,400.00. 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 20, 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 .