Senior Project Manager – Data Center Infra (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Unlimited PPTO

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale data center, mission-critical facilities, and industrial programs across OE, EPCM, and Design-Build. You will coordinate multi-discipline teams, manage budgets, schedules, and risks, and act as Owner's Engineer in design reviews, RFIs, and submittals.

The role offers hybrid work across the U.S., a base salary range of $134,500 to $185,000, plus comprehensive benefits and performance-based incentives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 12-15 years of progressive project management experience on industrial or technically complex facility programs.
• 5 years PM experience on Data Center, Advanced Technology, or Semiconductor projects (not solely as project engineer or support PM).
• Fluency across OE, EPCM, or Design-Build; ability to articulate delivery structure, risk allocation, and team coordination model.

Responsibilities

• Own the project management plan scope, schedule, budget, fee forecasting, contract administration, and risk register across the project delivery landscape.
• Manage Jacobs engineering fee budgets and subcontract scopes; track earned value, cost-at-completion, and variance monthly
• Lead project schedule development in P6 or MS Project; drive critical path analysis and recovery planning across multi-discipline milestones
• Administer prime contracts and subconsultant agreements; manage change order processes with disciplined scope and cost substantiation
• Coordinate multi-discipline engineering teams and chair weekly design coordination and BIM clash resolution meetings
• As Owner's Engineer represent the client's interests through design review, RFI response, submittal processing, and construction observation
• Interface with hyperscale owner/operator technical teams on design criteria, standards compliance, and program-level reporting
• Quality, Safety & Commissioning; enforce QA/QC reviews across milestones
• Champion safety culture; review contractor safety plans and conduct site observations
• Serve as primary client point of contact; manage executive-level communication, dashboards, and issue escalation
• Support business development pursuits and contribute to proposals, BOE development, staffing plans

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in engineering / Construction Management

Tools

P6

MS Project

Earned Value

Cost tracking

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale data center, mission-critical facilities, and industrial programs across OE, EPCM, and Design-Build. You will coordinate multi-discipline teams, manage budgets, schedules, and risks, and act as Owner's Engineer in design reviews, RFIs, and submittals.

The role offers hybrid work across the U.S., a base salary range of $134,500 to $185,000, plus comprehensive benefits and performance-based incentives.