Senior Project Manager (Water/Wastewater)

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; Naples (FL); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) & stock purchase

Unlimited PPTO

Paid holidays

Discretionary bonus

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. in Florida is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary teams through client engagements, managing scope, schedule, and budget across water/wastewater projects for municipal clients in South Florida.

You will cultivate client relationships, win new contracts through compelling proposals, and drive delivery excellence under Jacobs' health, safety, quality, and diversity standards.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. degree in related engineering or applicable discipline.
• 15+ years of progressively responsible Project Management experience.
• Florida-registered Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain within 6 months (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams through project lifecycle, ensuring scope, schedule and budget targets are met.
• Deliver projects with high client satisfaction while adhering to health, safety, quality and risk standards.
• Build growth by pursuing new contracts through proposals, presentations and negotiations.
• Help develop the Florida Market Action Plan delivering cutting-edge technology solutions.
• Lead client relationships, strategy, and win themes across opportunities and pursuits.

Skills

Strong communication

Data analysis

Team leadership

Project management

Problem solving

Organization

Education

B.S./M.S. in engineering or related discipline

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

We’re looking for an experienced and collaborative Senior Project Manager (PM) who will leverage relationships to build strategic business partnerships to deliver and sell high-profile projects with key municipal clients in South Florida. As a Senior PM, you will need to understand client organizations and processes, develop and maintain consistent relationships at all organizational levels, and work to ensure that Jacobs is the consultant-of-choice for our clients. Concurrently, working with members of our sales team, your focus is to make sure that Jacobs is seen as your client’s best advocate for accomplishing their goals. You’ll also ensure that Jacobs thoroughly understands the client’s needs from their perspective—the client’s challenges and aspirations.

Here’s what you will be doing

• Lead with innovation and expertise, guiding multidisciplinary teams through the intricacies of project lifecycle management, ensuring every initiative meets its designated targets for scope, schedule, budget, and beyond.
• Champion excellence and client satisfaction, delivering projects that not only meet but exceed expectations, all while adhering to Jacobs' stringent standards for health, safety, quality, and risk management.
• Ignite growth and opportunity, leveraging your strategic insight to secure new contracts through compelling proposals, engaging presentations, and effective negotiations, all founded on deep market understanding and client needs.
• Contribute to the development of a Florida Market Action Plan that delivers leading-edge technology solutions for our clients while also actively diversifying and expanding our client base.
• Demonstrate leadership by example with integrity and candor and by “living inclusion” in support of a work environment that celebrates inclusion and diversity (a culture we call TogetherBeyond).
• Lead the development, maintenance, and advancement of your client's relationship. This will include developing the strategy of the account, help determine which opportunities to pursue, own the Go/No-Go process, and influence the win strategy.

Specific tasks will include

• Lead a multiple-disciplinary team in delivering projects that exceed client expectations while managing the budget and meeting gross margin goals.
• Driving growth with your client, working closely with the project team for overall client satisfaction from the client relationship through final project delivery.
• Leading key pursuit activities during opening, middle, and end game, working closely with sales operations.
• Building relationships with your client through face-to-face meetings and participating in professional events.
• Leading internal coordination through working directly with the sales team on overall client strategy, with Operations for project delivery, and coordination on pursuits with sales operations (cost, risk), and with legal regarding contracting. Obtaining and distilling feedback and other indicators that may influence middle-game actions.

Here’s what you'll need

• B.S. or M.S. degree in related engineering or applicable discipline
• 15+ years of progressively responsible Project Management experience with Water/Wastewater Treatment and Conveyance projects and municipal consulting
• Florida-registered Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain within 6 months (preferred)
• Strong understanding of project delivery tools and metrics, and a proven history of leading project delivery teams to successfully meet client expectations
• Attributes that include good oral and written communication, self-motivation, team-oriented work practices, strong data analysis and technical problem-solving, and a strong organizational approach
• Proven track record in developing and maintaining strong client relationships that result in the creation and procurement of new and repeat consulting work
• Adept at interpersonal relationship building, conflict resolution, and leading diverse teams

If you’re up for the challenge, we’ve been looking for someone just like you. Join our team and help us lay the foundation for progress and growth.

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 $134,500.00 to $176,625.00. 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 January 05, 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 .