Water/Wastewater Project Manager

Jacobs; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in Columbus, OH is seeking a Project Manager to lead multi-disciplinary water/wastewater projects from design through construction. You will guide teams across local and national design centers, partner with clients, and help shape strategic solutions that meet performance and sustainability goals.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering, a PE license, and strong communication skills; a Master’s is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in civil, environmental, chemical, or mechanical engineering.
• Project and design management experience with water/wastewater projects, treatment, distribution, and conveyance.
• Multidiscipline design management experience.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships with clients and to win work.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams from local and national design centers.
• Support business development activities including strategy development, positioning, proposing, and negotiating contracts.
• Mentor staff and build long-term client relationships.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Client relationship building

PE License

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in civil, environmental, chemical, or mechanical engineering

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

Your Impact At Jacobs, we think differently about water. As global supply and demand for water intensifies, solving the world’s most complex water challenges requires different thinking – and that’s where we come in. What if we showed you how, with a “OneWater” approach, we’re giving communities, industries, and regions the resource they need to flourish and grow? Here at Jacobs, you’ll work on projects that shape water infrastructure and transform our communities. You’ll work with an organization with the capabilities and expertise to support you, make your job easier, and enjoy a long rewarding career until you retire. You’ll get to leverage the industry’s deepest technical resources and a company that’s been ENR ranked #1 globally in water and wastewater for decades. In 2022, Engineering News-Record ranked Jacobs #1 in its list of Top 500 Engineering Design Firms in the world for a fifth consecutive year. Our Columbus, Ohio team is adding more Project Managers to help deliver some of the largest and most complex projects in the Region. You will support our Columbus portfolio and projects across the Region. At Jacobs, you will have the opportunity to shape a career that supports your personal and professional development with opportunities to work on projects that excite you with truly global opportunities. You’ll grow your career by leading our project teams to provide innovative and sustainable solutions for our clients. You’ll have a seat at the table and play an integral role inleading andmentoring staff, forming long-term relationships with clients, and supporting business development activities that includesstrategy development, positioning, proposing, and negotiating contracts. You’ll be a part of diverse multi-discipline teams allowing you to both share what you know, and learn from us, so you can continue to grow. Join us and we will assistyou in continued development ofyour skills and exploringall that you can do across our global company. You’ll also get the chance to lead multidisciplinary teams from our local and national design centers and work with our industry leading technologists. Your most impactful mission in this role is to embrace living inclusion every day and enabling diversity and equality globally. For us, this means creating a culture of belonging where we all thrive by embracing all perspectives. An inclusive culture with many perspectives through diverse backgrounds allows us to leverage knowledge, leadership, and connection to bring forth opportunity, creativity, and growth.

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll engage with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.

Here’s what you'll need

• Bachelor’s Degree in civil, environmental, chemical, or mechanical engineering
• Project an design management experience with water/wastewater projects treatment, distribution, and conveyance
• Multidiscipline design management experience
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships with clients and to win work
• Professional Engineer (PE) License

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Master’s Degree

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 $125,000.00 to $178,000.00. 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. Job posted on April 14, 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.