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Design Manager

Jacobs 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

$110,600 - $120,000 Full-time Manager

The Design Manager will lead the design process for K-12 school projects, ensuring quality, budget, and schedule adherence. They will manage client relationships, coordinate with architects and consultants, and oversee technical peer reviews and project milestones.

Responsibilities

  • The Design Manager will lead the design process for K-12 school projects, ensuring quality, budget, and schedule adherence. They will manage client relationships, coordinate with architects and consultants, and oversee technical peer reviews and project milestones.

Requirements

  • Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management with at least 10 years of industry experience. Strong management skills, technical expertise in project development, and the ability to lead consultants in a fast-paced environment are required.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Basic life insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Company stock purchase plan
  • Deferred compensation plan
  • Executive deferral plan
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Caregiver leave
  • Performance discretionary bonus

Key Skills

Design leadership Project management K‑12 educational design Budget management Schedule adherence Client relationship management Coordination with architects and consultants Technical peer reviews Construction documentation Stakeholder communication Team leadership Design review processes Regulatory compliance Problem solving Mentoring Cross‑functional collaboration Risk management Quality assurance Presentation skills Strategic planning

About Jacobs

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow – delivering outcomes and solutions for the world's most complex challenges. With a team of approximately 45,000, we provide end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation and water. From advisory and consulting, feasibility, planning, design, program and lifecycle management, we're creating a more connected and sustainable world.

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