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Design Manager - Water/Wastewater

Jacobs 🇺🇸 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

$138,000 - $210,000 Full-time

Lead the planning, execution, and closeout of water and wastewater design projects, managing multidisciplinary teams and ensuring delivery meets contractual scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements. Coordinate design decisions with clients and stakeholders, oversee project and financial performance, manage risks, and contribute to the Water Market Strategy.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the planning, execution, and closeout of water and wastewater design projects, managing multidisciplinary teams and ensuring delivery meets contractual scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements. Coordinate design decisions with clients and stakeholders, oversee project and financial performance, manage risks, and contribute to the Water Market Strategy.

Requirements

  • A bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, or another engineering discipline focused on water and wastewater systems, is required, along with at least eight years of engineering experience and three years managing multidisciplinary design teams. A PE license or ability to obtain one is preferred, as is experience with Design-Build or EPC projects; construction experience is also applicable.

Benefits

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Basic Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Discounted Company Stock Purchase
  • Deferred Compensation Plan
  • Executive Deferral Plan
  • Unlimited Personalized Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Caregiver Leave
  • Merit Increases
  • Performance Discretionary Bonus
  • Stock Awards

Key Skills

Project planning Design project execution Multidisciplinary team leadership Scope, schedule, and budget management Quality and safety assurance Client and stakeholder coordination Risk management Water and wastewater engineering knowledge Design‑build and EPC processes PE licensing (preferred) Construction experience Technical documentation Strategic market contribution

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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