text: Jacobs Sr. Design Project Manager - Cities & Places in New York, New York
  We are seeking a driven and client-focused Senior Design Project Manager to join our team in New York, NY. As a Sr. Project Manager, you will mentor staff and deliver top-notch service to clients in both the private and public sector. You will leverage your architectural skills and previous buildings experience to lead a multi-discipline team to deliver innovative buildings for our clients. Your people management skills will help team members thrive, guiding, overseeing design documentation and ensuring that all design review activities meet high standards and are meticulously checked, covering mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), structural, and control systems. This role requires direct engagement with the Client and General Contractor, necessitating technical expertise related to the project scope.
  This hybrid position requires regular in-office visits and local travel within New York City to meet with clients. This client-facing position will have you as the main point of contact for the design team, ensuring design, schedule, cost, scope, quality, and safety.
  As a Sr. Project Manager you will work in partnership with the Cities and Places Department Leader and subsequently with the Architecture Discipline Director for overall strategy and approach. For each project you will directly interface and collaborate with the discipline leads, senior Project Architect (and potentially a Design Manager). You are accountable for setting and adhering to the project financial goals and team communication. Responsible for the project overall health; financials, team effectiveness, client relationship, safety, and quality.
  You will embody our mission: Challenging Today, Reinventing Tomorrow, our purpose: To create a more connected, sustainable world, and our values: We do things right. We challenge the accepted. We aim higher. We live inclusion.
  "Seller-Doer" - Developing and maintaining internal and external client networks and serving as a primary contributor during client meetings and presentations.
  Representing Jacobs in a positive manner at meetings, presentations and in public.
  Participating in directing growth and strategic planning as part of the Company’s management team
  Initiating, preparing, and reviewing proposals and participating in interviews in response to RFPs and RFQs. This includes working with discipline leads for potential team members, and develop the project workplan and financial/pricing tool
  Fosters and maintains a collaborative professional working relationship with the entire Project Team.
  Responsible for ensuring communication with disciplines is effective and constant.
  Fosters a commitment to external and internal client service.
  Develops a positive relationship of trust with clients and other project leadership.
  Regularly communicates with client representatives to verify design requirements and specifications, progress reviews.
  Sets the Client Expectation Surveys (CES), Client Satisfactory Surveys (CSS) at the beginning of the project and follow up throughout the major milestones.
  Facilitate the creation of communication plans, ensuring that appropriate information is exchanged among key stakeholders, and conduct status review meetings among project team members and clients through project execution.
  Determine, monitor, and manage financial project metrics, schedules, and staffing requirements for each project.
  Guide the overall development and quality of the project documents and adherence with Jacobs Quality Program.
  Leads project team meetings to help resolve project issues, coordination with other disciplines, schedule adherence and sharing client feedback.
  Securing, assigning, and maintaining a full-service project team containing all the resources required to successfully deliver projects while maintaining quality.
  Prepares meeting minutes of client and team meetings and/or oversees the development of the minutes with a project admin depending on the project size.
  Plan, organize and direct management and design staff.
  Identifying and assessing risks and implementing effective risk mitigation strategies
  Ensuring the obligations of the agreement between Client and the Company are fulfilled.
  Provide effective team management to help reduce costs of delivering projects and adding value to the business by applying proven management techniques.
  Developing and monitoring financial and project delivery schedules, including change management.
  Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from an accredited University
  Professional Registered Architect (RA)
  15+ years of AEC buildings experience including;
  Experience as a client-facing Design Project Manager
  Managing multiple projects
  3 projects completed in the project architect role
  5+ years of management involving direct client contact and full responsibility for projects, with examples of new construction project delivery from design through construction.
  5+ years of experience working as a licensed project architect
  Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentations
  Ability to work in multi-discipline, multi-office, and Global Integrated Delivery (GID) environments.
  Knowledge and implementation of project financial acumen, including estimating ETC/EAC and earned value.
  Active participation in professional organizations, with exceptional social, networking, organization, communication, people and presentation skills.
  Ability to effectively meet deadlines.
  Ideally, you'll also have
  Registered Architect (RA) in the state of NY or NJ
  NCARB certificate holder
  Project Management Institute (PMP) Certification
  Experience with Design Build project delivery
  Diverse portfolio of architectural buildings experience: corporate commercial, life science, higher education, healthcare, and industrial facilities programs
  Sponsorship is not available for this position. #CPEast
  Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.