Assistant Project Manager - Water Design Build

Assistant Project Manager - Water Design Build at Jacobs

Base pay range: $92,100.00/yr - $/yr

At Jacobs, we challenge today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems. We are looking for an Assistant Project Manager to combine the skills of project engineering with team leadership, client interface, and financial management. Based in Florida, you will work with the Design‑Build Project Manager to deliver large, complex construction projects and prepare for future roles as Construction Manager or Project Manager.

• Coordinate subcontractors throughout construction, commissioning, closeout, and turnover to the owner.
• Assist the Design‑Build Project Manager in cost management, ensuring the project remains on scope, schedule, and budget.
• Track and process change orders, including owner change orders, proposed change orders from subcontractors, and invoicing.
• Ensure quality levels are met at the trade level and support the overall quality management program.
• Participate in risk management and mitigation throughout the life of the project.
• Manage and track project submittals, requests for changes, design changes, and non‑conformance notices.
• Provide input to the overall project schedule, including 3‑week look‑ahead schedules.
• Manage project engineering staff and the overall closeout process.
• Develop skills to become an overall Project Manager or Construction Manager.

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in construction projects.
• Experience delivering municipal water, wastewater, water resources, or conveyance type work.
• Working knowledge of construction, building systems/components and technology, contract management, project delivery methods, team building, and client relationship building.

• Experience in Alternative Project Delivery, including design build, progressive design build, and construction‑manager‑at‑risk.

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 offers unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) for full‑time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave.

Specific roles may be eligible for merit increases, performance discretionary bonuses, and stock.

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.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs workplace on a full‑time basis, as required by the nature of their role.