Project Manager - Federal

An exciting opportunity to join Jacobs in supporting a federally funded program with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) across key locations in the Southwestern United States, including Arizona, Southern California, New Mexico and Texas. You will play a key role in modernizing critical federal facilities that strengthen national security and enhance border operations, helping CBP meet the demands of an evolving security landscape.

At Jacobs, we're not just building structures, we're helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their state-of-the-art facilities that are changing our world. Jacobs is working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on an impactful initiative across multiple U.S. locations. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career with Jacobs while contributing to the modernization of federal facilities that support border control operations and national security. We are currently seeking onsite Project Management, Construction Management, QA/QC Inspectors (all disciplines), and Field Engineering professionals to support CBP projects throughout the Southwest.

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our team, supporting Customs and Border Protection Patrol Stations. Reporting directly to the Project Delivery Leader, you may work independently or lead a team of site-based construction management staff, serving in a client-advisory role and collaborating closely with architects/engineers and contractors. In this role, you will be accountable for managing scope, schedule, cost, and quality across the full project lifecycle, ensuring successful delivery in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment.

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for overall delivery of their assigned projects including procurement, design, construction, commissioning, handover, and closeout. Project Managers ensures project execution is aligned with scope, budget, schedule, quality requirements, and operational requirements while coordinating activities among CBP project stakeholders, client Project Managers, DB contractors, and Project Managers support functions. Project Managers implement change requests, coordinate/interface with project stakeholder, elevate critical issues/risk to TODM, and manage/report on project status (cost, schedule, actions).

• Serve as the primary interface with CBP project managers, stakeholders, contractors, and functional teams throughout project execution.
• Lead project execution planning, establish project objectives and priorities, and coordinate project delivery activities from planning through closeout.
• Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, resources, financial performance, and key performance metrics.
• Direct and support multidisciplinary teams, including on-site Construction Management personnel, to ensure successful project delivery.
• Monitor project progress and verify compliance with end-user requirements, contract requirements, and project objectives.
• Resolve issues and conflicts between contractors, CBP stakeholders, and project teams that impact scope, cost, schedule, quality, or operations.
• Coordinate and integrate facility, site, utility, infrastructure, and operational interfaces to support seamless project execution.
• Manage change requests (CRs), RFIs, contract modifications, and project documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support procurement, contract administration, and vendor management activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, regulations, quality standards, CBP requirements, and Jacobs safety policies.
• Identify and mitigate project risks; lead readiness reviews, inspections, acceptance testing, facility turnover, and final handover activities.
• Travel to project and client sites as required and perform field oversight activities, including site inspections in active construction environments.

This role will be in various project locations throughout the Southwestern United States, including Arizona, Southern California, New Mexico and Texas.

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience as a responsible-in-charge Project Manager within an engineering, construction, or program management organization.
• Strong knowledge of building systems, construction technologies, contract management, project delivery methods, and team leadership.
• Professional certification such as PE, RA, CCM, PMP, DBIA, or equivalent preferred.
• Experience supporting federal construction programs and working with CBP or other federal agencies.
• Experience managing complex vertical construction, renovation, or infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with federal contracting requirements, project controls, and construction management best practices.
• U.S. Citizenship

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