At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
As a Project Manager, you will lead challenging national and international building and infrastructure projects from early planning through project completion. Supporting public and private sector clients across Germany and Europe, you will be responsible for delivering projects while managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations.
Your Duties
- Managing building and infrastructure projects throughout the full project lifecycle
- Delivering projects in accordance with scope, schedule, budget, quality, contractual requirements, and client expectations
- Leading multidisciplinary project teams and coordinating clients, consultants, contractors, permitting agencies, utilities, and other stakeholders
- Developing project execution plans, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and resource forecasts
- Managing project risks, opportunities, change processes, project controls, financial forecasting, and reporting activities
- Serving as a primary point of contact for clients and ensuring effective communication among project stakeholdersPreparing proposals, fee estimates, and responses to client requests
- Supporting project site visits and project-related travel as required
- Mentoring junior project managers and technical professionals
- Adhering to quality, health, safety, and environmental standards
Here’s what you’ll need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline
- Experience leading building, infrastructure, engineering, or construction projects
- Demonstrated success managing project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and financial performance
- Experience delivering projects in Germany and/or Europe
- Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills, including experience working directly with clients and key project stakeholders
- Excellent English language skills
- German language skills
- Willingness to travel (approximately 10-20%)
Ideally, You’ll Also Have
- PMP certification or equivalent project management qualification
- Familiarity with permitting, planning, and multidisciplinary project delivery processes
- Experience supporting projects for the U.S. Military, Bundeswehr, other defense organizations, or public-sector clients
Our Offer
- Permanent employment in a sustainable, future-oriented project environment
- Flexible working hours and the option to work remotely
- Corporate fitness membership
- Job bike leasing scheme
- Capital-forming benefits and employer contributions to a company pension plan
- Individual career development opportunities in Germany and internationally
- Various employee networks
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
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Project Manager (m/f/d) Buildings and Infrastructure in Kaiserslautern Arbeitgeber: Jacobs
Jacobs ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern die Möglichkeit bietet, an zukunftsweisenden Infrastrukturprojekten zu arbeiten und aktiv zur Energiewende beizutragen. Mit flexiblen Arbeitszeiten, einem hybriden Arbeitsmodell und individuellen Karriereentwicklungsmöglichkeiten fördert Jacobs eine positive Arbeitskultur, in der Teamarbeit und persönliche Begegnungen im Mittelpunkt stehen. Zudem profitieren Mitarbeiter von attraktiven Zusatzleistungen wie Firmenfitness und Job Rad Leasing, die das Wohlbefinden und die Work-Life-Balance unterstützen.