Job Description

Overview

Water Treatment Project Manager role at Jacobs in Tempe, AZ.

The base pay range for this position is $134,500.00/yr - $210,250.00/yr. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$134,500.00/yr - $210,250.00/yr

Responsibilities

• Engage as a Project Manager for projects related to drinking water, reuse treatment technologies, and infrastructure design/construction.
• Leverage project management and project delivery expertise to strategize and deliver meaningful solutions for water treatment project challenges locally, nationally, and globally.
• Participate in project management, business development, and strategic market/positioning leadership roles as part of local, regional, and national client engagement, technical solutions, and marketing/sales teams.
• Collaborate with the team to drive successful project outcomes and contribute to the growth of water treatment initiatives.
• Continue skill development and career advancement within Jacobs across the global organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical preferred).
• Professional Engineer license (P.E.) in Arizona or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• A minimum of 12 years of engineering and project delivery experience in drinking water treatment and wastewater treatment, including planning, evaluations, piloting, modeling, design, and construction.
• Proven experience working on infrastructure projects.
• Related project management and task leadership experience, including demonstrated ability to successfully manage and deliver projects and tasks.
• Familiarity with State and Federal government regulatory frameworks related to water treatment.
• Experience as a seller/doer identifying, winning, and then leading project teams delivering water treatment projects.
• Ideally, Masters or other graduate degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical preferred).
• 15 or more years of direct experience in water treatment.
• A strong network with local municipalities or other water/wastewater clients.

Benefits and additional information

Our health and welfare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs offers an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. Some roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $134,500.00 to $210,250.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Equal employment opportunity

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.

Job posted on October 16, 2025. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

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.

Your application experience is important to us, and were keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.

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