Architect

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

This is an exciting time for our team at Jacobs. We’re at the intersection of technology, engineering and design helping our clients tackle the biggest challenges facing our cities and communities across the globe. “From large scale regeneration and climate change response, to multi-purpose and smart infrastructure, we are delivering integrated and resilient solutions that reinvent the future, reconnect communities and create lasting value.” Monte Wilson - Global Built Environment Market Director. These big issues inspire us to go further to understand how multifaceted variables shape our future, ensuring that the solutions we design and deliver connect people and places with the means to work smarter and live better, while making a positive, enduring difference in the world.

Under general supervision, competently perform all conventional aspects of architectural design and analysis

• Plan and conduct work requiring judgement and evaluation, selection and adaptation of architectural techniques and criteria
• Exercise judgement and problem-solving skills, reaching out to others for guidance or confirmation when questions arise.
• Exhibit a high level of attention to detail and quality control
• Committed to checking your own work, reaching out to peers and seniors for guidance when questions arise.
• Perform calculation checking of others’ work.
• Be responsible for managing your own workload, making and keeping commitments, and taking ownership of your assigned work.
  
  
  

Work in a timely, accurate, and cost-effective manner with strong attention to detail.

• Developing leadership and coaching skills
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and/or mentorship to designers/drafters and less experienced engineers.
• Be proactive in advancing workflows, systems, and tools within the structural discipline. Embrace emerging technologies.
• On an assigned project
• Lead a team of designers responsible for an area of design in the development of layout, technical design, construction drawings, specification, and model creation.
• Attend project meetings and take an active role to help team resolve concerns and solve problems across all disciplines.
• Participate in and champion internal, cross-discipline, and external project quality reviews.
  
  
  

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.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture from an accredited Architectural program
• Professional architecture license
• 8 years of architecture experience required
• Proficiency in Revit
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and collaboration skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with building codes and specifications
  
  
  

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience with Sketch up, Adobe Suite, InDesign, and Navisworks
• Experience in semiconductor or general industrial building types
• LEED accredited
• Ability to travel desired