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Water Market Project Manager

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Location
Honolulu, HI
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Professional Engineer License Or Ability To ObtainBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Water Market Project Manager will lead technically complex water projects from concept through design, construction services, and commissioning. The role may serve as Project Manager and/or Technical Lead, guiding multidisciplinary teams to meet schedules and budgets while supporting business development and client relationships. The position also includes mentoring early- and mid-career engineers and designers and developing opportunities for Jacobs Hawaii.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project Team ManagementProject Planning and DesignDesign Team ManagementClient Relationship DevelopmentProfessional Organization Participation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Civil or Environmental Engineering5+ Years Project Team ManagementProfessional Engineer License or Ability to ObtainMaster's in Civil or Environmental Engineering

Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Full job description

As a key member, you’ll have the chance to work on challenging projects as the Project Manager and/or Technical Lead - planning, directing, and monitoring all aspects of projects with high degrees of technical complexity from (but not limited to) the concept stage through detailed design, construction services, and commissioning. Among the many types of projects led by this team are pipelines, pump stations, water and wastewater treatment facilities, and green stormwater infrastructure. You will be leading a multidiscipline team to complete tasks within established schedules and budgets and help advance our business development strategies. Also, you will have the opportunity to mentor and coach early and mid-career engineers and designers and to be mentored by senior staff. Nurturing your existing and developing new relationships, you will help to identify new opportunities in which Jacobs Hawaii can further service our clients and communities.

Join us and we will assist in continuing the development of your skills and exploring all that you can do locally and across our global company, with opportunities to share your knowledge along the way.

Our commitment to you:

  • Mentoring. Jacobs offers formal and informal mentoring programs, including dedicated budget for you to spend as you are mentored and mentor others.

  • Training. From project management skills to safety to technical topics, Jacobs provides you the training you need to do your job, and to take the next step in your career.

  • Career Development. Our depth and breadth of projects in the water market means there’s a place for your interests. You will develop a career path plan with regional leadership, identifying the kinds of projects and programs you want to grow into over time, incorporating your passions and interests.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering

  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in direct management of project teams

  • Professional Engineer (P.E.)  License or ability to obtain

  • Proven experience in planning and designing small to large projects

Ideally, here’s what you’ll also have:

  • Proven experience managing teams of design, scientific, and technology professionals

  • Strong network with local municipalities, private utilities, and other water/wastewater, conveyance, and water resources clients

  • Active in a professional organization

  • Master’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering

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Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.

How this job compares

Set against the 23,467 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Hawaii median$115–180K/yr110 salary ranges
  • US median$48–60/hr935 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 145 open Project Manager jobs in Hawaii and 23,467 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Hawaii
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (20,330 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 12,998 of the 23,467 open Project Manager jobs (55%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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