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Sr. Construction Manager- Buildings
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Base pay range: $144,900.00/yr – $226,450.00/yr.
We’re seeking an experienced, solutions‑driven Sr. Construction Manager to join our team in San Francisco, CA. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in the field, understands complex multi‑phased construction, has strong experience in demolition and tenant improvement work, and can drive daily progress, quality, logistics, safety, and stakeholder coordination across an active campus environment.
As a Sr. Construction Manager embedded at the client’s site, you will report to the Project Manager and Program Manager and work closely with design teams, contractors, inspectors, and operations stakeholders. You’ll serve as the onsite Owner’s Representative, responsible for ensuring the project is executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with schedule, quality, and compliance requirements.
In this role, you will lead day‑to‑day field oversight from preconstruction planning through turnover and occupancy. You will anticipate issues before they arise, drive continuous communication, and maintain a strong Owner presence throughout all phases of construction.
Responsibilities
Oversee daily construction activities to ensure full compliance with plans, specifications, permits, and regulatory requirements.
Maintain a strong onsite presence to track progress, validate work in place, and proactively resolve field issues.
Support development and review of construction schedules, look‑aheads, critical path items, and sequencing strategies.
Lead site logistics planning, including access/egress, material deliveries, site controls, shutdowns, and operational impacts.
Monitor contractor performance, manpower, sequencing, and workmanship; enact and drive corrective actions as needed.
Review and manage RFIs, submittals, field changes, and technical clarifications to maintain project continuity.
Validate weekly field progress against the contractor’s schedule and support recovery strategies when delays arise.
Enforce safety, ICRA/PCRA requirements, environmental controls, and all site‑specific compliance protocols.
Conduct regular field walks to verify quality of installation, mock‑ups, testing, commissioning, and system readiness.
Coordinate inspections and compliance activities with HCAI, City agencies, IORs, and other authorities having jurisdiction.
Lead and facilitate onsite coordination meetings and maintain strong relationships with contractors, designers, inspectors, and facility stakeholders.
Provide documentation and reporting support, including daily logs, progress photos, cost/change validation, pay app verification, punch lists, commissioning, and closeout activities.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field or equivalent work experience.
12+ years of hands‑on construction management experience delivering complex projects—healthcare, lab, research, or similarly regulated environments.
Strong understanding of construction means and methods, sequencing, logistics, site controls, and safety requirements.
Proven experience managing field coordination, daily oversight, quality assurance, and stakeholder communication on active construction sites.
Familiarity with project management and construction tools (Procore, Bluebeam, P6, Unifier, etc.).
Preferred qualifications
CCM, PMP, OSHA‑30, DBIA, CM‑Lean, or similar credentials (preferred but not required).
Experience working in occupied environments, active healthcare or research campuses, and delivering complex tenant improvement projects.
Prior experience serving in an Owner’s Representative capacity.
Benefits Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you and in the things you care about. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has 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. Certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.
Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full‑time basis, as required by the nature of their role.
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.
Your application experience is important to us, and we’re 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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Sr. Construction Manager- Buildings
role at
Jacobs .
Base pay range: $144,900.00/yr – $226,450.00/yr.
We’re seeking an experienced, solutions‑driven Sr. Construction Manager to join our team in San Francisco, CA. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in the field, understands complex multi‑phased construction, has strong experience in demolition and tenant improvement work, and can drive daily progress, quality, logistics, safety, and stakeholder coordination across an active campus environment.
As a Sr. Construction Manager embedded at the client’s site, you will report to the Project Manager and Program Manager and work closely with design teams, contractors, inspectors, and operations stakeholders. You’ll serve as the onsite Owner’s Representative, responsible for ensuring the project is executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with schedule, quality, and compliance requirements.
In this role, you will lead day‑to‑day field oversight from preconstruction planning through turnover and occupancy. You will anticipate issues before they arise, drive continuous communication, and maintain a strong Owner presence throughout all phases of construction.
Responsibilities
Oversee daily construction activities to ensure full compliance with plans, specifications, permits, and regulatory requirements.
Maintain a strong onsite presence to track progress, validate work in place, and proactively resolve field issues.
Support development and review of construction schedules, look‑aheads, critical path items, and sequencing strategies.
Lead site logistics planning, including access/egress, material deliveries, site controls, shutdowns, and operational impacts.
Monitor contractor performance, manpower, sequencing, and workmanship; enact and drive corrective actions as needed.
Review and manage RFIs, submittals, field changes, and technical clarifications to maintain project continuity.
Validate weekly field progress against the contractor’s schedule and support recovery strategies when delays arise.
Enforce safety, ICRA/PCRA requirements, environmental controls, and all site‑specific compliance protocols.
Conduct regular field walks to verify quality of installation, mock‑ups, testing, commissioning, and system readiness.
Coordinate inspections and compliance activities with HCAI, City agencies, IORs, and other authorities having jurisdiction.
Lead and facilitate onsite coordination meetings and maintain strong relationships with contractors, designers, inspectors, and facility stakeholders.
Provide documentation and reporting support, including daily logs, progress photos, cost/change validation, pay app verification, punch lists, commissioning, and closeout activities.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field or equivalent work experience.
12+ years of hands‑on construction management experience delivering complex projects—healthcare, lab, research, or similarly regulated environments.
Strong understanding of construction means and methods, sequencing, logistics, site controls, and safety requirements.
Proven experience managing field coordination, daily oversight, quality assurance, and stakeholder communication on active construction sites.
Familiarity with project management and construction tools (Procore, Bluebeam, P6, Unifier, etc.).
Preferred qualifications
CCM, PMP, OSHA‑30, DBIA, CM‑Lean, or similar credentials (preferred but not required).
Experience working in occupied environments, active healthcare or research campuses, and delivering complex tenant improvement projects.
Prior experience serving in an Owner’s Representative capacity.
Benefits Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you and in the things you care about. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has 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. Certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.
Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full‑time basis, as required by the nature of their role.
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.
Your application experience is important to us, and we’re 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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