Architectural Group Leader - Federal & Pacific Markets

Jacobs is seeking an Architectural Group Leader to lead and grow our architecture practice in Hawaii while supporting a diverse and evolving portfolio of projects across the state and the Pacific region. This role combines people leadership, technical excellence, and strategic collaboration within Jacobs' Federal practice-while also contributing architectural expertise in support of other Jacobs business lines, including rail and bus transit, sustainability initiatives, data centers, and other complex infrastructure, civic, and mission-driven facilities.

Based in Honolulu, you'll work on projects throughout Hawaii and across the Pacific, collaborate with colleagues nationwide, and help shape the next generation of architectural talent s role reports to the Hawaii Federal Operations Director and plays a key role in advancing the continued growth and maturity of the architectural practice in the region.

The Architecture Group Lead for the Federal Practice in Honolulu provides strategic leadership, people development, and technical oversight for a team of architects delivering design solutions for new construction and renovation projects across a diverse range of non-federal and federal facility types-including administrative buildings, laboratories, military housing, aircraft hangars, vehicle maintenance facilities, aviation related structures, mission support buildings, and mission critical environments.

This role enhances client confidence, advances design excellence, and ensures high quality delivery of complex, mission driven projects.

Blending architectural expertise with practice leadership, the role helps shape and grow the architectural practice by elevating technical rigor, strengthening culture, and supporting the development and engagement of its people. The Architecture Group Lead collaborates closely with other office Architecture Group Leads to align standards, share resources, and build a unified architectural community aligned with Jacobs' mission of Challenging Today, Reinventing Tomorrow and our Culture of Caring and Beyond Zero® principles.

A central responsibility of the Architecture Group Lead is driving innovation and promoting smarter, more efficient workflows in project delivery by championing digital tools, design technologies, and process improvements that elevate quality, reduce risk, and strengthen project performance.

Operationally, the Architecture Group Lead manages discipline budgets, forecasts staffing needs, ensures consistency across deliverables, and meets financial and billability targets while supporting both near term project execution and long-term practice growth.

What You'll Do:

Practice & People Leadership

-    Promotes Beyond Zero® and actively fosters an incident and injury free culture.

-    Assigns projects and provides day-to-day leadership of team members, ensuring accountability for delivery and performance.

-    Optimizes financial utilization and balances team workload to support operational efficiency and profitability.

-    Develops workforce plans in collaboration with key stakeholders; serves as hiring manager in alignment with staffing strategies and ensures seamless onboarding of new team members.

-    Leads performance management and supports employee growth through regular feedback, coaching, and career development planning.

-    Supports staff skill development, professional advancement, and opportunities for expanded responsibility.

-    Mentors and develops team members to deliver strong individual and collective results.

-    Coordinates across Regions, Business Units, and Lines of Business to ensure optimal resource management and to create opportunities for staff development and practice growth.

-    Communicates effectively with team members through regular meetings, one on one discussions, and clear expectations.

-    Approves timesheets and expenses for direct staff.

-    Collaborates with Federal Architectural Group Leaders across the company to promote consistency in project delivery and technical standards.

-    Provides leadership over all projects assigned to the group, including:

o    Ensuring adherence to quality review processes.

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