Digital Consulting Lead

Overview

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Base pay range

$130,000.00 / yr - $165,000.00 / yr

At Jacobs, we are 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 Digital Consulting Lead role is housed in our Digital and Data (D&D) business unit and will focus on leading the consulting and delivery for compliance / risk solution services to new and existing clients across the manufacturing, energy, oil & gas, food & beverage, and life sciences markets.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing complex projects, leading multidisciplinary teams, and engaging directly with clients to identify and solve challenges and risks to their operations. This role requires a strategic thinker who can translate business challenges into data- and automation-driven solutions, guiding projects from inception to successful completion.

Success in this role requires the ability to oversee cross-functional engineering and digital teams, manage strong client relationships, and ensure high quality delivery of innovative solutions. The candidate must be technically proficient in market-leading solutions for compliance, sustainability, energy and carbon, and operational risk, and must have expertise in project management, team leadership and client engagement. The ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and drive business value through data-driven insights is crucial for success in this position, as well as expertise in effectively leveraging AI to both deliver work and incorporate into client solutions.

About Us

Digital & Data (D&D) is the core foundation for operationalizing and delivering creative, innovative, next-generation cloud, cyber, data and digital solutions across Jacobs to enable our customers and partners globally. Through strategic alliances and internal & external investment, the D&D team focuses on bringing world class solutions that solve our customers’ challenges. Sitting within the Advanced Manufacturing and Energy & Power end market of D&D, our group specializes in leading clients through solution planning, design, and implementation to digitize their business processes and reporting for regulatory compliance and sustainability needs.

Grow your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work and innovate on the cutting edge of digital solutions.

What You'll Do

We provide technology consulting and solutions to optimize our clients\' operations, focusing on managing compliance and risk challenges as well as efficiencies that impact their bottom line. Based in the US or Canada, you’ll be working with other members of our team to lead multi-disciplinary teams of client and consulting staff in developing solutions. During your time with us, you will also provide onsite and remote support to assist clients in defining environmental reporting needs and solution specifications / requirements. Bring your expertise in digital solutions and your passion for improving how our clients operate and we’ll empower you to deliver the boldest solutions for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Seller / Doer working with Jacobs’s project teams and clients to develop cutting-edge digital solutions utilizing data analytics and AI
• Build and lead cross-functional digital teams to support Jacobs programs and projects
• Manage and mentor direct and indirect reports
• Connect with Market leaders, Client Account Managers, Project Managers, and Geographic leads to find opportunities to enable our projects with digital and data offerings
• Support proposals by drafting Scopes of Work, Levels of Effort, and building teams
• Provide technical and thought leadership within Data Science, Engineering, Visualization and AI practice space
• Work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive value-added business solutions

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.

Qualifications

Required

Preferred

Location

Remote in the US or Canada with preference for Eastern & Central time zones. Anticipate occasional travel for team meetings and client meetings, mainly in North America.

Benefits and Additional Information

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, 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. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $130,000.00 to $165,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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 September 25, 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.

Applicant Support

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EEO Statement

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.

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