Job Description

National Security & Defense 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

We are looking for a program manager with experience in agile software development to join our team. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining software to provide aircraft mission planning core capabilities shared across multiple military aircraft types (e.g., fighters, bombers, transport).

Duties & Responsibilities:

Work scope may include the following duties:

• Oversee all contractual responsibilities and delivery of all contract deliverables.

• Manage overall contract performance to include providing subcontract management, monitoring, invoicing, coordinating contract change proposals; and understanding the needs and customer expectations to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Ensure an efficient, effective, and economical level of contract support is provided to the program office.

• Serve as the Government customer's point of contact.

• Provide technical supervision and guidance for all personnel assigned to the contract.

• Help develop efficiency improvements and best business practices to the program office.

• Develop and manage risk and opportunities

• Develop and manage on-contract growth targets

• Develop and manage program master schedule

• Provide oversight of staff and support activities. 

• Manage contract financials.

•·Manage all internal contract reporting.

*This list is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities.

Here's what you'll need

Education Desired/Required:

BS degree from an accredited school and at least eight (8) years of related experience, or a MS degree from an accredited school and at least seven (7) years of related experience

Knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Team player

• Agile experience, Scaled Agile Framework preferred

• Strong management, leadership, written, and oral communications skills

• Experience in Government acquisition

• Familiarity with industry best practices and Government contract and subcontract management

• Must be able to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Clearance:

Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance. 

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

120,000.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

200,000.00

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 $120,000.00 to $200,000.00. 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 March 23, 2026. 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.

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 .

Locations

City State Country
Fort Walton Beach	Florida	United States
Nashua	New Hampshire	United States

Job Tags

Contract work, Work at office, Remote work

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