Director: K-12 Capital Program

Job Posting: Director

Jacobs is actively supporting and pursuing K-12 capital program and facilities opportunities throughout the Southeast region, including major school districts and capital improvement initiatives in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and surrounding markets.

Positions within this staffing framework may support program management, planning, controls, design management, construction oversight, activation, and operational support services across multiple regional opportunities and client programs.

Candidates are encouraged to identify in their cover letter:

• Geographic areas where they are interested in working.
• Whether they are seeking local, regional, or travel-based assignments.
• Areas of technical expertise and program delivery interest.
• Availability timing and preferred assignment types.

Job Description

The Director provides executive leadership and strategic oversight for the capital program or Master Facilities Planning (MFP) initiative. The role establishes program direction, governance expectations, organizational alignment, and long-range planning strategies that support the district’s educational, operational, and financial objectives.

The Director serves as the senior leadership interface with district executives, operational leadership, and external stakeholders while ensuring the program operates in alignment with established goals, policies, and performance expectations.

• Establish strategic direction and priorities for the capital program and long-range facilities initiatives.
• Lead development and periodic updates to the district’s Master Facilities Plan, incorporating demographic trends, enrollment projections, educational adequacy, facility condition, and financial planning considerations.
• Provide executive oversight of governance, organizational structure, policy implementation, and program performance.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with district leadership, school administrators, consultants, contractors, regulatory agencies, and community stakeholders.
• Support strategic coordination between facilities, finance, operations, academics, real estate, procurement, and leadership teams.
• Guide risk management strategies and escalation processes across the program.
• Oversee preparation and submission of required state reporting and long-range planning documentation.
• Direct program-level technology, GIS, reporting, and operational improvement strategies.
• Support organizational development, staffing strategy, and leadership mentoring across the program team

Program Focus

• Strategic Planning
• Program Governance
• Executive Leadership
• Stakeholder Alignment
• Risk Management
• Organizational Performance
• Long-Range Facilities Planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis where permitted by client requirements. Equivalent combinations of education, military service, technical training, certifications, and directly related experience may be considered.
• 10+ years design management
• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

• RA, PE, DBIA, LEED

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.