Jacobs
Cross-Market Client Account Manager (CAM)
Jacobs, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27601
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Cross-Market Client Account Manager (CAM)
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This range is provided by Jacobs. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range $190,000.00/yr - $280,000.00/yr
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.
Join Jacobs as a
Cross-Market Client Account Manager (CAM)
and become a trusted partner in shaping the future of communities
across the Carolinas . In this strategic leadership role, you’ll build and strengthen relationships with key municipal, state, and private clients—helping them achieve their most ambitious goals while driving growth for one of the world’s leading solutions providers. You’ll collaborate with visionary teams, influence major pursuits, and lead innovative strategies that make Jacobs the firm of choice. If you’re passionate about client advocacy, business development, and delivering transformative infrastructure solutions, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
What You’ll Do
Serve as the point of contact for client service activities and develop strategies to grow Jacobs’ business across all markets for various clients in the Carolinas.
Work with the Market Growth Directors for Water, Transportation and Cities and Places to align the Carolinas strategy within the broader Southeast portfolio.
Identify, charter, and lead client service teams comprised of client service leaders (CSLs), multidisciplinary project managers and regional practice leaders around a common vision of success.
Facilitate the creation of deep, personal, valuable client relationships between Jacob’s personnel and client personnel (management, technical, functional, delivery) to weave a fabric of broad‑based relationships between our firm and the clients.
Advocate on the client’s behalf by actively engaging the firm to address client needs and recommending strategic actions to optimize our business development investment and market share growth.
Identify higher levels of client engagement for executive sponsors.
Secure management commitment and influence/attract key staff for pursuits.
Work with office/corporate leaders to develop strategies for key hiring on strategic pursuits, identifying key project pursuits, team growth, office growth, profitability, employee development, and employee satisfaction.
Actively engage with project and sales teams to influence pursuit team on sales process discipline, win strategy and proposal development, interviews, and presentations.
Coordinate and facilitate the sales process, including Go/No Go decisions, and help develop required sales costs aligned with opportunity potential and return on investment objectives.
Demonstrated reputation as a leader in the Carolinas municipal market area.
Here’s What You’ll Need
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Policy, Planning, or related field.
15 years of experience in multiple markets, including water, transportation and/or buildings. Proven client development skills, including previous experience managing large capital improvement projects.
Proven track record of creating and winning water program/project work in the Carolinas area.
Must be a strong team leader, consensus builder, and team player skilled in technical writing, communicating and presenting to clients.
Extensive public participation, agency coordination, planning, and programming experience.
Ideally, You’ll Also Have
Proven record of developing zippered relationships with key clients at all levels (from executives to key management levels).
Multiple professional contacts and connections across the Carolinas, in particular throughout its counties, cities, and other municipalities.
Ability to open doors for initiating relationships at the client organization.
Ability to lead an account team, set a vision and strategy, coach/mentor and motivate the team, reach within Jacobs to offer best‑in‑class solutions, manage commercial and legal negotiations, and close deals.
Technical background/experience in delivering or managing large water projects/programs is considered a positive and adds credibility in consulting, engineering, construction industry service offerings and delivery.
Successful track record of being innovative and bringing a differentiated solution to a client.
Ability to lead through influence.
Successful track record with managing budgets and meeting sales goals.
High level of emotional intelligence, team builder, coach, and mentor.
Innovative and solutions‑oriented thinker.
Client political savviness.
Benefits and Compensation 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.
The base salary range for this position is $190,000.00 to $280,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Equal Opportunity 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.
Work Arrangement 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.
Application Support 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.
Employment Information Seniority level: Not Applicable
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Sales and Business Development
Industries: Civil Engineering, Design Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting
Job posted on December 17, 2025. This position will be open for at least 3 days.
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Cross-Market Client Account Manager (CAM)
role at
Jacobs
This range is provided by Jacobs. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range $190,000.00/yr - $280,000.00/yr
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.
Join Jacobs as a
Cross-Market Client Account Manager (CAM)
and become a trusted partner in shaping the future of communities
across the Carolinas . In this strategic leadership role, you’ll build and strengthen relationships with key municipal, state, and private clients—helping them achieve their most ambitious goals while driving growth for one of the world’s leading solutions providers. You’ll collaborate with visionary teams, influence major pursuits, and lead innovative strategies that make Jacobs the firm of choice. If you’re passionate about client advocacy, business development, and delivering transformative infrastructure solutions, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
What You’ll Do
Serve as the point of contact for client service activities and develop strategies to grow Jacobs’ business across all markets for various clients in the Carolinas.
Work with the Market Growth Directors for Water, Transportation and Cities and Places to align the Carolinas strategy within the broader Southeast portfolio.
Identify, charter, and lead client service teams comprised of client service leaders (CSLs), multidisciplinary project managers and regional practice leaders around a common vision of success.
Facilitate the creation of deep, personal, valuable client relationships between Jacob’s personnel and client personnel (management, technical, functional, delivery) to weave a fabric of broad‑based relationships between our firm and the clients.
Advocate on the client’s behalf by actively engaging the firm to address client needs and recommending strategic actions to optimize our business development investment and market share growth.
Identify higher levels of client engagement for executive sponsors.
Secure management commitment and influence/attract key staff for pursuits.
Work with office/corporate leaders to develop strategies for key hiring on strategic pursuits, identifying key project pursuits, team growth, office growth, profitability, employee development, and employee satisfaction.
Actively engage with project and sales teams to influence pursuit team on sales process discipline, win strategy and proposal development, interviews, and presentations.
Coordinate and facilitate the sales process, including Go/No Go decisions, and help develop required sales costs aligned with opportunity potential and return on investment objectives.
Demonstrated reputation as a leader in the Carolinas municipal market area.
Here’s What You’ll Need
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Policy, Planning, or related field.
15 years of experience in multiple markets, including water, transportation and/or buildings. Proven client development skills, including previous experience managing large capital improvement projects.
Proven track record of creating and winning water program/project work in the Carolinas area.
Must be a strong team leader, consensus builder, and team player skilled in technical writing, communicating and presenting to clients.
Extensive public participation, agency coordination, planning, and programming experience.
Ideally, You’ll Also Have
Proven record of developing zippered relationships with key clients at all levels (from executives to key management levels).
Multiple professional contacts and connections across the Carolinas, in particular throughout its counties, cities, and other municipalities.
Ability to open doors for initiating relationships at the client organization.
Ability to lead an account team, set a vision and strategy, coach/mentor and motivate the team, reach within Jacobs to offer best‑in‑class solutions, manage commercial and legal negotiations, and close deals.
Technical background/experience in delivering or managing large water projects/programs is considered a positive and adds credibility in consulting, engineering, construction industry service offerings and delivery.
Successful track record of being innovative and bringing a differentiated solution to a client.
Ability to lead through influence.
Successful track record with managing budgets and meeting sales goals.
High level of emotional intelligence, team builder, coach, and mentor.
Innovative and solutions‑oriented thinker.
Client political savviness.
Benefits and Compensation 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.
The base salary range for this position is $190,000.00 to $280,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Equal Opportunity 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.
Work Arrangement 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.
Application Support 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.
Employment Information Seniority level: Not Applicable
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Sales and Business Development
Industries: Civil Engineering, Design Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting
Job posted on December 17, 2025. This position will be open for at least 3 days.
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