Interior Principal – Client Service Leader

Interior Principal – Client Service Leader

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by creating spaces that support how people live, work, and thrive. As an Interior Principal – Client Service Leader, you'll play a key role in growing our interiors practice across the Midwest and East regions while strengthening client relationships and expanding our presence in the corporate workplace and headquarters market.

In this role, you'll serve as both a trusted client advisor and design leader, driving business growth through strategic client engagement, pursuit leadership, and market development. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver impactful interior environments, foster long-term client partnerships, mentor design talent, and help shape the future of our interiors practice.

What you'll do:

• Lead client development efforts and expand strategic relationships across the Midwest and East regions
• Identify, develop, and help secure new opportunities with existing clients, owner's representatives, and industry partners
• Partner with business development and operations leaders on account planning, pursuits, proposals, and interviews
• Build long-term client relationships that drive repeat and referral business
• Represent Jacobs through networking, industry engagement, and thought leadership activities
• Serve in a client or design leadership role on interior design projects, as needed
• Foster client trust and alignment throughout project execution
• Collaborate with interior design, architecture, engineering, and project delivery teams to achieve successful project outcomes
• Mentor and develop interior design professionals through client engagement, pursuit participation, and market insights
• Support design excellence, practice standards, and strategic design initiatives across the organization
• Provide input on staffing and recruitment activities
• Promote a collaborative, growth-focused team culture

Here's what you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture, or a related field
• 15+ years of professional experience in interior design, with a strong focus on corporate workplace environments
• Demonstrated success in client development, business development, and relationship management
• Experience leading interior design projects and multidisciplinary teams
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to balance client leadership, project involvement, and business growth initiatives
• Ability to build trusted client relationships that lead to repeat business opportunities

Ideally, you'll also have:

• NCIDQ certification
• LEED AP and/or WELL AP credential
• Experience leading pursuits, proposals, and interview presentations
• Established network within the corporate workplace and headquarters market
• Experience mentoring and developing design professionals
• Knowledge of regional market trends and emerging workplace design strategies
• Ability to contribute to practice growth, market strategy, and thought leadership initiatives

Posted Salary Range: Minimum $158,500.00. Posted Salary Range: Upper $218,000.00

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, 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, and caregiver leave. 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 $158,500.00 to $218,000.00. 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 June 30, 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:

• Boston - Massachusetts - United States
• Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - United States
• Orlando - Florida - United States
• St. Louis - Missouri - United States