Bridge Engineering Manager

About the role

Your impact At Jacobs, our vision is to create a more connected, sustainable world. We push the limits of what’s possible and help reinvent tomorrow. Our work meaningfully improves the livability and connectivity of our local communities, with a focus on solving our most pressing problems, including adapting and responding to the climate emergency. Our team reflects our society’s diversity, and one of our core values is “we live inclusion”. We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and collaborative New York Bridge Group Lead /Department Manager located in New York, who will have the opportunity lead a team of bridge Engineers, and work on projects that bring innovative solutions to our client’s challenges across Ontario, Canada and worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Manage a group of bridge Engineers and designers.
• Drive workforce planning/workload balancing efforts with a focus on retention, recruitment, and career progression for our staff.
• Support MoPs and PMs in identifying resources to support transportation projects across the geography and beyond.
• Steward career development—basic skill development and sustainment, technology training, growth opportunities and skill refinement—using the e3 process.
• Drive a culture of caring, quality, safety, and Inclusion and Diversity.
• Coach and mentor a team to deliver superior results collectively and individually.
• Develops strong client relationships, both internal and external to the team, and enhances projects performance.
• Lead technical teams in developing solutions to complex bridge design projects, requiring a high degree or innovation and ingenuity.
• Provide technical expertise by formulating and developing advance design concepts, techniques, and standards.
• Lead the preparation of proposals and participate in interviews and presentations.
• Work with our operations and sales leadership team to maintain and build new business through effective engagement and proven performance with our existing and new clients.

Requirements

• Professional engineering certification (P.E.)
• Substantial post graduate years experience with demonstrated experience with project management and engineering design responsibilities.
• Strong social, communication, planning and organizational skills.
• Substantial experience in operations and team management.
• Extensive experience in Technical Leadership of bridge projects.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct analysis and prepare technical documents such as reports, design drawings, specifications, tender documents, etc.
• Collaborative and team oriented as well as highly resourceful and self-directed, with a key focus on key skills including communications, time management, teamwork, report writing, and proposal preparation.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in operations and team management.
• Extensive experience in Technical Leadership of bridge projects.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct analysis and prepare technical documents such as reports, design drawings, specifications, tender documents, etc.
• Collaborative and team oriented as well as highly resourceful and self-directed, with a key focus on key skills including communications, time management, teamwork, report writing, and proposal preparation.

Skills

• Technical Leadership of bridge projects.
• Ability to conduct analysis and prepare technical documents such as reports, design drawings, specifications, tender documents, etc.
• Collaborative and team oriented as well as highly resourceful and self-directed, with a key focus on key skills including communications, time management, teamwork, report writing, and proposal preparation.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• A 401(k) plan.
• The ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
• Deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan.
• U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave.
• Additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $190,000.00 to $210,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

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, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.