Design Build Design Manager

About the role

Jacobs is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Design/Build Design Manager to lead transportation infrastructure projects throughout Minnesota and surrounding mid-west states. This role is central to delivering innovative design-build and other alternative delivery solutions that drive excellence for our clients and strengthen the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Build upon your existing and new client relationships to organize and develop teams to pursue planning, consulting, design, and alternative delivery work.
• Aid our Sales Teams in identifying opportunities, developing qualifications packages, and attending interviews.
• Work closely with our clients and act as the company’s main point of contact on assigned projects and/or clients to ensure expectations are identified and met.
• Oversee the delivery of large-scale Design-Build and other alternative delivery transportation projects (such as CM/GC and PDB).
• Use your technical expertise to lead project teams in the development of design and project documentation by providing overall direction to the team, coordinating with external project stakeholders, internal team members, and subcontractors.
• Provide effective, skilled project management to help reduce the costs of delivering projects, adding value to the business by applying proven project management techniques.
• Deliver large complex and/or multiple projects on time, within budget, and per contracted scope.
• Draft, coordinate, and manage proposals, staffing plans, project delivery budgets / fee documents, progress schedules, and project delivery schedules to meet deliverable milestones and commitments.
• Provide office environment-based construction phase services, where scope-applicable, including coordinating Jacobs’ responses to RFIs, submittal and shop drawing reviews, construction modification documents, and site visits.
• Be responsible for the overall quality of the project deliverables in adherence with Jacobs’ rigorous Quality Program.
• Manage and enhance project quality by providing ideas and suggestions to the team aimed at improving the effectiveness of their roles, and of project activities in general.
• Cultivate an inclusive, collaborative team culture and mentor emerging professionals.
• Ability to recruit additional design team resources and help build a transportation presence in Minnesota.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in Minnesota and the ability to obtain reciprocity in other states
• Substantial years' experience on transportation projects with Minnesota DOT and established local relationships
• Demonstrated project leadership experience
• Substantial complex transportation project management experience leading roadway, highway, and/or bridge projects and/or programs in various stages of completeness
• Understanding of and practical experience applying the AASHTO design guidelines to transportation projects
• Demonstrated communication and writing skills including technical report writing
• Willingness to support multi-state pursuits and delivery across alternative project delivery models
• Currently Located within Minnesota
• IDEALY, you’ll also have DBIA Certification

Qualifications

• Ability to recruit additional design team resources and help build a transportation presence in Minnesota

Skills

• Technical expertise in transportation design and/or construction management

Benefits

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

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $215,000.00 to $255,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

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.