Design-Build Technical Director - Long Span and Complex Bridges

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About the role

Our national bridge team is seeking to expand our long-span and complex bridge practice and be the engineer of choice for our clients. You will play a key role in positioning our team to win and deliver key long-span and complex bridge projects throughout the country as a vital member of our Transportation market, focusing on both vehicular and rail bridges.

In this lead technical role, you will engage with clients, perform complex structural planning, analysis, and design, lead design teams, and provide construction support services on long-span and complex bridge projects across the Americas. You may sign and seal contract documents, ensuring compliance with all applicable codes, standards, and regulations, and serve as Design Manager on select projects.

We’ll challenge you with growth opportunities, including active engagement with business development, client presentations, proposal preparation, estimating project costs, contract negotiations, and overseeing project quality, schedule, and budget requirements to ensure successful delivery from beginning to end.

Responsibilities

• Represent Jacobs’ technical capabilities within your area(s) of technical specialism in assigned locations, markets, and at industry events.
• Serve as a Technical/Task Lead on projects, including Design-Build projects, and lead staff for engineering analysis, design, and development of contract documents for long-span and complex bridges.
• Sign and seal contract documents, as appropriate, ensuring compliance with all applicable codes, standards, and regulations.
• Establish work plans and multidisciplinary staffing for bridge projects and assist in the assignment of project personnel.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate staff, often involving multi-office execution.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of Project Engineers, Engineers, and Technicians to ensure projects progress on schedule and within prescribed budgets.
• Ensure the overall quality and coordination of the work performed, manage client interfaces as needed, utilize staff efficiently, and uphold the reputation of the team and Jacobs.
• Guide technical best practices and mentor staff-level engineers.
• Serve as a representative of Jacobs at key client or contractor meetings, presentations, and public hearings/reviews relative to assigned projects.
• Participate in thought leadership, including involvement in technical committees and submission of papers/presentations to major bridge conferences.
• Contribute to business development, client presentations, proposal preparation, estimating project costs, and contract negotiations on major long-span and complex bridge pursuits across the Americas.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in structural engineering or a related discipline.
• PE License with the ability to obtain licensure in multiple states; SE License is desirable.
• A minimum of fifteen years of demonstrated professional experience, including Engineer of Record or Lead Engineer in charge of final design, preparation of construction documents, and construction support services.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas of technical specialism:
  • Cable-stayed bridges
  • Arch bridges
  • Segmental bridges
  • In-water foundations
  • Erection engineering of cable-stayed bridges
  • Rehabilitation of complex steel bridges
  • Performance-based seismic design of bridges
• Proficient with Design-Build and other forms of alternative delivery (e.g., Progressive Design/Build, P3, and CM/GC project delivery).
• Proven background of technical leadership on complex bridges, leading multi-discipline design teams in the development of final plans and specifications for project deliverables.
• Project management or design management experience leading teams through design and construction phases.
• Established professional network with client and contractor communities.
• Recognized thought leader in the long-span bridge marketplace.
• Solid understanding of and practical experience with a variety of design codes, specifications, and procedures for both highway and rail/transit bridge structures.
• Demonstrated proficiency in one or more of the following structural software: Midas, RM Bridge, CSiBridge, LARSA 4D, Sofistik.

Location

The final candidate could be located near any Jacobs office across the U.S., including but not limited to: New York, NY; Morristown, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD; Reston or Richmond, VA; Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN; Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, or Orlando, FL; Dallas or Austin, TX; Tempe, AZ; Bellevue, WA; Los Angeles, San Diego, or San Francisco, CA; Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Tulsa, OK; Fargo, ND; and Albuquerque, NM.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
• Eligibility to enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan.
• Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees.
• Seven paid holidays and caregiver leave.
• Additional rewards for certain roles, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonuses, and stock.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $175,000.00 to $300,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.