Design Build Transportation Design Manager

About the Role

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. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a transportation professional to lead the design delivery of major highway and bridge projects across the U.S. in fast-paced alternative delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall planning, coordination, and delivery of design for large, complex transportation projects, including Design-Build and P3/PPP pursuits and contracts.
• Serve as the primary design leadership representative with clients, contractors, owner representatives, and key project stakeholders.
• Direct multidisciplinary design teams across multiple offices, ensuring seamless collaboration and execution in a high-performance environment.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk while maintaining alignment with client expectations and contractual obligations.
• Partner with project controls and scheduling teams to monitor performance, analyze earned value metrics, and proactively address project challenges.
• Ensure the highest standards of technical quality, design coordination, and project delivery excellence.
• Develop project execution strategies, staffing plans, and resource allocations to support successful project outcomes.
• Lead and mentor project engineers, discipline leads, and technical staff to foster project success and professional growth.
• Drive effective communication among design, construction, and project management teams throughout all phases of project delivery.
• Review and validate project schedules, financial performance, and delivery milestones across all disciplines.
• Identify scope changes and evaluate potential impacts on project delivery, budget, and client agreements.
• Support business development efforts, including client engagement, strategic planning, interviews, and proposal presentations.
• Represent Jacobs at client meetings, industry events, project reviews, and public presentations.
• Collaborate with transportation leaders across the company to support the continued growth of Jacobs' national Design-Build practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 15+ years of experience managing complex, multidisciplinary transportation design projects.
• Experience serving as Design Manager on one or more major Design-Build and/or P3/PPP transportation projects.
• Demonstrated experience delivering highway and bridge infrastructure projects from concept through construction.

Skills

• Proven success leading complex transportation design programs in alternative delivery environments.
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence diverse stakeholders.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams while balancing technical excellence, schedule commitments, and financial performance.
• Ability to thrive in collaborative, fast-paced project environments where innovation and problem-solving are critical.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company stock purchase options at a discount.
• Deferred compensation plan or Executive Deferral Plan for eligible employees.
• 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 bonus, and stock.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $150,000.00 to $270,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

Hybrid working policy allowing employees to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations.