Marker Office Leader - Transportation

About the role

We are excited to announce a career opportunity for a dynamic industry leader in the role of Market Office Leader - Transportation for our Des Moines, Iowa operations. This is a key, strategic role with tremendous market growth opportunities and upside for someone who wants to grow a Transportation team and build upon an existing office location in Des Moines.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key local leader and will be accountable and responsible for the following activities:
• Known and trusted Transportation industry executive to lead the Jacobs’ Iowa operations
• Serves as a principal point of contact with all local Iowa Transportation clients
• Responsible for committed Business Metrics & KPIs, including P&L components within the larger Director of Operations’ targets
• Key decision-maker to position and develop strategic teaming arrangements for Iowa Transportation clients such as Iowa DOT, DART, City of Des Moines and other strategic local units of government
• Recruit and hire top talent in the Des Moines area, retain talent, and promote an inclusive and diverse environment
• Effectively integrates sales, operations, and project delivery functions
• Market growth opportunities, working jointly with Transportation and Water Market Growth Directors and Regional Market Solution Leaders
• External visibility to promote the Jacobs brand throughout the state of Iowa
• Oversee people development and career development for Des Moines based staff
• Promotes Jacobs BeyondZero, quality, and safety programs to create an incident- and injury-free culture

Requirements

• Demonstrated progressive leadership experience in Transportation - with a desire to work across other markets (water & buildings)
• Iowa Market Knowledge brings established relationships with Iowa-based clients; has a commanding knowledge of the Iowa market, specifically in Transportation; and understands the political landscape driving local public policy and actively engages in government affairs
• Business Acumen and Collaborative Leadership demonstrates high-level business/financial acumen; co-creates and collaborates effectively within the existing Des Moines staff, Midwest Transportation sales team, and the broader global Jacobs; and creates trusting relationships inside and outside the leadership team
• Key Decision Maker demonstrates decisiveness and courage in making tough decisions; can navigate and manage conflict resolution
• Outcome Driven establishes KPIs and disseminates results to local staff and other stakeholders; demonstrates relentless prioritization for growth in the Transportation market in Iowa and results that keep pace with business needs and expectations from Senior Leadership
• Client Centric brings genuine relationships with Iowa clients; strong partnership with other Client Account Managers (CAM) to deliver tailored, cross-functional, future-forward solutions that anticipate/address clients’ evolving needs
• Builds Talent has personally developed the next generation of leaders through coaching/mentoring/sponsoring/succession planning; puts appropriate emphasis on developing diverse employees as part of our larger inclusion strategy
• Digital Mindset and Global Delivery can lead and empower the adoption of the Jacobs digital solutions strategy in our book of business; promotes the use of global delivery centers (GDCs) to meet client commitments, drive growth, and enhance profitability
• Strategic Growth Mindset strong business development experience and embraces our strategy and actively/effectively drives solutions through innovation, consultancy, and/or sales; exhibits a growth mindset and approach

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field
• Professional Engineer Registration in Iowa
• Profit & Loss management experience
• Familiarity with the South Dakota Department of Transportation with a willingness to help develop a market presence