Rail/Transit – Design Manager

About the role

Your impact
Take your career to the next level with Jacobs, a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed – today and into tomorrow. Jacobs is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Design Manager to lead transportation infrastructure projects throughout New York.

Responsibilities

• Serving as an expert on rail/transit projects
• Solving complex problems and taking a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions
• Overseeing the design for traditional Design-Bid-Build and well as delivery of Design-Build and other alternative delivery transportation projects
• Maintaining diverse relationships with the Owner Representatives, Contractor, and any number of project stakeholders and influencers
• Leading functional teams or projects and ensuring adherence to design standards, project schedules, contract requirements, and quality control measures
• Cultivating an inclusive, collaborative team culture and mentor emerging professionals

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Substantial years of progressive experience managing design for rail/transit projects
• Experience working with Northeast Transportation Agencies MTA, NYSDOT, NYCDOT, NJTRANSIT, NJDOT, NJTPA, etc.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, communication and organizational skills
• Previous leadership experience and comfortable mentoring junior and mid-level staff
• Previous experience in a client facing role and the ability to serve as a liaison between Jacobs and the client
• Strong user of Microsoft suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project desired)
• Strong business acumen and conflict resolution skills
• Strong understanding of project management concepts including planning and budgeting, fee development, writing scopes of work, creating work breakdown structures and project delivery schedules for design and related services
• Design-Build management experience
• Experience in Progressive Design/Build, Design/Build, CMAR or P3 projects
• Working experience with contractors

Qualifications

• Extensive expertise and serving as an expert on rail/transit projects
• Strong analytical, conceptual, communication and organizational skills
• Previous leadership experience and comfortable mentoring junior and mid-level staff
• Previous experience in a client facing role and the ability to serve as a liaison between Jacobs and the client
• Strong user of Microsoft suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project desired)
• Strong business acumen and conflict resolution skills
• Strong understanding of project management concepts including planning and budgeting, fee development, writing scopes of work, creating work breakdown structures and project delivery schedules for design and related services
• Design-Build management experience
• Experience in Progressive Design/Build, Design/Build, CMAR or P3 projects
• Working experience with contractors

Skills

• Technical expertise in rail/transit projects
• Leadership and mentoring skills
• Project management and delivery skills
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency
• Client relationship management
• Conflict resolution skills
• Understanding of project management concepts
• Design-Build management experience
• Experience in Progressive Design/Build, Design/Build, CMAR or P3 projects
• Contractor working experience

Benefits

• 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
• Seven paid holidays
• caregiver leave
• Additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock

Pay

$180,000.00 to $280,000.00

Schedule

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