Senior Project Manager (Transportation Design)

About the role

Your impact At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical infrastructure challenges. As part of our Transportation team, you'll support the delivery of complex alternative delivery projects that connect communities, improve mobility, and drive economic growth. We're seeking a Senior Project Manager to serve as the GEC Phase Lead for a large, multi-phase P3 project and help strengthen our position as a trusted partner to our clients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the GEC lead and primary technical point of contact for a major project segment
• Lead the development of technical requirements, design criteria, and procurement support documentation
• Cook multidisciplinary design efforts across engineering and technical teams
• Ensure technical scope is well-defined, coordinated, and aligned with client standards and requirements
• Partner with client and program management teams to support procurement readiness and resolve technical issues
• Identify, communicate, and help address design gaps, inconsistencies, and constructability risks
• Support the development of procurement packages and technical provisions
• Lead and coordinate subconsultants, including scope, performance, deliverables, and alignment with project objectives
• Oversee project budgets, resource planning, and schedule performance for assigned technical activities
• Support the transition from pre-procurement activities into procurement

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required
• 10+ years of experience in transportation design and/or project delivery
• Experience on large infrastructure projects, including DOT, Design-Build, or P3 projects
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Experience supporting pre-procurement planning and procurement development for Design-Build projects
• Experience serving as a Design Manager, Owner's Representative, or in a similar project leadership role
• Familiarity with owner standards, procedures, and project development processes
• Experience with constructability reviews, staging and maintenance of traffic (MOT), and corridor-level design coordination
• Strong ability to lead complex, multidisciplinary project efforts
• Experience defining and structuring large infrastructure projects prior to procurement
• Strong cross-discipline coordination and integration skills
• Able to identify and address project risks early in project development
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills with clients, program management teams, and project leadership groups

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and project management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulations

Skills

• Project Management
• Technical Coordination
• Procurement Support
• Stakeholder Management
• Design Coordination
• Constructability Reviews

Benefits

Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $134,500.00 to $195,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.