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Structural Engineer SME - AI Data Centers

Jacobs · Rockville, MD · 1 mo ago
Engineering$170k–$233k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. No metadata like Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, application instructions, cookie/navigation, etc. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Let's extract sections: - Intro paragraph about Jacobs mission: "At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow..." This is generic company description; could be part of About the role? Probably "About the role" includes description of role and impact. The posting includes "Your impact This job opportunity is available at ANY location in the United States..." etc. So we can put that under About the role. - Responsibilities: list of duties: lead structural engineering efforts, drive technical direction, ensure structural solutions meet standards, client/contractor facing, serve as key technical leader, guide portfolio, mentor structural leads, meet with clients/upper management, speak to status, shape project execution, influence design strategy, strengthen delivery excellence, expand technical authority, mentor emerging talent, grow leadership presence, help define next-gen data center infrastructure, shape design delivery, guide delivery of Design-Build methodology, other key contributions: Provide quality reviews of complex projects, Leading complex structural analyses and guiding selection of appropriate methodologies, Developing and validating advanced structural computer models, establishing modeling standards, mentoring team members in best practice simulation techniques, Overseeing critical calculations for member design and foundations, directing material take offs and estimating inputs, providing technical governance for schedules, design documentation, interdisciplinary coordination, partnering across globe with GID teammates, commit to supporting and engaging with these teams. - Requirements: "Here's what you'll need" bullet list: Ability to quickly identify complex challenges, solve problems, communicate solutions and direct junior and senior staff on best practices; Understand complexities of large contracts and different contract structures and be able to manage change orders, and be able to stand up for the engineering team against liabilities of contractors; Experience with almost every building material and type, and have the ability to speak to the executive level about any subject without advance notice; Bachelor of Science in Civil or Structural Engineering; 15+ or more years of professional experience in structural engineering; Registered Professional Engineer with the ability to become registered in additional states; Knowledge of CAD software, such as AutoCad, Revit, MicroStation and S3D; Proficiency with structural analysis software such as RISA, RamSS or STAAD; Knowledge and application of ACI, AISC, ASCE 7, AIST Technical Report 13, and other industry relevant design code and standards; Knowledge and application of Building Codes; Proficiency with MS Office suite software including MS Teams for remote coordination; Ability for travel to various client’s sites (approx. 10% to 40% travel); Proficiency reviewing and commenting on drawings in Bluebeam. - Qualifications: "Ideally, you’ll also have" list: Master of Science in Engineering; Registered SE License; Experience with hyperscale facility design with key global clients; Ability to lead teams to deliver commitments on schedule and on budget while meeting quality and client expectations. - Skills: Might be overlapping with Requirements and Qualifications. But we can treat Requirements as required qualifications, Qualifications as preferred. However the instruction says use sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what goes where. Could put technical skills under Skills: CAD software, structural analysis software, codes, MS Office, Bluebeam, etc. But we already have those in Requirements. Might be better to follow typical job posting: Requirements = mandatory qualifications; Qualifications = preferred; Skills = maybe soft skills? But we have soft skills in Requirements too. However we need to avoid duplication? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all info, but we can categorize them appropriately without losing info. Could duplicate? Probably better not to duplicate; we need to allocate each piece to a section, ensuring all info appears somewhere. We can structure: - About the role: includes mission statement, impact, location flexibility, role description, senior SME, leading structural engineering efforts, technical direction, client/contractor facing, mentoring, shaping design delivery, etc. - Responsibilities: list of specific duties (the bullet list under "Other key contributions" plus earlier duties). Could combine. - Requirements: mandatory items: Bachelor of Science, 15+ years, PE registration, ability to become registered in additional states, knowledge of CAD, structural analysis software, codes, building codes, MS Office, travel ability, Bluebeam proficiency, ability to identify challenges, solve problems, communicate solutions, direct staff, understand contracts, manage change orders, stand up for engineering team, experience with building materials, speak to exec level. - Qualifications (preferred): Master of Science, SE license, hyperscale facility design experience, ability to lead teams to deliver on schedule/budget/quality. - Skills: maybe we can list technical skills like CAD, analysis software, codes, MS Office, Bluebeam, etc. But those are already in Requirements. Could move them to Skills and keep Requirements focused on experience/education. However we must preserve all info; moving is fine as long as not lost. Let's decide: Requirements: education, years, PE registration, ability to become registered in additional states, ability to identify challenges, solve problems, communicate solutions, direct staff, understand contracts, manage change orders, stand up for engineering team, experience with building materials, speak to exec level. Skills: CAD software, structural analysis software, knowledge of ACI/AISC/ASCE 7/AIST TR13, building codes, MS Office, Teams, Bluebeam, travel ability (maybe schedule). But travel is schedule? Actually travel % is schedule-related. Could go under Schedule. - Benefits: health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, 401(k), ability to purchase company stock at discount, deferred compensation plan or Executive Deferral Plan, unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, caregiver leave, possible additional rewards: merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, stock. - Pay: base salary range $169,500.00 to $233,000.00, note that individual pay determined by work location and additional factors. - Schedule: hybrid working policy, ability to split work week between offices/projects and remote, travel approx 10% to 40% to client sites. We also have statement: "This job opportunity is available at ANY location in the United States. Ideally, selected candidates will be near a JACOBS U.S. based office, but we intend to hire the 'best' candidates." Could go under About the role or Schedule? Probably About the role. Also: "We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work." That's schedule/hybrid. Also: "Your application experience is important to us..." that's boilerplate/application instructions; remove. Also: "Job posted on April 24, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days." That's metadata; remove. Also: EEO statement; remove. Also: "If you require further support or reasonable adjustments..." that's application instructions; remove. Now produce HTML. We need headings

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    for prose. We must not output / or markdown. Let's craft. About the role: combine intro paragraphs: At Jacobs, we're challenging today... Your impact This job opportunity is available at ANY location in the United States. Ideally, selected candidates will be near a JACOBS U.S. based office, but we intend to hire the "best" candidates. At Jacobs, we never settle — we push boundaries, elevate standards, and deliver with purpose. As a senior subject matter expert within our Data Center team, you’ll lead structural engineering efforts across a portfolio of data center projects, including new builds and retrofits. As part of the vision of the Department Manager, you’ll drive the technical direction, and ensure structural solutions meet the highest standards of performance, and constructability. This role is heavily client‑ and contractor‑facing, blending technical authority with the ability to communicate and collaborate across diverse teams. The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of deep mission‑critical engineering expertise and relationship‑driven leadership—confidently navigating design, construction, and stakeholder challenges while delivering solutions that inspire trust and keep our clients at the center. You’ll serve as a key technical leader, guiding a portfolio of projects and coordinating closely with the structural engineering teams. You will mentor structural leads and support the projects by meeting with clients and upper management as required and be able to speak directly to the status of various projects. Your expertise will shape project execution, influence design strategy, and strengthen our delivery excellence. This role offers significant opportunity to expand your technical authority, mentor emerging talent, and grow your leadership presence as you help define the next generation of high-performance data center infrastructure. Your guidance will not only help shape the design delivery of the team but will guide the delivery of our Design-Build delivery methodology. That's a lot of prose; we can put in

    . Responsibilities: list bullet points: Provide quality reviews of complex projects. Leading complex structural analyses and guiding the selection of appropriate methodologies to ensure robust, code compliant, and constructible design solutions. Developing and validating advanced structural computer models, establishing modeling standards, and mentoring team members in best practice simulation techniques. Overseeing critical calculations for member design and foundations, directing material take offs and estimating inputs, and providing technical governance for schedules, design documentation, and interdisciplinary coordination. Partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other. Also earlier duties: lead structural engineering efforts, drive technical direction, ensure structural solutions meet standards, client/contractor facing, serve as key technical leader, guide portfolio, mentor structural leads, meet with clients/upper management, speak to status, shape project execution, influence design strategy, strengthen delivery excellence, expand technical authority, mentor emerging talent, grow leadership presence, help define next-gen data center infrastructure, shape design delivery, guide delivery of Design-Build methodology. Some of these overlap with responsibilities list; we can combine. We'll produce a comprehensive list. Requirements: list bullet points: Ability to quickly identify complex challenges, solve problems, communicate solutions and direct junior and senior staff on best practices. Understand the complexities of large contracts and different contract structures and be able to manage change orders, and be able to stand up for the engineering team against the liabilities of contractors. Experience with almost every building material and type, and have the ability to speak to the executive level about any subject without advance notice. Bachelor of Science in Civil or Structural Engineering. 15+ or more years of professional experience in structural engineering. Registered Professional Engineer with the ability to become registered in additional states. Skills: list bullet points: Knowledge of CAD software, such as AutoCad, Revit, MicroStation and S3D. Proficiency with structural analysis software such as RISA, RamSS or STAAD. Knowledge and application of ACI, AISC, ASCE 7, AIST Technical Report 13, and other industry relevant design code and standards. Knowledge and application of Building Codes. Proficiency with MS Office suite software including MS Teams for remote coordination. Proficiency reviewing and commenting on drawings in Bluebeam. Qualifications (preferred): list bullet points: Master of Science in Engineering. Registered SE License. Experience with hyperscale facility design with key global clients. Ability to lead teams to deliver commitments on schedule and on budget while meeting quality and client expectations. Benefits: list bullet points: Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. 401(k) plan. Ability to

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