Structural Engineer SME - AI Data Centers

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural engineering efforts across a portfolio of data center projects, including new builds and retrofits.
• Drive the technical direction, ensuring structural solutions meet the highest standards of performance and constructability.
• Blend technical authority with the ability to communicate and collaborate across diverse teams.
• Serve as a key technical leader, guiding a portfolio of projects and coordinating closely with the structural engineering teams.
• Mentor structural leads and support projects by meeting with clients and upper management as required.
• Shape project execution, influence design strategy, and strengthen our delivery excellence.
• Guide the delivery of our Design-Build delivery methodology.
• Provide quality reviews of complex projects.
• Lead complex structural analyses and guide the selection of appropriate methodologies to ensure robust, code compliant, and constructible design solutions.
• Develop and validate advanced structural computer models, establish modeling standards, and mentor team members in best practice simulation techniques.
• Oversee critical calculations for member design and foundations, direct material take-offs and estimate inputs, and provide technical governance for schedules, design documentation, and interdisciplinary coordination.

Requirements

• Ability to quickly identify complex challenges, solve problems, communicate solutions, and direct junior and senior staff on best practices.
• Experience with almost every building material and ability to speak to the executive level about any subject without advance notice.
• Bachelor of Science in Civil or Structural Engineering with 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

• 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

• Ability to navigate design, construction, and stakeholder challenges.
• Confidence in communicating with clients and upper management.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience with a wide range of building materials.
• Expertise in structural analysis and design.
• Knowledge of relevant design codes and standards.
• Proficiency in CAD and structural analysis software.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team.

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.
• U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy.
• Seven paid holidays.
• Caregiver leave.
• Additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

Pay

$169,500.00 to $233,000.00.

Schedule

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