Senior Bridge Project Manager / Transportation Practice Builder

Your Impact:

Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

If you are ready to bridge the gap between our world and our people, join Jacobs. Let’s build for a brighter future together. Jacobs is much more than just a traditional engineering company.

 As a vital member and leader within our Southwest Bridge Team, you’ll have the opportunity to work on transportation projects in New Mexico, Arizona, throughout the Southwest, and nationwide. Our transportation projects include traditional design-bid-build projects as well as alternative delivery such as Design-Build (DB), Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC), Construction Manager At Risk (CMAR), and Public-Private-Partnership (P3) projects. Working with our talented team, you’ll work to solve problems and challenges in a team environment where everyone is valued. As Senior Bridge Project Manager / Transportation Practice Builder, you will lead bridge projects of various sizes and complexity, lead teams of bridge engineers and CADD staff, support/mentor junior engineers, support strategic growth initiatives, develop our local and regional transportation practices, and help win new work. As a self-motivated professional, your role, experience, expertise, and leadership will differentiate Jacobs locally, regionally, and nationally. With the support of Jacobs, you’ll have the option to grow in your career and contribute to the engineering community through participation in regional and/or national professional and technical organizations.

If you want to join a company invested in you, your success, and the global community - join us as Senior Bridge Project Manager / Transportation Practice Builder. 

Senior Bridge Project Manager / Transportation Practice Builder role:

·       Oversee multidisciplinary teams

·       Oversee, manage, and/or lead preliminary, intermediate, and final bridge design projects

·       Develop bridge designs, calculations, specifications, cost estimates, and final bid packages

·       Oversee, manage, and lead task orders under on-call contracts

·       Provide and manage engineering services during construction including construction observation reports

·       Assist in development of Design-Build proposal documents

·       Review design deliverables prepared by a design-build team on behalf of the owner

·       Identify creative and innovative bridge engineering solutions based on client, project, and site constraints

·       Provide technical guidance, oversight, and perform quality reviews

·       Train, direct, and mentor junior engineers

·       Coordinate project milestones and workload with Project Managers, Design Leads, and Senior Bridge Engineers

·       Pursue bridge projects of various types including alternative delivery projects in New Mexico, Arizona, throughout the Southwest, and nationally

·       Support business development and proposal efforts

·       Maintain existing client relationships and develop new client relationships

Here’s what you’ll need:

·       Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

·       PE registration New Mexico and/or Arizona or the possibility of obtaining New Mexico and/or Arizona PE registration after joining our team

·       At least 15 years’ civil engineering experience including substantial bridge design and construction

·       Experience on large, multidisciplinary bridge design projects

·       Experience with multiple structure types including precast concrete girder bridges, steel bridges, bridge widenings, and bridge rehabilitations

·       Project management and leadership experience

·       Strong written and oral communication skills and a team-oriented attitude

·       Strong technical skills and a thorough understanding of technical standards for bridge design, construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance including AASHTO LRFD and state-specific guidelines

·       Familiarity with FHWA requirements and guidelines

·       Ability and willingness to travel on occasion

Ideally, You’ll Also Have: 

·       Existing relationships with NMDOT, ADOT, and/or other relevant agencies

·       Multi-faceted experience including public sector project experience

·       At least 20 years’ civil engineering experience including substantial bridge design and construction as well as leadership of design teams

·       Alternative delivery project experience including Design-Build (DB), Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC), Construction Manager At Risk (CMAR), and Public-Private-Partnership (P3) projects

·       Alternative delivery project oversight experience

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $15 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.