What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wastewater Project Manager position at Jacobs?
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.
The Buildings & Infrastructure Line of Business is a global network of employees, which serves both the private and public sector. Our employees work to shape the communities we live in by creating world-class projects that transform the future development patterns of those communities. We provide our clients award-winning planning, engineering, architectural and interior design, construction and program management, and design-build project delivery. The Jacobs business model allows us to successfully service our clients, leverage our integrated services, and provide our employees with growth opportunities while delivering global solutions to our client’s local programs.
We challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you’re interested in a long and rewarding career working with the industry’s best and most innovative engineers, then Jacobs is where you belong. We are looking for a driven and curious, client-focused Wastewater Project Manager to join our Portland, Oregon office. As a wastewater project manager, you will be working with our core group of engineers and designers for clients across the Pacific Northwest region, as well the opportunity to support our regional and national communities of practice. Your work will focus on wastewater treatment systems but may include work on stormwater and conveyance projects.
As a key member of our team, you’ll have the chance to work on challenging and innovative projects as the Project Manager and/or Technical Lead for projects – planning, directing, and monitoring all aspects of projects with high degrees of technical complexity from the concept stage through detailed design, construction services, and commissioning. You will be leading a multidiscipline design team to complete tasks within established schedules and budgets and help advance our business development and growth strategies. Furthermore, this position is client facing and acts as the company’s main point of contact on assigned pursuits and projects.
At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our global delivery teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll have the opportunity to grow professionally through your participation with teams delivering challenging projects while serving and developing clients across the United States and internationally. Jacobs has a strong technical wastewater treatment background, and you will have the opportunity to connect to and work with our technical experts across the company.
Join us and continue the development of your skills and advancement of your career path as you explore all that you can do across our global company and share your knowledge along the way.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental or Mechanical preferred)
- Educational emphasis and a strong interest in wastewater treatment system design and operation
- A minimum of 10 years directly applicable project management experience
- Professional Engineer license (P.E.) (or ability to obtain within 1 year)
- Proven experience managing and designing small and large wastewater treatment projects
- Self-motivation, team-oriented work practices, strong data analysis skills, technical problem-solving ability, organizational skills, and the ability to effectively multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Ideally, You'll Also Have:
- Master’s degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental or Mechanical preferred
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI) or demonstrated commensurate project management experience and skills with ability to obtain PMP within 12 month
- 10 or more years of direct experience in wastewater treatment systems planning and design
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.
