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Jacobs Transportation Sr. Project Manager - Design/Build in Knoxville, Tennessee

If you have a passion for seeing projects, come to life and thrive on solving complex problems while leading a team of like-minded over-achievers, we’ve got a career opportunity for you as a Design/Build Transportation Senior Project Manager!

This position will provide you with an exciting opportunity to lead and manage large-scale transportation infrastructure Design/Build projects for strategic clients from the bid phase to completion. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the Design/Build process, managing multi-disciplinary team and ensuring collaboration between design and construction phases. We are looking for a leader that will strengthen our Design/Build business, understand client organizations and processes, develop and maintain consistent relationships at all organizational levels, and work to ensure that Jacobs is the consultant-of-choice for our clients. You should be a self-motivated professional with at least 10 years of successful and progressive design project management experience.

As a Sr. Project Manager in our Transportation Design/Build business, you can expect to:

• Be responsible for the overall coordination and delivery of design on large complex alternative delivery projects to include Design-Build and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects.

• Effectively maintain diverse relationships with the Contractor, Owner Representatives, and any number of project stakeholders and influencers.

• Responsible for the planning, direction, coordination of multi-discipline staff in a high-intensity environment, often including multi-office execution.

• Work directly with project controls and scheduling staff to manage the project, analyze Earned Value and Schedule performance, and effectively work with various team interfaces to ensure that goals or objectives of these projects are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters.

• Responsible for the overall quality and coordination of the work performed, client interface, utilization of staff, reputation and reflection of the Team and Jacobs, contract management, billing collection, and control of project profitability.

• Establish work plans and multi-disciplinary staffing for each project phase and arrange for recruitment or assignment of project personnel.

• Provide training to Staff-level Engineers.

• Direct and coordinate activities of Project Engineers, Engineers, and Technicians to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget.

• Represent Jacobs’ alternative delivery capabilities in assigned locations, markets, and at industry associations.

• Develop, review, and obtain confirmation of financial and project delivery schedule activities of design and construction as they relate to all disciplines involved.

• Assure that project team complies with the contract agreement as well as exercises rigid cost control to implement the approved design within established budget restraints.

• Responsible for the leadership, interpretation, organization, execution, and coordination of project assignments and managing projects that are larger in scope and complexity.

• Work within other subgroups and interact with clients, contractors, regulatory agencies, other consultants, and professional organizations.

• Attend meetings, making presentations and responding to questions as required.

• Work closely with other staff in other departments that may not be within the same office.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.

• Substantial years of expertise in complex, multi-discipline highway project design management, including one or more Design-Build and/or PPP projects as Design Manager.

• Alternative delivery transportation infrastructure projects experience with a construction value in excess of $200M.

• Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer (P.E.) in Florida or the ability to obtain within 6 months is required.

• Travel likely required depending on location of hire.

• Design-build experience in Florida

Preferred expertise includes:

• Master’s degree in related engineering or applicable discipline’

• Professional engineering license’

• PMP or equivalent, and/or PgMP or equivalent preferred.

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.

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