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Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

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Jacobs Construction Manager - Infrastructure in Portland, Oregon

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.

Our team is experiencing exciting growth within our established Construction Management practice, and we are seeking a new ‘Construction Manager – Field’ to join our team. You'll provide construction management services that includes inspecting construction methods and workmanship to ensure work performed aligns with plans and specifications, providing contract administration, managing project documentation, and providing advisory services to clients. Projects will be Wastewater Treatment, Transportation / Americans with Disabilities Act, and facilities projects for our municipal clients. You’ll be expected to perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor. Expect immediate work to be in the Oregon area and affiliated with offices in Bend, Portland, or Corvallis.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Observe and inspect ongoing construction work is in accordance with Contract documents.

  • Review plans and specifications to ensure that work, materials, and installation are compliant with plans and specifications.

  • Review contractors’ pay notes and recommend for approval for actual work completed to the client.

  • Inspect traffic control against approved traffic control plans

  • Maintain a daily report of work in progress and status of completion and discuss construction related issues with client contact.

  • Provide advisory services for submittals, RFI’s and Change Orders

  • Manage 3rd party special inspections for the project as required

Join us and we will assist you in continuing the development of your skills and exploring all that you can do across our global company, with opportunities to share your knowledge along the way. Possible career pathways include construction management, design & engineering, start-up/commissioning agent, and specialty inspection.

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 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.

Here’s what you’ll need :

  • Bachelor of Science in Civil or Construction Management OR equivalent work experience

  • 3 years of construction or inspection experience in public infrastructure projects

  • Proven experience in concrete construction inspection for transportation projects

  • Required to have and maintain a satisfactory driving record

  • Able and willing to work day or night shifts and/or flexible schedules including weekends as required to support the project requirements.

  • Ability to move up to 50 pounds

  • Ability to follow instructions and effectively communicate with contractors and public.

  • Ability to read and interpret roadway, structure, and bridge plans and specifications.

  • Work under exposure to inclement weather conditions.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

  • Current, or ability to acquire Oregon DOT general construction inspection and ADA ramp certification.

  • Local municipal construction experience

  • Experience working on projects with multiple funding sources

  • Experience with local, State and federal project guidelines

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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.

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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