Jobs at Jacobs in United States, Detroit

When you join us, you’ll be responsible for the following:

• Overseeing the delivery of large-scale Design-Build and other alternative delivery transportation projects (such as CM/GC) as well as design for traditional Design-Bid-Build.

• Leading multidisciplinary teams in producing conceptual through final design documents.

• Guiding project teams through alternative delivery pursuits and pre-award design strategy.

• Ensuring adherence to design standards, project schedules, contract requirements, and quality control measures.

• Cultivating an inclusive, collaborative team culture and mentor emerging professionals.

You'll utilize your engineering and science background and creativity to address stormwater and air permit compliance tasks. You'll help advance the industry by delivering sustainable solutions for clients and connect with Jacobs’ practitioners to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions. We'll lean on you to lead design, engineering, and project tasks, delegate work, and collaborate with engineers and scientists of varying experience levels. You'll also mentor junior practitioners and learn from senior practitioners to grow professionally. We'll rely on you to develop and maintain strong client relationships to drive business through proposals, networking, and sole source opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Interpreting and applying state and federal permit requirements.
• Understanding of Tier II and TRI/Form R chemical reporting.
• Conducting monthly stormwater inspections and quarterly comprehensive stormwater inspections and monthly air monitoring.
• Developing annual stormwater review reports and maintaining monitoring records.
• Conducting recordkeeping and documentation of monthly and annual environmental activities.
• Providing responsive, reliable technical guidance and support.

When you join Jacobs, you’ll be part of a team responsible for all aspects of project delivery including: the quality of project work performed, client service, utilization of staff, scope and fee development, contract management, invoicing, and project profitability for highway infrastructure projects. We’ll look to you for oversight on directing and coordinating project activities to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters.

Drawing upon your expertise, you’ll establish fee estimates and coordinate multi-disciplinary staffing for each phase of the project while working with the Project Management Principal and Group Leaders regarding assignment of project personnel. Your ability to build rapport will be utilized when you provide subconsultant management as well as staff development.

Also, you’ll be responsible for the delivery of projects that meet local (State, County or City) and DOT/AASHTO standards. Come demonstrate your business acumen when you maintain positive relationships with current and past clients as well as assist in the development and implementation of local marketing and business development.

We’d look to your expertise when researching and tracking future project opportunities with our Client Account Managers. You’d also initiate and review proposals while also participating in interviews and presentations. Come to an organization where you will actively be challenging today and reinventing tomorrow.

By joining our practice you’ll be responsible for leading geotechnical aspects associated with the design of shallow and deep foundations, earth retaining structures, and slope stabilizing measures. You will also be responsible for coordination and generation of geotechnical-based specifications and preparation of data, baseline, and interpretative reports.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Each day will present different activities and opportunities as you help position Jacobs for success in our sales efforts. Our Proposal Coordinators will be responsible for the following general activities:
• Provide support to proposals under the guidance of senior Sales Operations staff and, as your capabilities grow, lead the End Game coordination of small to medium proposals; may take ownership of section(s) of larger efforts under the guidance of senior staff
• Coordinate, write, edit/tailor, and perform research for non-technical proposal sections; ensure compliance; proactively identify and communicate potential issues/variances
• Participate in kick-off meetings and other milestone meetings, as appropriate
• Begin to develop an understanding of business objectives, priorities, and sales strategies, especially as they relate to the proposal process
• Learn and actively follow Sales procedures, policies, protocols, and best practices, including standard file management and archiving procedures, as well as Branding Guidelines
• Populate/update (as appropriate) information in Jacob’s Client Success Platform (CSP) and business development-related tools and databases
• Develop knowledge of company markets, partner/competitor/subconsultant firms, clients, and industry trends
• Begin to foster working relationships with Operations, other Sales Operations staff, Selling Units, and Sales Enablement teams both locally and across the network

Other Job Specifications & Expectations

In addition, Proposal Coordinators will be expected to demonstrate the following progressive skills in

Leadership

• Coordinate/provide direction during End Game to graphic designers, publishing technicians, editors, translators, reprographics specialists, and other support staff, as well as to teaming partners and subconsultants
• Monitor and hold self to proposal schedule

Sales Strategy

• Support Sales Operations team on proposals, lead the End Game coordination of small to medium proposals, and support Senior Sales Operations staff on larger, more strategic proposals. Coordinate as necessary with Client Account Managers (CAMs), Client Service Leaders (CSLs), and Account Strategists (AStrat) on opportunities
• Participate in debrief meetings on completed proposals and apply lessons learned to future efforts
• Check client websites for information and addenda
• Evaluate and resolve problems by applying appropriate solutions and seeking leadership guidance as necessary
• Possess basic understanding of objectives and services provided by the firm

Sales Functions and Processes

• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills; possess effective active listening skills
• Write and update project descriptions/summaries, resumes, and other documents with limited supervision
• Have knowledge of and ability to perform contributing skills (including document publishing, editing, and reprographic standards) supporting application of best practices
• Offer suggestions for, or alert leadership to, improvements/additions and lessons learned to streamline processes, procedures, tools/databases, etc.
• Prepare and ensure compliant and timely proposal deliverables, including following proposal process, and meeting client and schedule requirements; communicate issues/variances
• Be accountable for quality assurance/quality check (QA/QC) of assigned proposals and proposal sections

Jacobs/Industry Acumen

• Understand business objectives and services provided
• Understand how personal efforts help achieve Jacobs goals
• Safeguard and implement company image/branding on all proposal assignments
• Follow Jacobs health/safety and ethical policies, procedures, and guidelines; and escalate issues as appropriate

When you join Jacobs, you’ll be part of a team responsible for all aspects of project delivery including: the quality of project work performed, client service, utilization of staff, scope and fee development, contract management, invoicing, and project profitability for highway infrastructure projects. We’ll look to you for oversight on directing and coordinating project activities to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters.

Drawing upon your expertise, you’ll establish fee estimates and coordinate multi-disciplinary staffing for each phase of the project while working with the Project Management Principal and Group Leaders regarding assignment of project personnel. Your ability to build rapport will be utilized when you provide subconsultant management as well as staff development.

Also, you’ll be responsible for the delivery of projects that meet local (State, County or City) and DOT/AASHTO standards. Come demonstrate your business acumen when you maintain positive relationships with current and past clients as well as assist in the development and implementation of local marketing and business development.

We’d look to your expertise when researching and tracking future project opportunities with our Client Account Managers. You’d also initiate and review proposals while also participating in interviews and presentations. Come to an organization where you will actively be challenging today and reinventing tomorrow.