Structural Engineer Life Sciences - Indianapolis Req jobs at Jacobs in United States, Indianapolis

Manage the electrical department as an experienced Electrical Engineer, working with minimal supervision. Apply comprehensive understanding of the routine aspects of electrical engineering principles, concepts, industry standards and their application to the industries and clients. Occasionally lead engineering effort for tasks and provide guidance to less experienced personnel. Provide general oversight of all engineering effort within the department and have a familiarity with the programs, staff, and operating procedures:

• Function as the Department Manager by providing direction and oversight for Department administrative tasks.

• Ensure, at a high level, that the total expectations of the project deliverables are met, ensuring the quality expectations, schedules and budgets.

• Provide department staff forecasting on a regular basis. Manage the department staff level to balance the number of resources with the amount of work. This includes increasing staff, loaning to and borrowing from other offices, or shifting work between offices.

• Hire, recruit, and maintain (through training) skill sets required to execute our work.

• Evaluation of employee performance and make recommendations for career advancement

• Monitor the quality of the work performed within the department and make design or corrective decisions as required.

• Consults with Lead Engineers and Project Managers on technical problems and staffing requirements.

• Assign department personnel to project teams and direct the work of those assigned as Lead Engineers.

• Provide technical guidance and oversight to less experienced personnel as necessary including assisting with their career advancement.

• Act a mentor and coach, provide technical instruction as required.

• Assist in project proposals by ascertaining scope, determining the required design budgets and when necessary, serve as an expert during proposal presentations.

• Research/resolve technical challenges and other unusual design issues that affect one or more projects.

• Work with others as required to incorporate code and safety requirements into designs.

• Maintain effective communications with department members, operations management and with clients.

• Review and approve time sheets and expense reports for department personnel.

• Represent electrical department in weekly office management meetings and monthly project review meetings.

• Drive growth and continuous improvement within Operations

• Business development and marketing responsibilities in practice area

As a key member of our program support team, you’ll be interacting with engineering and construction to understand and communicate issues and conflicts that impact the schedule. You will also analyze CPM schedules and recommend work-arounds and schedule improvements. 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.

The candidate shall demonstrate experience in construction project management, stakeholder engagement and have the ability to manage various consultants, contractors, and vendors including performing all administrative functions and day-to-day project operations and communications, verbal and written. This position requires excellent professional judgement and problem-solving skills to handle varying initiatives and to engage with the clients’, residents, and other internal and external stakeholders. The Project Manager will be an effective communicator and a results-oriented problem solver who leads and tracks diverse management teams and reports on key KPI’s, Risks, Milestones and project deliverables.
In this role you’ll ensure assigned projects are executed in accordance with the established NYCHA policies and procedures, project management best practices, professional standards and Jacobs policies, regulations, in accordance with all contract requirements. As the team leader representing the Owner’s interests, the Project Manager shall take the lead on management of all project matters in collaboration and coordination with the Owner’s teams, Architects and Engineers, other consultants, contractors and CM Agency Firms. This entails high levels of effective communications (written and oral), collaboration and coordination with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to effectuate schedule and work plans while, overseeing, monitoring and controlling performance, and reporting on overall progress. Candidate shall participate in internal and external meetings including with NYCHA leadership and staff, regulatory agency staff, elected officials, residents, and other key stakeholders, and will cooperate and assist NYCHA in leading their facility performance management goals during capital projects construction.
You’ll demonstrate experience and the ability of having maintained effective use of a management information system (eBuilder or similar) through the planning, design, procurement, construction, and post construction phases of all projects, while determining and coordinating activities required between the persons, agencies, and department responsible for successful project completion. You’ll track and perform data analysis on multiple operation dashboards and projects to report status updates. Working closely with senior management teams and external stakeholders you’ll develop strategies for organizational improvement. You’ll also liaise between various departments within the Housing Authority to communicate and coordinate Operational change implementation strategies and ensure uniformity throughout Operations and resolve problems that arise in meeting deadlines.