Transportation Highway & Bridge Practice Lead jobs at Jacobs in United States, Los Angeles

Principal Areas of Responsibility

• Knowledge of wastewater treatment and/or water treatment, engineering, principles and methods Observes all on-the-job safety regulations and promotes safe practices, procedures and work habits

• Under direct supervision, maintenance and repair work on various types of equipment, pumps, conveyor systems, gearboxes, fans, blowers, mixers and chemical feed pumps and auxiliary equipment

• Follow and apply industry best practices and standards

• While using hand and machine tools, perform repair and maintenance of equipment and plant buildings

• Use computerized maintenance management software for record-keeping

• Coordinate with other departments for Lock-Out / Tag-Outs procedures

• Load and unload, move and transport material, equipment, freight and supplies

• Fill out safety work plans for assigned tasks

• Perform other duties as needed and/or required to facilitate operations

Jacobs is searching for a dynamicto join our team in
El Segundo, CA. In this role, you'll provide support to day-to-day operations, maintenance, and repairs of the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility (its processes, Satellite Facilities, including the Hyperion Pump Station) under the general direction of the Operations Supervisor. You may be assigned to a particular shift to take a leadership and supervisory role. You’ll ensure the Shift Operators follow all safety instructions and use the required PPE at all times as well as ensure treatment processes operate in compliance with state and federal regulations through routine monitoring and adjustment of plant manuals and computerized control systems. You’ll identify and diagnose problems, maintain records, reports, log sheets and the proper storage thereof.

Part of their responsibilities include the updating and revision of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Collaborates with and supports Operations/Maintenance staff, Laboratory staff, Engineering staff, and the administrative staff to perform related responsibilities. Maintains courteous and effective relationships with and supports, as necessary the client, plant visitors, vendors, contractors, and co-workers. Performs related work as required. Daily inspection of the site.

Principal Areas of Responsibility

The Lead Operator will perform, train, and direct the work of other operators in the following areas:

• Equipment and process control adjustments.

• Isolate equipment and processes.

• Interface with plant computer control system as necessary to perform operations and maintenance duties.

• Operates valves, pumps, and gates manually through local control center.

• Observes variations in operating conditions, records meter, sensor and gauge readings.

• Collect lab samples, perform field analysis, and record results; conducts inspections and collect samples for system operations.

• Monitor and perform visual inspection of mechanical and electrical equipment and control systems.

• Monitors and adjust chemical feed rates as necessary.

• Maintains documentation such as round sheets, log entries, and cleaning log sheets.

• Maintains logbook and transfer sheet.

• Display and communicate to crew members maintenance activity report.

• Display and communicate with crew members process control orders, and ensure they are properly applied.

• Always ensures sufficient chemical quantities and oversees chemical ordering process.

• Staff scheduling, review and submit written timesheets for the crew members

• Take part in weekly conference calls with team leads, operations supervisor and Chief Plant Operator.

• Perform predictive, preventive and corrective equipment and process maintenance and repair work as necessary.

• Maintain good and safe working conditions in all facilities, office building, vehicles, and equipment.

• Maintain, update and enforce operators rounds schedule.

• Keep the operation control room notice board updated.

• Develop spreadsheets for tracking daily, weekly and monthly O&M functions and data.

• Produce verbal and written technical and administrative reports on daily, weekly and monthly progress of O&M functions.

• Cleaning of the MF and Reverse Osmosis units.

• Oversee and document confined space entries.

• Oversee and document LOTO program.

• Schedule and develop safe work plans for tank dewatering and maintenance for both JACOBS and outside contractor’s tanks.

• Respond to or coordinate responses to wastewater system emergencies.

• Responsible for general housekeeping of job sites, work areas and other areas as assigned.

• Provide input during regular operations meetings into the formulation of the plan of operations based upon daily process characteristics and efficiencies.

• Offer input and make recommendations regarding capital improvements, and facility efficiency improvements.

• Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of the asset management system.

• Ensure that all safety regulations and policies are adhered to by all employees at or visiting the satellite facilities.

• Ensure training needs assessments (TNA’s) are created for new employees and reviews completed for existing employees. (May train Operators, OITs and assigned helpers).

• Safety training benchmarks to be maintained for all operations employees.

• Other duties as assigned.

We’re seeking anIn addition to leading projects, you’ll play an integral role in mentoring more junior staff, forming long-term relationships with clients and pursuing new work, including marketing and strategy development, positioning, procuring, and negotiating contracts. As Project Lead, you will lead multidiscipline teams to complete tasks within established schedules and budgets and help advance our business development strategies. You will have direct access to Jacobs’ well-known, vast network of technical specialists and senior project managers to support your success and career advancement. Design your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed.

As an experienced member of our team, you will manage our largest and most complicated projects and client services in planning, design and services during construction. In addition to leading projects, you’ll play an integral role in mentoring more junior staff, forming long-term relationships with clients and pursuing new work, including marketing and strategy development, positioning, procuring, and negotiating contracts. As Project Lead, you will lead multidiscipline planning and design teams to complete tasks within established schedules and budgets and help advance our business development strategies. You will have direct access to Jacobs’ well-known, vast network of technical specialists and senior project managers to support your success and career advancement. Design your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed.

Thebased out of
Los Angeles, California, reports to the T5 Program Delivery Director and is ultimately responsible for managing and coordinating construction activities of the Design/Builder. The T5 Lead Construction Manager acts as the primary liaison for pre-construction and construction activities, including leading the safety, security and quality for the Program. The Terminal 5 Program covers the full demolition and rebuild of the Terminal 5 headhouse and concourse, as well as various enabling scopes to vacate the existing building.

The T5 Lead Construction Manager is responsible for managing the scope, cost, schedule and operational interfaces of all design and construction related activities for the project. The T5 Lead Construction Manager will be focused on schedule certainty, budget delivery and making sure that construction work meets the required quality standards while enforcing a strong health, safety, and environmental culture on the project. The T5 Lead Construction Manager will ensure the development and implementation of design, construction, testing, commissioning, turnover plans, impacts to the operations, ensuring that risk mitigation for construction activities are optimized, working and coordinating with stakeholders and ensuring LAWA standards are adhered to.

Key Job Duties

Senior-level Construction Manager with experience in an operating/active environment

Manages construction within budget and schedule constraints while maintaining all necessary scope elements

Leader in stakeholder engagement to identity, communicate, resolution and accomplishment their needs, while preserving the principles and criteria of the project scope, schedule and budget constraints

Expert in construction contracting practices and methodologies

Knowledge and experience in the project construction life cycle from Pre-Construction to estimating/buyout to phasing to implementation to Closeout

Maintaining an excellent working relationship with the design and construction professionals geared towards open communications and mutual problem solving in the best interest of the project and all other parties involved

Essential Job Duties

Monitor all on-site field construction activities associated with the completion of the project.

Apply comprehensive knowledge of various disciplines to be used during construction, as well as the methods and techniques to be utilized for installation.

Ensure construction operations follow approved work plans and Area Shutdown Requests (ASR’s) and all proper notifications are made

Become thoroughly familiar with required contractual obligations and technical aspects of all facilities to be erected

Ensure all work is being performed with and inspected to the latest versions of plans and specifications, including approved changes, submittals and RFI’s

Work with Design/Builder and stakeholders to develop the overall planning of construction activities and identify critical milestones and priorities

Monitor budget estimates and staffing requirements for the defined scope and schedule

Monitor the assignment of manpower, materials, and equipment to maximize efficiency, maintain schedules, and to meet budget goals

Keep alert to possible problem areas and take preventative action to ensure that critical milestones are met for each phase of the project

Ensure the use of sound and safe construction practices to attain required quality control at the maximum efficiency and minimum cost

Prepare periodic reports summarizing progress of construction activities for higher-level management and clients

Ensure effective implementation of all policies and procedures, including project labor agreement policies

Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate

Lead and/or participate in all necessary coordination meetings with the Design/Builder, trade partners, stakeholders, LAWA Operations, etc.

May assume other duties as required/needed

Maybe required to work past regular work shift

Maybe required to work various shifts as needed

Based in Los Angeles, California, you'll work on exciting and engaging Roadway projects to utilize and further grow your highway/roadway design expertise. You will be a part of our growing Los Angeles transportation team, targeting local projects within Los Angeles County. You will interpret internal or external project challenges and recommend best practices. You will solve complex problems; take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions; identify applications of functional knowledge and existing methodologies to generate unique solutions. You’ll work with the best Engineers and Project Managers in the business, as well as gain experience working directly with our clients. We want you to be empowered to deliver the boldest solutions for everyday living leading functional teams or projects and serve as a best practice/quality resource.