Jobs at Jacobs in United States, Richmond

Principal Consultant’s duties include (but are not limited to):

• Senior Technical Consultant on projects to provide for the highest quality of review of ecological field deliverables, T&E Species reviews, and local, state, and federal permitting packages.
• Permitting Lead for large, complicated projects or for projects with new clients
• Mentor and develop existing staff and advise on future permitting hires
• Project management, as needed
• Leadership in developing and maintaining procedures and programs to assist facilities in complying with laws and regulations
• Maintaining highest quality of client interface
• Work with clients on existing and future Jacobs’ services, including helping to grow our permitting workload
• Work within internal teams to provide guidance for onshore and offshore renewable energy projects, FERC1000 services, and other developing external projects.
• Ability to travel occasionally to a client office, and travel to project sites (approximately 20% travel)

pioneered the use of
SaaS platform for mobility, StreetLight InSight

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Integrated Solutions team to introduce StreetLight Data’s unique technology to Jacobs transportation professionals.
• Develop a technical understanding of Jacobs digital transportation offerings
• Serve as an advisor for Jacobs projects and pursuits that require digital solutions
• Identify and manage digital strategy for assigned focus areas, including design for design build projects.
• Understand and be able to articulate the value proposition for the combined StreetLight /Jacobs offering to both internal stakeholders and clients.
• Develop and deliver presentations, proposal content, and demos of the software tailored to engage clients
• Maintain deep and up-to-date knowledge of Jacobs digital transportation capabilities and use cases

As our Senior Construction Inspector you will be asked to monitor and inspect contractual field work which includes excavations, drainage facilities, road surfaces, and structures. You will take field measurements of pay items, report contractor’s daily production rates as well as schedule work and inspection phases with contractor’s superintendent and agency personnel.

We will look to your expertise in advising contractors of violations and make recommendations for adjustments to operations. You will review placement of and perform tests on construction materials, review lines, grades, dimensions, and elevations using standard survey and field engineering equipment. Additionally, you’ll oversee and enforce the installation of erosion/siltation controls, highways work zones and traffic control devices.

When you join Jacobs, you will have the opportunity to recommend changes to construction plans to meet field conditions or provide project cost savings, maintain project records; including daily diaries, materials notebooks, as-built plans, pay quantity records, and monthly estimates.

You’ll be asked to review and monitor Equal Employment Opportunity/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) documentation and compliance with Federal labor requirements/regulations for Federal-aid construction projects, ensuring contractor compliance with program requirements.

In this role, you will observe, inspect, and document onsite activities for assigned construction projects. You will be responsible for enforcing compliance with contract plans, specifications, and related permits, to document construction progress, and to help proactively identify and resolve issues that arise in the field during construction.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Review all civil, architectural and mechanical plans and specifications to confirm that the project scope is thoroughly understood.
• Review approved shop drawings, RFI responses, and executed change documents to maintain a current understanding of project scope, intent, etc.
• Inspect active construction work against the contract documents to verify compliance, or identify any deviation from approved plans, then elevate to the Sr. Construction Manager.
• Prepare a daily field report documenting the status of the work, daily activities, manpower, equipment, and other critical information requested by the Construction Manager or Owner.
• Maintain a red line set of plans and specifications reflecting all the changes made during construction.
• Identify non-compliant/deficient work, elevate to the Sr. Construction Manager and track the nonconforming work through resolution.
• Take photographs and videos of pre-construction conditions and major construction activities.
• Prepare a database of all photographs taken during construction with the date, subject matter, and photo number/file name.
• Track quantities of work performed as well as labor, equipment, and materials used onsite.
• Notify Sr. Construction Manager of potential construction problems as they are identified.
• Attend construction progress and coordination meetings.
• Verify that the contractor’s red line drawings are current.
• Facilitate, attend, and observe 3rd party material testing as required.
• Monitor the status of erosion control devices on a weekly basis, and after every major rainfall event.

Our environmental planning practice is leading the way on energy transformation, environmentally sound infrastructure development, and sustainable operations that create ecological and human use value.

Your Impact

As aPrincipal Consultant, you will take an active role in permitting and siting projects for utility clients in the Eastern and Central US. In this role, you will be challenged to provide impeccable service to our clients through quality delivery of client work, and will work with the established siting team, project managers, client account managers, and senior technical resources to contribute to the growth of our utility client portfolio. You will provide technical leadership and play an important role in developing the skills and expertise of our delivery teams.

to support the delivery of multiple regional utility construction projects.As Senior Construction Manager, you will manage the delivery of the construction phase of assigned water and wastewater projects on behalf of Jacobs clients; conduct constructability reviews for ongoing designs; lead a team of construction management staff on assigned projects; or serve as the Owner’s Representative for assigned heavy civil water and wastewater construction projects. Your primary responsibility will be reviewing and enforcing construction contract documents, schedules, and budgets on behalf of the Owner and to facilitate the coordination of construction activities with all project stakeholders. You’ll serve as the primary point of contact for the client, chair necessary pre-construction, progress, and coordination meetings, and submit progress reports to the client on an as needed basis.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop Construction Management Procedures Manuals in close coordination with the Jacobs Project Manager and the Owner to establish consistent practices across the entire program.
• Represent Jacobs to clients in a positive, relationship-oriented, solutions-delivery approach by leveraging the broader firm.
• Identify resource shortfalls on assigned projects, bring them to the Project Manager’s attention, and contribute to developing solutions to address client needs and successfully deliver projects.
• Advocate on the client's behalf by actively engaging the firm to address evolving client needs.
• Manage project team’s workload to ensure adequate site coverage necessary to protect client interests.
• Review and file construction inspection team’s daily reports.
• Develop and implement document control workflow and record keeping practices required to maintain project schedule/progress.
• Review third party construction progress reports on behalf of the client to confirm accuracy and proactively identify schedule risks and activities that require advanced coordination or additional resources to support and maintain construction progress.
• Oversee maintenance of CM redline set of drawings reflecting all field changes to date.
• Administer recurring construction progress meetings and coordination meetings on an as needed basis.
• Draft and submit construction progress reports for the client as requested.