Your impact
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.
In this role you’ll be accountable for the overall portfolio performance and delivery within the Chicago metropolitan area across the Transportation (primary),Water (secondary)
including transit/rail, highway/bridges, traffic/advanced mobility, roadway, aviation,drinking waterresources, environmental planning,and buildings. Our buildings market includes healthcare, commercial, K-12, Higher Education, and Life Sciences. Whether advisory, planning,
Key Attributes:
To be most successful in the role, you’ll possess the following key attributes:
- A track record as a leader in the industry
- High level of emotional intelligence/team builder
- Adept at interpersonal relationship building, conflict resolution, and leading diverse teams
- Innovative and solutions-oriented thinker
- Leadership and project delivery experience in the market
- Must be able to articulate a clear vision and direction and possess strong social, networking, and communication skills (both internal and external)
- Portfolio performance and strong business acumen, including KPI and contributions to profit & loss (P&L) strategies within a larger business portfolio in the Midwest
Key Responsibilities:
You’ll serve as our key local leader and will be accountable and responsible for the following activities:
- Known and trusted infrastructure (Transportation - primary driver; Water - secondary driver) industry executive to lead the Jacobs’ Chicago operations
- Serves as a principal point of contact with all local Chicago clients
- Responsible for committed Business Metrics & KPIs, including P&L components within the larger Director of Operations’ targets
- Key decision-maker to position and develop strategic teaming arrangements for IL clients such as IDOT, IL Tollway, CDOT, and MWRD
- Recruit and hire top talent in the Chicagoland area, retain talent, and promote an inclusive and diverse environment
- Effectively integrates sales, operations, and project delivery functions
- Market growth opportunities, working jointly with Transportation and Water Market Growth Directors and Regional Market Solution Leaders
- External visibility to promote the Jacobs brand throughout Chicago
- Oversees people development and career development for MOPs, including intentional succession planning
- Promotes Jacobs BeyondZero, quality, and safety programs to create an incident- and injury-free culture
Here's what you'll need
- Demonstrated progressive leadership experience in transportation, water infrastructure, or buildings consulting - with a desire to work across all three markets
- Executive Presence and Market Knowledge: brings executive-level relationships with Chicago-based clients; has a commanding knowledge of the Chicago market, specifically in Transportation and/or Water Treatment; and understands the political landscape driving public policy in Chicago and actively engages in government affairs
- Business Acumen and Collaborative Leadership: demonstrates executive-level business/financial acumen; co-creates and collaborates effectively within the Chicago leadership team, sales, and the broader global Jacobs; and creates trusting relationships inside and outside the leadership team
- Key Decision Maker: demonstrates decisiveness and courage in making tough decisions; can navigate and manage conflict resolution
- Outcome Driven: establishes KPIs and disseminates results local staff and other stakeholders; demonstrates relentless prioritization for growth in multiple markets in Chicago and results that keep pace with business needs and expectations from Senior Leadership
- Client Centric: brings genuine relationships with Chicagoland clients; strong partnership with Client Account Managers (CAM) to deliver tailored, cross-functional, future-forward solutions that anticipate/address clients’ evolving needs
- Builds Talent: has personally developed the next generation of leaders through coaching/mentoring/sponsoring/succession planning; puts appropriate emphasis on developing diverse employees as part of our larger inclusion strategy
- Digital Mindset and Global Delivery: can lead and empower the adoption of the Jacobs digital solutions strategy in their book of business; promotes the use of global delivery centers (GDCs) to meet client commitments, drive growth, and enhance profitability
- Strategic Growth Mindset: strong business development experience and embraces our strategy and actively/effectively drives solutions through innovation, consultancy, and/or sales; exhibits a growth mindset and approach
Ideally, you’ll also have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field
- Professional Engineer Registration in IL
- Masters of Business Administration
- Profit & Loss management experience
