Some key responsibilities include the following:
• Provide senior design leadership for a multi-disciplinary team of design professionals for delivery of multi-year infrastructure projects.
• Provide direction for all facets of design to the design team, and provides mentorship to a multi-disciplinary, and at times, multi-office team.
• Coordinates with subject matter experts and team members to inform deliverables with the experience of knowledgeable team members.
• Provides senior leadership and guidance for project design scoping, project development and design reviews.
• Establishes work plan and multi-disciplinary staffing for each phase of project and arranges for assignment of project personnel.
• Assures that project team complies with the contract agreement as well as exercises cost controls to implement the approved design within established budget restraints.
• Work with internal and external Discipline Leads to ensure the timely and quality delivery of the project design documents.
• Manage the project design schedule and program in accordance with program objectives.
• Review and monitor project design progress and working with the program manager to proactively resolve delivery issues.
• Resolve internal design conflicts and issues by working collaboratively with the Discipline Leads, client, and subject matter experts as needed for effective conflict resolution
• Ensure completion of the design scope of work to the satisfaction of the client, while simultaneously ensuring that Jacobs’ safety, environmental, and project performance expectations are upheld.
• Establish and implement procedures to provide conflict resolution, design integration, constructability, and value engineering reviews.
• Provide a high level of responsiveness and coordination among the design teams to minimize design delays, rework, and conflicts.
• Present and communicate to the program manager and client the progress on design and any design issues that need resolution.
• Work with our digital delivery and production teams (CAD, BIM, etc.) and quality manager to ensure that proper procedures and guidelines are in place to facilitate the design process
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 10-20 years of design management or design delivery experience, construction, and implementation of large-scale infrastructure projects involving multi-disciplinary teams and valued $100M USD or more. Preference for projects $250M USD+.
• Experience in the design and/or construction of ports and marine terminals and related infrastructure in seismic and arctic regions is a plus (quayside and landside structures).
• Knowledge of US ports and marine engineering design and construction codes and standards, including Alaska and/or Washington design and construction standards and practices is a plus.
• Proven design delivery experience for transportation-related infrastructure.
• Strong working knowledge in design and construction, project delivery methods, and team building.
• Excellent working knowledge and understanding of design risk management.
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams based in multiple locations and managing remote project delivery teams.
Ideally, you’ll also have:
• Professional Engineer registration preferably Alaska and/or Washington.
• Experience in the design and/or construction of bridges, administration buildings, or general site developments in seismic and arctic regions.
• A willingness to travel to and from Anchorage, Alaska and to consider a work location in Washington, Oregon will be helpful.
