Lead Engineer - Highways

Jacobs; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a Lead Engineer - Highways in Bengaluru, India. The ideal candidate will have a BE Degree in Civil Engineering and over 10 years of experience in highway engineering design. Proficiency in Civil 3D/Open Road Designer and leadership in multi-disciplinary project delivery is critical.

This role involves estimating project pricing, managing daily work allocation, and producing technical reports. Strong understanding of engineering standards is essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in highway engineering design.
• Understanding of engineering standards and ability to improve solutions.
• Proven software proficiency in Open Roads Designer or Civil3D.

Responsibilities

• Technical competence in detailed highways design and project integration.
• Lead multi-disciplinary project delivery as a design manager.
• Estimate pricing associated with projects.

Skills

Highway Engineering Design

Civil 3D

Open Road Designer

AutoCAD

MicroStation

PDS Signs

PDS Lines

MS Word

MS Excel

Education

BE Degree in Civil Engineering

Post‑Graduation in Transportation/Highway Engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

Open Road Designer

AutoCAD

MicroStation

ProjectWise

BIM360

Job description

Role

Lead Engineer - Highways

Reporting

Engineering Manager/Discipline Lead

Responsibilities

• Technical competence in detailed highways geometry design using Civil 3D/Open Road Designer and able to independently deliver work and integrate with larger project team.
• Lead the multi‑disciplinary project delivery and perform as design manager.
• Brief project team on procedures, ensuring completion of projects to time and cost.
• Assist in the leadership of functional teams or projects.
• Communicate with counterpart in lead office/Client and coordinate with multi‑disciplinary teams on project delivery.
• Realistically estimate pricing associated with projects within your area of expertise.
• Manage own daily work allocation as well as team members.

Qualifications & Skills

• BE Degree in Civil Engineering / Post‑Graduation in Transportation/Highway Engineering.
• 10+ years’ experience in highway engineering design.

Key Competency – Technical Skills

• Understanding of engineering standards (DMRB/AASHTO/Australian/Middle East), codes of practice, local authorities’ guidelines and ability to offer new ideas to improve solutions and processes.
• Lead functional teams or projects.
• Author competent technical reports of acceptable technical and presentational quality.
• Interpret internal or external business issues and recommend best practices.
• Develop broad technical competence and check work of all those in the project team.

Key Competency – Soft Skills

• Minimum 10 years of proven highway design experience with software proficiency in Open Roads Designer or Civil3D.
• Proficient in AutoCAD or MicroStation, PDS Signs, PDS Lines, Auto Track, MS Word, and MS Excel.
• Working knowledge of CDE platform (Common Data Environment) such as ProjectWise, ACC or BIM360.