Civil Design Engineer Senior

Jacobs; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a senior civil engineering leader in the Philippines to guide planning, design and delivery of complex infrastructure programs. You will act as Design Manager, Project Discipline Lead, or Package Lead, providing technical direction across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities include managing scope, schedules, budgets, risk, and quality, while mentoring engineers and supporting talent development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering is required; PE registration or chartership preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive civil engineering experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Proven track record managing multidisciplinary teams on large infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of civil design principles, standards, and regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, communication, mentoring, and client relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and delivery of complex civil, transportation, and infrastructure projects.
• Serve as Design Manager, Project Discipline Lead, or Package Lead, providing technical leadership.
• Manage scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and risk to ensure project success.
• Provide technical oversight and QA of engineering deliverables; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Mentor and develop engineers and designers; support talent growth and recruitment.
• Support business growth through client engagement, tenders, and strategic pursuits.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Mentoring

Business development

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of complex civil, transportation, and infrastructure projects in accordance with relevant industry standards and client requirements.
• Serve as Design Manager, Project Discipline Lead, or Package Lead, providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resource allocation, and risk management to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Provide technical oversight, quality assurance, and approval of engineering deliverables, ensuring compliance with project and regulatory requirements.
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineers and designers while supporting team capability growth, succession planning, and talent development initiatives.
• Support business growth through client engagement, proposal development, tender preparation, strategic pursuits, and recruitment of key engineering talent.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering; Professional Engineer registration or equivalent chartership preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in civil engineering, transportation, road, or infrastructure projects, including leadership responsibilities.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and delivering large-scale infrastructure projects from concept through completion.
• Strong knowledge of civil engineering design principles, Australian Standards, Austroads Guidelines, and applicable regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrated expertise in project management, design management, budgeting, scheduling, quality control, and stakeholder management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, mentoring, and business development skills, with the ability to build client relationships and drive project success.

From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions – we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally - and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength. We collaborate and share! By supporting one another, we all succeed.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too – from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.

No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.