3D Geospatial & Civil Design Innovator

Jacobs; West Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Unlimited PPTO

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a highly skilled 3D Geospatial & Civil Design Specialist to join our Digital Delivery team, bridging geospatial intelligence with Civil 3D project workflows for manufacturing and infrastructure projects.

You will collaborate with planners, engineers, surveyors, BIM/VDC professionals and project teams to develop scalable workflows using GIS, CAD, and BIM data. This hybrid role supports schematic to construction phases across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Geomatics, GIS, Geospatial Engineering, Surveying, Engineering Technology, or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 10+ years of experience supporting civil design, geospatial modeling, or digital delivery initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency with Autodesk Civil 3D, Autodesk Forma, ArcGIS / Esri Platform, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD.
• Strong understanding of coordinate systems, survey data, georeferencing, and spatial data management.
• Experience supporting site due diligence, feasibility studies, and master planning efforts.
• Understanding of civil engineering workflows including grading, drainage, utilities, roadway, and site development design.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with multidisciplinary project teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain Civil 3D project environments, templates, standards, and data structures for multidisciplinary project teams.
• Configure and manage Civil 3D models, surfaces, alignments, corridors, grading, utility, and site development workflows.
• Develop and maintain data-referenced Civil 3D environments that support collaboration across design disciplines.
• Manage coordinate systems, survey information, and model integration between Civil 3D, Revit, Navisworks, and related Autodesk platforms.
• Support project teams through schematic design, design development, and construction phases.
• Develop and manage 3D geospatial models to support site evaluation, due diligence, and master planning initiatives.
• Integrate GIS, survey, utility, environmental, zoning, transportation, and infrastructure datasets into project workflows.
• Leverage platforms such as Autodesk Forma, ArcGIS, CityEngine, and other geospatial technologies to perform scenario planning and site analysis.
• Create visualizations and analytical models that support client decision-making during early project phases.
• Identify opportunities to automate data collection, validation, and reporting processes.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for geospatial and civil digital delivery workflows.
• Support interoperability between GIS, BIM, and CAD environments.
• Develop standards, best practices, and workflow documentation for project teams.
• Evaluate emerging Autodesk and geospatial technologies and recommend solutions that improve project delivery efficiency.
• Provide mentoring, training, and technical support to engineering and design teams.

Skills

Geospatial modeling

Civil design

Coordinate systems

Data management

Strong communication

Education

Civil Eng degree

Geomatics background

Tools

Autodesk Civil 3D

Autodesk Forma

ArcGIS

Esri Platform

ACC

Revit

Navisworks

AutoCAD

CityEngine

Python

Dynamo

PowerShell

Autodesk APIs

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a highly skilled 3D Geospatial & Civil Design Specialist to join our Digital Delivery team, bridging geospatial intelligence with Civil 3D project workflows for manufacturing and infrastructure projects.

You will collaborate with planners, engineers, surveyors, BIM/VDC professionals and project teams to develop scalable workflows using GIS, CAD, and BIM data. This hybrid role supports schematic to construction phases across disciplines.