Construction Project Leader/Engineer

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Construction Project Leader/Engineer in Madison, WI. This role involves managing construction teams, ensuring compliance with contract documents, and providing engineering services for various infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in civil construction and strong communication skills. Join a collaborative team that values innovation and offers opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Performance discretionary bonus

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in roadway/highway, bridge, or general civil construction projects.
• Experience as a Construction Project Leader on WisDOT projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage a construction project team and document contractor progress.
• Perform daily inspections and prepare construction reports.
• Review contract plans and specifications.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

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

At Jacobs, we’re not just building infrastructure,we’re helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their state-of-the-art facilitiesthat are changing our world.

As a Construction Project Leader/Engineer, you’ll join our collaborative team providing our clients with award-winning engineering, construction management, and design-build project delivery. We are looking for a passionate Construction Engineer in the Madison or southwest Wisconsin area who is driven by collaboration, exceeding expectations, and challenging the status quo. You’ll provide construction engineering and inspection services on highway, roadway, bridge and other various infrastructure projects in Madison and across southern Wisconsin. As part of our project team, the responsibilities of this position may include but are not limited to:

• Being the Construction Project Leader or Assistant Project Lead on WisDOT projects.

• Managing a construction project team

• Documenting contractor progress and quantities completed

• Performing daily inspections to verify that the Contractor work is being completed in accordance with the contract documents

• Preparing daily construction reports that identify the contractor workforce, equipment, and activities, site visitors, and includes daily progress photos

• Reviewing contract plans, specifications, submittals and material information

• Reporting and documenting any field conditions that deviate from the Contract

• Utilizing contract documents to perform general monitoring and documentation of construction activities.

In this role you'll be part of a project team, surrounded by expert mentorship to help you thrive and opportunities to grow in your career. You'll communicate with members of the Jacobs team, client, and contractor and work together to mitigate or eliminate project risks. You’ll be accountable for interacting with our construction sites, clients, and management to support the project team. Your keen ability to communicate effectively and maintain organized documentation records will be key to tackling project challenges.

Bring your curiosity, technical skill and desire to grow. Working together, we’ll help you design your career and pursue what fulfills you so that we can make impacts on the future – big and small, global and local.

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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.

Here's what you'll need

• 10 years of experience in roadway/highway, bridge, or general civil construction projects

• Experience as a Construction Project Leader on WisDOT projects

• Ability to drive to/from project locations in SW Wisconsin and the Madison area.

• Working knowledge of construction engineering and document control

• Proficiency with Microsoft applications, including Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook

• Excellent organizational and written and verbal communication skills

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• OSHA 10- or 30- hour training

• Working knowledge of Bluebeam, MicroStation, Civil3D and/or AutoCAD

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.

Jacobs’ health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $100,300.00 to $147,900.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.