Energy & Utility Capital Projects Engineer

Jacobs; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Company stock

Deferred compensation

PPTO

Paid holidays

Performance bonus

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Project Engineer / Assistant Project Manager to support electric utility capital projects across transmission, distribution, substations, and related infrastructure within our Energy & Power team.

You will drive project delivery through planning, governance, and coordination with engineers, clients, and contractors, while developing toward greater ownership of tasks and independent project management responsibilities in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of experience supporting utility, infrastructure, engineering, construction, or capital projects.
• Experience working within a regulated utility, consulting, engineering, or infrastructure environment.
• Strong understanding of project management fundamentals and project lifecycle delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and support several active projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers in planning and executing utility capital projects from initiation through closeout.
• Assist with project setup, governance documentation, project scheduling and execution planning.
• Support project progression through gated execution processes.
• Coordinate project meetings, track action items and support timely resolution of project deliverables.
• Collaborate with engineering, construction, permitting and client teams to support successful project delivery.
• Maintain project documentation, logs, action item trackers, risk registers and governance records.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project reports.
• Support dashboard development and performance reporting utilizing Excel, Power BI and project management systems.
• Assist with cost, schedule and performance tracking activities.
• Support change management activities through collection and evaluation of technical, cost and schedule information.
• Maintain risk, issue, action item and change logs.
• Assist with stakeholder communications and project updates.
• Build productive working relationships with utility personnel, contractors, consultants and project team members.
• Support permitting, land, environmental and right-of-way activities as required.
• Assist with procurement tracking, materials coordination and contractor interfaces.
• Maintain project records, approvals and governance documentation.
• Ensure adherence to project procedures, quality requirements and utility standards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organization

Problem-solving

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Oracle

SAP

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Project Engineer / Assistant Project Manager to support electric utility capital projects across transmission, distribution, substations, and related infrastructure within our Energy & Power team.

You will drive project delivery through planning, governance, and coordination with engineers, clients, and contractors, while developing toward greater ownership of tasks and independent project management responsibilities in a hybrid work environment.