Environmental Asset Retirement Program Leader – Colorado

Jacobs; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Stock Purchase Plan

Unlimited PPTO

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a senior leader to manage a broad environmental asset retirement program, scaling delivery from assessment through closure for onshore upstream oil and gas assets and regulatory compliance in Colorado.

You’ll build a high-performing team of ~200, coordinate with client and Alliance stakeholders, and drive performance-based delivery with strong program governance and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, geology, business, construction management, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in environmental consulting, onshore upstream oil and gas, asset retirement, environmental remediation, or a closely related industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex programs or portfolios, including operational management of project managers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with onshore upstream oil and gas asset retirement or related well closure, assessment, remediation, reclamation, or regulatory closure programs.
• Knowledge of client asset retirement programs and performance- or outcome-based delivery models, including profit-at-risk or incentive structures.
• Working knowledge of Colorado environmental and oil and gas regulatory requirements, including experience working with ECMC.
• Experience managing portfolios with significant financial accountability, including budgeting, forecasting, margin performance, cost savings, KPIs, risk, and change management.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors, ideally approximately 200 people or of comparable scale and complexity.
• Strong client management, communication, collaboration, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to establish a new program, build internal and client networks, create consistent delivery systems, and drive continuous improvement.
• Experience with Jacobs or comparable business management systems; familiarity with operational leadership responsibilities preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required, potentially up to 50%.
• Valid driver’s license with no major infractions.

Responsibilities

• Lead approximately 2,000 asset retirement projects in a collaborative, risk-sharing partnership, delivering environmental remediation from assessment through closure.
• Establish and mature the Colorado sub-program during the first 6 to 18 months, including delivery strategies, governance, operating rhythms, performance measures, staffing, and cross-functional relationships.
• Apply knowledge of asset retirement programs and the regulatory and technical nuances of onshore upstream oil and gas remediation, including applicable ECMC requirements.
• Build and lead a team of approximately 200 staff, including subcontractors, by aligning capabilities, behaviors, and resources with partnership objectives and strong project performance.
• Deliver services under performance-based and outcome-based models that include profit at risk and financial incentives.
• Assess financial and delivery performance, identify risks, and engage client and internal operations leaders on corrective actions that protect outcomes and margin performance.
• Oversee project manager performance, including resourcing, technical engagement, financial performance, risk and change management, safety, quality, and predictable delivery.
• Adapt quickly as site conditions, regulatory expectations, or client priorities change across a large and dynamic portfolio; lead continuous improvement and innovation that produce measurable value over time.
• Manage delivery against KPIs, cost-savings targets, milestones, and planned financial performance; lead statusing, negotiation, and rebaselining when milestones cannot be achieved.
• Lead annual business planning, scope development, budgeting, resource planning, and milestone definition across the portfolio in collaboration with project managers.
• Communicate goals, targets, and outcomes clearly, using negotiation and relationship-building skills to align teams around annual business plans.
• Collaborate with client Portfolio Managers and Alliance peers to coordinate delivery approaches and share lessons learned and best practices.
• Support other sub-program managers and portfolios during the initial Colorado buildout by applying program, operational, commercial, and client-management expertise.
• Perform internal Manager of Project (MOP) responsibilities, maintain compliance with Jacobs’ Business Management System (BMS), and report to the Program Director and Designated Project Executive (DPE).
• Maintain long‑term client relationships while delivering safe, predictable projects that minimize client liabilities and progress sites toward closure.

Skills

Program management

Environmental remediation

Asset retirement

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, geology, business, construction management, or related field

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a senior leader to manage a broad environmental asset retirement program, scaling delivery from assessment through closure for onshore upstream oil and gas assets and regulatory compliance in Colorado.

You’ll build a high-performing team of ~200, coordinate with client and Alliance stakeholders, and drive performance-based delivery with strong program governance and risk management.