Project Manager - Transportation

Jacobs; Great Falls Crossing (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a passionate Project Manager to oversee challenging transportation projects across Virginia. This role includes managing project teams and ensuring client satisfaction through quality assurance. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in transportation engineering, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to fostering inclusive cultures within teams.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Discount on company stock

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing Virginia transportation projects.
• Ability to apply AASHTO design guidelines.
• Previous experience with multi-discipline infrastructure engineering.

Responsibilities

• Manage scope, schedule, and budget of transportation projects.
• Ensure quality control and client satisfaction.
• Lead project teams and interface with clients.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE)

Job description

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Base pay range

$120,000.00/yr - $150,000.00/yr

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

Thriving communities. Healthy cities. A brighter future. What we do is more than building roads, we workevery dayto make the world better for everyone. At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you want to work for a company invested in you, your success and the global community – Jacobs is the place for you.

We are looking for a driven and passionate Project Manager to support our transportation projects that focus on challenging highway, roadway, and interchange projects and pursuits for Virginia municipalities. In this role, you'll oversee and manage transportation projects throughout Virginia and be responsible for managing project teams to perform preliminary and final design engineering as well as, prepare construction plan documents to satisfy requirements for local and state roadway projects.

Your leadership ability will give you the opportunity to lead tasks and/or projects and interface directly with our clients. This is an excellent opportunity to advance your career working with our established clients while supported by local and national resources, including Jacobs extensive network of technical experts.

As a key member of the team, we’ll look to you to

• Manage the scope, schedule and budget of your projects
• Take ultimate responsibility for quality on the project, ensuring a quality assurance plan and quality control process is appropriate and in place
• Communicate with the client to ensure the highest level of satisfaction.
• Collaborate with local Client Account Managers and Client Service Line leaders to identify and pursue work for you and our staff and may be requested to attend conferences and external events to promote Jacobs in the marketplace
  
  
  

Your most impactful mission in this role is to embrace living inclusion every day and enabling diversity and equality globally. For us, this means creating a culture of belonging where we all thrive by embracing all perspectives. An inclusive culture with many perspectives through diverse backgrounds allows us to leverage knowledge, leadership and connection to bring forth opportunity, creativity and growth.

Join us and we will assist you in continuing the development of your skills and exploring all that you can do across our global company, with opportunities to share your knowledge along the way.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE ) required or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment; Virginia PE preferred
• Experience with multi-discipline infrastructure engineering design and construction projects
• Substantial experience in managing transportation projects with Virginia’s local municipalities and VDOT
• Established local and DOT client relationships
• Previous project management experience on roadway design projects including design and plan development of new and rehabilitation highway projects
• Understanding of and practical experience applying the AASHTO design guidelines to transportation projects
• Demonstrated communication and writing skills including technical report writing
  
  
  

Posted Salary Range Minimum

120,000.00

Posted Salary Range Upper

150,000.00

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 $120,000.00 to $150,000.00. 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Civil Engineering, Design Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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