Senior Civil Engineer – Data Center Infrastructure

Jacobs; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in the United States is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join the Advanced Manufacturing group, focusing on AI, Hyperscale, Colocation data center facilities and other mission-critical projects.

You will lead civil design for land/site development, grading, drainage, and earthwork, coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure schedule and technical quality.

This role supports a hybrid work model and offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• PE license or ability to get licensed within 6 months
• 15 or more years of engineering experience, including extensive related project experience
• Strong working knowledge and experience in analyzing and designing all aspects of medium to large scale industrial developments
• Ability to perform project discipline lead responsibilities on complex, multi-disciplinary projects and direct the engineering design within the civil team
• Demonstrated experience with all design modules of AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Experience preparing, assembling, and reviewing construction drawings and technical specifications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams
• Displayed ability to learn quickly and driven to broaden knowledge base
• Ideally, you’ll have Bluebeam experience
• Ideally, you’ll have Navisworks experience

Responsibilities

• Site development, site master planning and site selection
• Underground utility routing and site space planning
• Hydrology analysis for designing storm drain systems
• Analyzing and designing gravitational wastewater systems
• Performing final grading plans including cut and fill analysis and earthwork balancing
• Providing erosion and sediment control plans, stormwater pollution prevention plans and support permit approval
• Researching and adhering to local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements for design and construction in any given area
• Stormwater analysis and modeling in software applications, such as StormCAD, CivilStorm

Skills

Civil Engineering

PE license

Leadership

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Construction drawings

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Learning agility

Site development

Hydrology

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Bluebeam

Navisworks

Job description

Jacobs in the United States is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join the Advanced Manufacturing group, focusing on AI, Hyperscale, Colocation data center facilities and other mission-critical projects.

You will lead civil design for land/site development, grading, drainage, and earthwork, coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure schedule and technical quality.

This role supports a hybrid work model and offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits.