Senior ORAT: Operational Readiness & Activation Lead

Jacobs; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Operational Readiness, Activation & Transition (ORAT) Specialist to plan and deliver ORAT programs for aviation and infrastructure projects. Location will be tailored to portfolio needs, with frequent travel to project sites.

You will lead workstreams, develop schedules, and coordinate with clients, operators, airlines, and partners, ensuring readiness across design, construction, testing and turnover stages. Hybrid work model available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aviation management, Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Management, Planning, Business, or related discipline.
• Experience contributing to ORAT, activation, airport operations, construction, commissioning, training, trials, or complex capital-program delivery.
• Ability to independently lead defined workstreams such as operational trials, organizational readiness, or Familiarization, Induction and Training activities as needed.
• Experience coordinating stakeholders, facilitating or supporting meetings, and producing client-ready documentation.
• Working knowledge of facility or airport operations and the relationships among design, construction, testing and commissioning, turnover, and operational readiness.
• Availability to travel to project sites frequently.

Responsibilities

• Plan, mobilize, and execute ORAT programs across the project lifecycle.
• Develop work plans, schedules, trackers, deliverable inputs, and coordination materials for assigned ORAT activities.
• Support stakeholder engagement and operational interface planning; build relationships with clients, operators, airlines, tenants, designers, contractors, vendors, regulators, and partners.
• Gather, validate, and document operational requirements; contribute to concepts of operations, procedures, and transition plans.
• Coordinate familiarization, induction, and training activities, including needs assessments, content development, logistics, delivery, and tracking.
• Lead tabletop exercises, operational trials, simulations, and readiness evaluations, including scripts, logistics, observations, findings, and follow-up actions.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization

Collaboration

Travel readiness

MS 365 & SharePoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

SharePoint

Scheduling software

Project management platforms

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an Operational Readiness, Activation & Transition (ORAT) Specialist to plan and deliver ORAT programs for aviation and infrastructure projects. Location will be tailored to portfolio needs, with frequent travel to project sites.

You will lead workstreams, develop schedules, and coordinate with clients, operators, airlines, and partners, ensuring readiness across design, construction, testing and turnover stages. Hybrid work model available.