Walkdown/Turnover Team Lead

Jacobs; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 114,400 - 157,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Stock options

Paid holidays

Job summary

Jacobs in Appleton, WI is seeking a Walkdown/Turnover Lead to manage field verification and documentation of complex systems on active projects. You will lead a diverse team, coordinate with construction, CQV, and subcontractors, and ensure timely turnover with proper pre-commissioning activities.

Expect close collaboration with project controls and adherence to schedules. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in turnover/startup, with strong leadership, coordination skills, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• At least 10 years of turnover/startup experience in Data Center, Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology, or Capital projects.
• Experience leading walkdowns with sub-contractors and clients to drive punch list closure.
• Experience in a supervisory role with cross-discipline coordination.
• Must be onsite for the duration of this work.
• Familiarity with GDP requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead walkdowns and coordinate field verification and documentation of systems installed on site.
• Coordinate turnover activities and ensure completion of pre-commissioning tasks (megger, balancing, cleaning, pressure tests).
• Collaborate with field QA and subcontractors to resolve issues and ensure timely turnover to CQV.
• Utilize ACC platform for punchlist entry, testing reviews, and turnover package assembly; align with P6 schedule.

Skills

Walkdown leadership

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Sub-contractor coordination

Onsite availability

GDP familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

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

Here at Jacobs, we apply our expertise and knowledge as we look into the future with great optimism and focus. We don’t settle until we give our best and know that we’re making a difference.

As a Walkdown/Turnover Lead, you’ll be responsible for managing a diverse team, coordinating and facilitating the field verification and documentation of systems installed by Construction. This will be achieved through leadership of walkdown activities on an active construction site, guiding construction, subcontractor, and client personnel through the scope of multi‑discipline systems. Additionally, you will be responsible for active collaboration with field Quality and sub‑contractors, ensuring adherence to testing and documentation requirements, and confirming the completion of pre‑commissioning activities such as megger and continuity, testing and balancing, chemical cleaning and flushing, and pressure testing. You will also utilize the ACC digital platform for a variety of activities, including punchlist entry and tracking, reviews of system testing, and the assembly of construction turnover packages. In coordination with the project controls and construction teams, you will also provide a planned and documented approach for the final turnover of facilities, systems, and equipment to the CQV team in accordance with the P6 schedule.

You and your team will be accountable for coordinating with the construction and CQV groups to provide logical system and partial system boundaries that facilitate timely installation, construction completion, and turnover activities. You’ll be responsible for reading P&IDs, line diagrams, panel layouts, and CSA drawings as per system scope requirements. Coordination with the field construction quality team to resolve issues identified on system walkdowns is a key component of this role, fostering a positive and problem‑solving culture. This will allow you and your team to lead the timely transfer of care, custody, and control of systems to our clients.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or related field/equivalent
• At least 10 years of Construction Turnover and/or Startup experience in Data Center, Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology, or Capital projects
• Experience leading walkdowns with sub‑contractors and clients to drive punch list closure
• Experience in a supervisory role, with a focus on cross‑discipline coordination
• Required to be onsite for the duration of this work
• Familiarity with GDP Requirements

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Startup/Commissioning experience
• Familiarity with Data Center architecture and construction
• Strong grasp of construction drawings (P&ID’s, Single Lines, Isometrics, etc.)
• Ability to operate/familiarity with construction 3D Models
• Understanding of systems‑based scoping and turnover processes
• Knowledge of Construction Turnover Package assembly
• Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud
• OSHA 30 Certification

Benefits

Our 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, 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 $114,400.00 to $157,200.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.