Transportation Project Manager

Thriving communities. Healthy cities. A brighter future. What we do is more than building roads, we work every day to make the world better for everyone. If you want to join a company invested in you and your success, join us as a Transportation Project Manager.

As a vital member of our team, based out of Jacobs local Denver office, you will have the chance to work on exciting and engaging large-scale projects and utilize your highway/roadway expertise to serve as a roadway project manager on transportation related projects. Youll work with the best Engineers and Project Managers in the business, as well as gain experience working directly with our clients. We want you to be empowered to deliver the boldest solutions for your clients and we will provide resources to help you pursue opportunities that excite you.

You will participate in the development of our business strategy. You will proactively identify and solve complex problems; take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions; and guide others in solving complex issues in specialized areas. Well rely on your leadership as you mentor and direct junior staff.

Youll grow professionally with us as we rise together on impactful projects with a high degree of technical complexity from the concept stage through detailed design and construction services. Youll be leading multidiscipline planning and design teams to complete tasks within established schedules and budgets and help advance our business development strategies. Your relationships with our clients and communities in the Southwest will support our growth with key and strategic pursuits of traditional planning and design projects as well as alternative delivery opportunities.

Additionally youll;

Lead successful delivery of quality projects from conceptual design through preliminary, intermediate, and final design phases to construction

Develop specifications, cost estimates, and prepare final bid packages

Manage on-call contracts and sub-consultants

Prepare scope, schedule, and budgets for projects and task orders

Prepare or oversee the design for roadway, highway, and/or traffic engineering projects

Identify creative and innovative solutions based on client, project, and site constraints

Provide technical guidance, oversight, and perform quality reviews

Train, direct, and mentor junior engineers

Coordinate project milestones and workload with other project managers and group leads throughout the Southwest

Assist and coordinate with client account management leads on project pursuits to win work

Assist in business development and proposal efforts

Maintain and/or develop relationships with new and existing clients to determine their needs and manage expectations

Execute projects using the Jacobs project delivery processes

Work with a manager of projects to grow your PM skillsets and business acumen

Based in our Denver office, our hybrid work environment provides the flexibility to work as an integral member of our Southwest team.

Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer License (PE)

At least 10-15 years related experience in transportation work with an emphasis on roadway and/or transit design

At least 2-5 years of transportation project management experience

Previous Department of Transportation (DOT), County or Municipal experience

Ability to demonstrate project leadership experience

Strong OpenRoads Designer, InRoads, MicroStation background

Strong mathematical, analytical, time management skills

Understanding of project risks that can affect quality project delivery

Ideally, youll also have:

Experience leading discipline and project teams on multi-discipline infrastructure engineering design and construction projects

Experience on alternative delivery projects (Design-build, CM/GC)

Client connections in the Colorado area

Familiarity with Colorado Department of Transportation (UDOT) plans and specifications preparation a plus

Familiarity with Autocad/Civil3D

Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 products including MS Project and SharePoint

Professional licensure in neighboring states

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.