Senior Mechanical Engineer - Top Secret clearance required

  • Jacobs
  • Reston, Virginia
  • Full Time
This position is located at a client site in Warrenton, VA.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed - today and into tomorrow. The Mechanical Engineer will have essential multi-discipline team representation and be self-motivated, well organized, and customer focused. This position will be working with our Federal group as an owners representative on exciting projects. General Responsibilities: - Act as a consultant in the establishment of design standards and criteria for construction projects. Provide expert mechanical engineering comments based on these requirements. This position is located at a client site in Warrenton, VA.

Provide engineering review, coordination, and oversight of operations and maintenance, repair, and construction work

Oversee and coordinate activities with the trade shops, including prioritization of work, review of ongoing projects, and inspection of installed equipment

Oversee and coordinate work orders, service orders, and projects

Develop cost estimates, documents, and reports

Coordinate energy program and analyzing utility costs

Provide after hours engineering services in the event of an emergency

Manage project design and/or construction efforts, to include schedule, funding, and day-to-day project oversight

Manage and evaluate construction contractor performance

Integrate and coordinate projects with field personnel

Evaluate, validate, and manage project change requests

Provide official weekly project status reports

Prepare and distribute project communication with customers, management, integrated project teams, and stakeholders

Assist the client's Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) with acquisition planning, execution and administration

Assist the CO and COTR with conducting pre-bid and pre-construction site visits with the COTR

Provide invoice supporting information to the COTR for payment

Prepare and monitor project schedules and budgets; provide technical guidance and assistance on contracting and construction-related issues; direct design efforts; recommend construction documents for approval; and provide oversight of any follow-on maintenance programs

Optimize performance, cost, and schedule by ensuring project objectives are achieved on schedule and at the lowest cost compatible with user requirements

Conduct design reviews with the customer

Ensure timely input of all data, comments, and documentation into MAXIMO software project management tool. This requirement applies to all projects, work orders, and tasks across the project lifecycle.

Ensure integration of all systems, including information technology, telephone, security, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing

Prepare Contractor Performance Report (CPR) upon contract closeout

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering

Twelve (12) years of experience in mechanical engineering

Five (5) years of specialized experience in the assigned field (e.g. high voltage power, mechanical systems, fire protection, construction, etc.)

Professional Engineer (PE) Registration desired

* Active Top Secret clearance, ability to acquire a CI Poly.

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.
Job ID: 484849156
Originally Posted on: 7/11/2025

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