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Design Manager - Water/Wastewater

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Reston, VA
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Jacobs seeks an experienced Design Manager to deliver water and wastewater infrastructure projects for municipal clients in the DMV, with opportunities to support design-build projects. The role leads project scoping, planning, and delivery, including design-team quality and financial performance. The manager coordinates multidisciplinary teams, interfaces with clients, and contributes to water-market strategy. Experience with collaborative delivery models is a plus; a PE license or ability to obtain one is also preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project ManagementPeople ManagementMultidisciplinary Team ManagementDesign PlanningDesign DeliveryClient InterfaceOrganizationAttention to DetailCollaborative Delivery ModelsDesign-BuildEPC Projects

Qualifications

Engineering Degree Focused on Water/Wastewater Systems8+ Years Engineering Experience3+ Years Managing Multidiscipline Design TeamsPE License or Ability to ObtainConstruction BackgroundDesign-Build or EPC Experience

Full job description

We are seeking an experienced Design Manager to support our water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The primary responsibility will be to deliver projects for our local municipal clients in the DMV. Secondarily, there will be opportunities to help deliver design-build projects as they are won. The ideal candidate will have experience in the design of The Design Manager will lead the scoping, planning, and delivery of our projects including the quality and financial performance of the design team.

As a Design Manager, you will be able to leverage your people management skills to optimize your team’s performance and consistently deliver high-quality technical solutions for our clients. Bring your project management experience, ability to multi-task in a fast-paced design environment and technical expertise and we’ll provide you with exciting and challenging opportunities to help you grow professionally over the remainder of your career.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage teams through all phases of design planning, execution, and closeout consistent with established project delivery processes to meet the scope, schedule, budget, and other specified requirements stated in the contract.

  • Manage and coordinate between multi-disciplinary teams for a wholistic delivery of design deliveries.

  • Must be highly organized with attention to detail.

  • Interface with clients on multi-disciplinary design decisions.

  • Be accountable for successfully completing projects to the satisfaction of the project manager, clients, and key stakeholders, while simultaneously ensuring that Jacobs’ business and policy expectations are met in the areas of health and safety, quality, financial, project delivery, and risk management.

  • Contribute to the development of the Water Market Strategy that delivers leading-edge technology solutions for our clients.

  • Demonstrate leadership by example with integrity and candor and in support of Jacobs Culture of Caring work environment.

  • Experience with collaborative delivery models such as Design Build, Design for Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build is a plus.

  • BS or MS Degree in Engineering or other engineering discipline with a focus on water/wastewater systems

  • Minimum 8 years engineering experience, with at least 3 years managing multidiscipline design teams.

  • Construction background is applicable.

Ideally, here’s what you’ll also have:

  • PE License or ability to obtain

  • Experience with Design-Build and/or EPC projects.

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