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Your Impact:
At Jacobs, we’re not just building and engineering facilities, we’re helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their projects that are shaping our world.
We're looking for an experienced and collaborative Water Project Manager/Engineer who will work with our team to guide and support the delivery of our projects to serve our clients in Jackson, Mississippi and surrounding areas, to implement consistent design and delivery processes, and to achieve our project financial and quality goals.
You will work with the program/project delivery team and plant operations team to meet our client project expectations and work to ensure that Jacobs is the consultant-of-choice.
You'll 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 and dynamic environment, and technical expertise, we’ll provide you with exciting and challenging opportunities to help you grow professionally over the remainder of your career.
Here’s What You’ll Be Doing:
• Play a leadership role in project delivery with our work on the Jackson water program.
This typically includes development and execution of contract, oversight of other consultants and contractors to ensure consistent quality processes are followed, assist with construction oversight activities, and mentoring and training of project engineers.
• Support of the client service and sales team win new work through development to solutions and leveraging existing and developing new client relationships
• Lead and manage teams through all phases of project planning, execution, and closeout consistent with established project delivery processes to meet the scope, schedule, budget, and other specified requirements stated in the contract.
• Demonstrate leadership by example with integrity and candor and in support of Jacobs Culture of Caring work environment.
Here’s What You’ll Need:
Here's What You'll Need:
• B.
S.
or M.
S.
degree in engineering or related discipline
• Located in Jackson, Mississippi with a demonstrated history of working with public and/or private sector infrastructure clients
• 5 years of experience managing water or wastewater infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated progressive experience in one or more of the following areas: wastewater, water, operations and maintenance consulting, or related services
• Understanding of project delivery tools and metrics, and a proven history leading project delivery teams to successfully meet client expectations
• Attributes that include excellent oral and written communications, self-motivation, team-oriented work practices, strong data analysis and technical problem solving, and a strong organizational approach.
• 10 years of progressive experience in water or wastewater infrastructure design and project management.
• Mississippi Professional Engineering license or the ability to obtain a professional engineering license in Mississippi within 6 months.
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.
With $15 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.