Senior Civil Engineer : Life Sciences - Cincinnati, Ohio Req

Senior Civil Engineer :
Life Sciences - Cincinnati, Ohio

Apply to the Senior Civil Engineer :
Life Sciences - Cincinnati, Ohio role at Jacobs

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Jacobs is challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, and cutting‑edge manufacturing. We turn abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

You will collaborate closely with a full‑service EPCM team consisting of architects, landscape architects, structural engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, construction managers, and other disciplines. You will lead civil engineering teams from Concept Design through Construction and provide civil engineering input to the Jacobs Architecture SMEs as they develop feasibility studies, concept designs, and masterplans. You will take civil engineering concepts through construction documentation, coordinate with architecture and other in‑house engineering disciplines, assist with permitting efforts, and support construction activities beyond the engineering phase.

This position is hybrid; employees will work in the Cincinnati office at least 2 days a week.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an ABET accredited engineering school.
• Minimum of 10 years of applicable professional experience.
• Professional Engineering license in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering preferred.
• Experience leading a civil engineering / landscape architecture team through the implementation of the project execution process – including Concept Design, Basis of Design, Detail Design, Procurement, and Construction Support.
• Advanced knowledge and experience in the design process, construction documentation, construction administration, materials and methods of construction, and land development, zoning, and building codes.
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) experience.
• Advanced understanding of civil engineering design and their interrelationships with other disciplines.
• Experience performing construction administration activities – responding to RFIs, reviewing submittals, preparing field observation reports, and punch listing.
• Willingness to work remotely and engage virtually with team members in different geographic locations.
• Ability to effectively balance multiple priorities; coordinating work with engineering disciplines and specialty consultants; independently as well as collaboratively.
• Ability to perform quality checking or accept and implement quality checking by others.
• Experience supervising the work of other design professionals.
• Proficiency in storm drainage and stormwater management modeling.

• Strong interpersonal skills – speaking, writing, listening, including client presentation skills.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and AutoTURN.
• Proficiency with MS Office, PowerPoint, and Bluebeam Revu.
• Focus on Life Sciences projects (pharmaceutical manufacturing, light industrial, light chemical).
• Site planning and land development experience.
• Familiarity with LEED and/or sustainable strategies.
• Involvement in professional and/or community associations.
• Ability to contribute to the development of new ideas, techniques, and standards.

Our health and welfare benefits include medical, dental, vision, 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 and may receive additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock. The position also offers an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full‑time salaried/exempt employees.

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.

Job posted on October 30, 2025. This position will be open for at least 3 days.