Electrical Group Lead

Market Cities & Places

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.

This position reports to the Coastal West Federal Operations Lead and has leadership and supervisory responsibilities for the Electrical Engineering team in California, Oregon and Washington State. Responsibilities include managing the team’s project staffing and resources, facilitating the technical and professional development of the team, guiding the team’s technical direction, and ensuring compliance with company and client standards and guidelines.

Through delegation and collaboration, the candidate will direct activities of engineers and design staff engaged in planning, designing, coordinating, and supervising design and construction of building projects for clients according to their desires, needs, and financial resources.

This position is a leader doer role that assumes an eighty percent project load and a twenty percent management effort on average. The position is considered hybrid which requires a minimum attendance of three days per week in the local office, or on a project site. The preferred office location is Irvine, California. Alternate office locations would have to be approved prior to position acceptance and would require additional travel.

• Promotes Beyond Zero and safety programs to create an incident- and injury-free culture.
• Responsible for project assignments, day to day management of assigned staff; holds staff accountable for delivery.
• Balance utilization of team across levels to ensure staffing profitability
• Develops workforce plans in coordination with stakeholders; acts as hiring manager for required staff, works in concert with other leaders around established hiring plans; integrates new hires.
• Manages performance and helps talent grow and develop.
• Stewards career development–basic skill development and sustainment, growth opportunities and skill refinement.
• Coaches, develops, and mentors staff to deliver superior results collectively and individually.
• Coordinates across regions / Business Units / Lines of Business to optimize resource management and provide opportunities for staff and profitable growth.
• Communicates with aligned staff (i.e., regular team meetings and 1 : 1 meetings).
• Approves timesheets and expenses for aligned staff.
• Coordinates with other Federal Electrical Group Leaders nationally to promote consistent project delivery.
• Responsible for all projects assigned to group :
  Ensuring adherence to quality review process
  
  Manage and leverage group's resources and capabilities on a consistent basis, meeting company goals and objectives for quality and billability
  
  Estimate and execute project scope, schedule, and fee for projects led by the electrical team Developing project staffing plans and work forecasting
• Drive growth and continuous improvement within Operations.
• Business development and marketing responsibilities in practice area.

• Responsible for delivering projects on time, within construction budget and agreed scope. Primary focus is design deliverables for design-bid-build and design-build projects (plans, specifications, design analysis), design-build RFP documents, studies, feasibility reports and other requirements for large and / or multiple Corporate and / or DoD projects.
• Leads team in the development of project documents by providing overall direction to the design team, coordination with external project stakeholders, internal team members and subcontractors, and management of project schedule to meet deliverable milestones and commitments.
• Responsible for project deliverables compliant with the Scope of Work and that satisfy project requirements.
• Functions as a team lead for projects including acting as the liaison to internal departments as needed.
• Assessors project requirements while developing and recommending a sound approach or…