Highway​/Roadway Project Manager

Thriving communities. Healthy cities. A brighter future. What we do is more than building roads, we work every day to make the world better for everyone. If you want to join a company invested in you, your success and the global community - join us as a Highway/Roadway Project Manager in our Des Moines, Iowa office where you'll bring your expertise, intuition, and leadership forward in the planning, directing, and execution to help us deliver and build our transportation project portfolio in Iowa.

As a vital member of our team, you'll have the chance to work on challenging projects where we'll showcase your expertise with planning, directing, and monitoring all aspects of projects.

You'll grow professionally with us because we'll rise together on impactful projects with a high degree of technical complexity from the concept stage through detailed design and construction services. You'll be building a multidiscipline design team to deliver tasks within established schedules & budgets and help advance our business development strategies. Join us and we'll assist in continuing the development of your skills and exploring all that you can do across our global company.

The ideal candidate would be located in Des Moines, Iowa or Omaha, Nebraska with alignment to our office in Des Moines.

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-Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering or a related discipline

-Professional engineering (PE) licensure in the State of Iowa

-Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly to clients, agencies, and the public

-Demonstrated progressive experience as an engineer and a project manager in the transportation design field

-Brings relationships and experience delivering projects for the Iowa Department of Transportation

-Demonstrated knowledge of transportation infrastructure projects

-Strong client facing project manager with skills delivering design projects and can bring a team together

-Skilled in developing and delivering technical presentations to stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and/or the public

-Demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently as a self-starter

-Well-rounded technical design skills encompassing all contributing disciplines

Ideally, Here's What You'll Also Have:

-15+ years of experience in transportation planning or a closely related field

-Experience delivering projects for the South Dakota Department of Transportation and professional licensure in South Dakota or the ability to obtain licensure

-Experience utilizing Bentley design software such as Open Roads Designer

- Experience in assisting with business development efforts

- Ability to and interest in mentoring junior level staff

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.

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