Lead Structural Engineer - Ports & Maritime

Overview

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Your impact

Are you an experienced Structural Engineer looking to take the next step? If so, this is the opportunity for you. You’ll have tremendous growth potential supporting Jacobs’ world class Ports and Maritime team across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast and the opportunity of working with our wider US and Global teams to deliver complex maritime infrastructure development projects from planning through construction.

By joining us, you’ll work on operational improvement, port planning, and engineering design projects in the maritime sector within the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions and will have exposure to our global portfolio of projects and design resources. Your responsibilities will include contributing to and/or leading the development of technical proposals and overseeing our engineering design teams to deliver cost-effective and integrated solutions for our Ports and Maritime clients in Virginia Beach, and beyond.

You will play a key technical role in new and ongoing projects that we are delivering locally for the Port of Virginia, US Navy, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, while also contributing to detailed engineering design projects and proposals throughout the country for major port authorities, terminal operators, government agencies, municipalities, and additional public and private sector clients. Working together, we’ll help you grow and pursue what fulfills you so that we can make impacts on the future – big and small, global and local.

The final candidate could be located in Virginia Beach, Richmond or Reston, VA. This role will involve significant time collaborating in-person with our existing Ports and Maritime team and client base in the Virginia Beach area. Relocation assistance may be provided.

• Contribute to and/or lead the development of technical proposals and oversee engineering design teams to deliver cost-effective and integrated solutions for Ports and Maritime clients.
• Deliver detailed engineering design of marine structures and support projects from planning through construction.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support port planning, operational improvements, and project delivery for clients in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions and beyond.
• Engage with clients such as the Port of Virginia, US Navy, and US Army Corps of Engineers on local projects while contributing to broader national proposals.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil / Structural Engineering
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) license in Commonwealth of Virginia, or ability to obtain licensure within 12 months
• 10+ years of experience in ports & maritime planning and design
• 5+ years managing design teams and/or delivering multi-disciplinary engineering assignments
• Design of reinforced concrete and steel structures in a marine environment
• Experience leading the full detailed engineering design of marine structures
• Working understanding of civil, structural, coastal, transportation, and geotechnical disciplines at a working port and in a marine environment
• Strong project delivery skills with design management or project management capability and ability to manage multiple tasks and/or project design teams independently
• Passion for working on waterfront and maritime projects
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, including MS Project, MS Excel, and MS Power Point
• Experience with structural modeling software (STAAD / SAP / etc.)
• Experience with AutoCAD

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering
• Field experience on maritime infrastructure construction projects
• Experience with construction cost estimating
• Familiarity with regional clients and contractors in the Ports & Maritime sector, including but not limited to the Port of Virginia, US Navy, and regional municipalities

• Our health and welfare benefits are…