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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 performing technical assignments and overseeing engineering design teams to deliver our projects.

You’ll be an asset during design and construction phase work for 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 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.  

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.

Here’s what you’ll need :

•    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, 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 PowerPoint 

•    Experience with construction cost estimating 

•    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

•    Familiarity with Tidewater clients, including but not limited to Virginia Port Authority, US Navy, and regional municipalities 

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.

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