Job Description
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.
Your impact
At Jacobs, we’re transforming water infrastructure to protect public health, strengthen communities, and create more resilient systems.
We’re seeking a Structural Discipline Lead to support our growing Water Infrastructure portfolio, delivering complex municipal and industrial projects through design‑build and other alternative delivery models. In this role, you’ll lead high‑performing structural engineering teams while partnering closely with clients, project managers, and multidisciplinary stakeholders to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions.
Your Impact
As a Structural Discipline Lead, you will provide technical, team, and project leadership across a wide range of water and wastewater facilities—from treatment plants and pump stations to large conveyance and utility infrastructure. You’ll play a key role in shaping technical direction, mentoring engineers, ensuring quality, and strengthening client relationships.
Key Responsibilities
Technical & Project Leadership
• Serve as the Structural Discipline Lead for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including treatment facilities, reservoirs, pumping stations, and underground structures.
• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance of structural designs, calculations, drawings, and specifications.
• Lead structural scope development, cost estimates, schedules, and risk management activities for design‑build and progressive design‑build projects.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, construction partners, and other disciplines to ensure fully integrated project delivery.
• Support constructability reviews, deliver typical structural discipline services during construction, and field coordination during construction.
Design‑Build & Delivery Excellence
• Actively contribute to design‑build pursuits, proposals, interviews, and technical positioning.
• Partner with construction teams and partners to lead the structural design engineering discipline and support fast‑paced, collaborative delivery environments.
• Apply innovative structural solutions that balance performance, constructability, sustainability, and lifecycle cost.
People & Discipline Leadership
• Lead, mentor, and develop our teams of supporting structural engineers and designers across multiple projects.
• Support staff growth, workload planning, performance feedback, and technical training within the structural discipline.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that reflects Jacobs’ values and commitment to safety, ethics, and excellence.
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
• Interface directly with internal and external clients, serving as a trusted technical advisor.
• Participate in client meetings, technical workshops, coordination sessions, and project reviews. Ability to travel approximately 10% of time to client and project sites in the Midwest and Northeast regions.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with owners, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Support business development efforts by strengthening client relationships and identifying future opportunities.
Here's what you'll need
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (Master’s preferred).
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 10+ years of progressive structural engineering experience, with a strong focus on water/wastewater infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience leading structural teams on large, complex water or wastewater infrastructure projects (design‑build or alternative delivery projects preferred).
• Proven ability to manage teams, prioritize workloads, and deliver high‑quality technical work.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across disciplines and with clients.
Ideally, you'll also have
• Familiarity with ACI, AISC, ASCE, and applicable local/state design codes.
• Experience supporting proposals, pursuits, and client interviews.
• Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent.
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and 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. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.
The base salary range for this position is $135,000.00 to $195,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, ****** orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on April 27, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.
Your impact
At Jacobs, we’re transforming water infrastructure to protect public health, strengthen communities, and create more resilient systems.
We’re seeking a Structural Discipline Lead to support our growing Water Infrastructure portfolio, delivering complex municipal and industrial projects through design‑build and other alternative delivery models. In this role, you’ll lead high‑performing structural engineering teams while partnering closely with clients, project managers, and multidisciplinary stakeholders to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions.
Your Impact
As a Structural Discipline Lead, you will provide technical, team, and project leadership across a wide range of water and wastewater facilities—from treatment plants and pump stations to large conveyance and utility infrastructure. You’ll play a key role in shaping technical direction, mentoring engineers, ensuring quality, and strengthening client relationships.
Key Responsibilities
Technical & Project Leadership
• Serve as the Structural Discipline Lead for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including treatment facilities, reservoirs, pumping stations, and underground structures.
• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance of structural designs, calculations, drawings, and specifications.
• Lead structural scope development, cost estimates, schedules, and risk management activities for design‑build and progressive design‑build projects.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, construction partners, and other disciplines to ensure fully integrated project delivery.
• Support constructability reviews, deliver typical structural discipline services during construction, and field coordination during construction.
Design‑Build & Delivery Excellence
• Actively contribute to design‑build pursuits, proposals, interviews, and technical positioning.
• Partner with construction teams and partners to lead the structural design engineering discipline and support fast‑paced, collaborative delivery environments.
• Apply innovative structural solutions that balance performance, constructability, sustainability, and lifecycle cost.
People & Discipline Leadership
• Lead, mentor, and develop our teams of supporting structural engineers and designers across multiple projects.
• Support staff growth, workload planning, performance feedback, and technical training within the structural discipline.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that reflects Jacobs’ values and commitment to safety, ethics, and excellence.
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
• Interface directly with internal and external clients, serving as a trusted technical advisor.
• Participate in client meetings, technical workshops, coordination sessions, and project reviews. Ability to travel approximately 10% of time to client and project sites in the Midwest and Northeast regions.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with owners, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Support business development efforts by strengthening client relationships and identifying future opportunities.
Here's what you'll need
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (Master’s preferred).
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 10+ years of progressive structural engineering experience, with a strong focus on water/wastewater infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience leading structural teams on large, complex water or wastewater infrastructure projects (design‑build or alternative delivery projects preferred).
• Proven ability to manage teams, prioritize workloads, and deliver high‑quality technical work.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across disciplines and with clients.
Ideally, you'll also have
• Familiarity with ACI, AISC, ASCE, and applicable local/state design codes.
• Experience supporting proposals, pursuits, and client interviews.
• Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent.
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and 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. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.
The base salary range for this position is $135,000.00 to $195,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, ****** orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on April 27, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.
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