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Global Principal - Complex Bridges Design Build

Jacobs, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Base Pay Range $350,000.00/yr - $400,000.00/yr

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 Jacobs is seeking to strengthen its leadership team in the Americas to expand our complex bridges market and to be the engineer of choice for our clients. As our

Global Principal - Complex Bridges Design Build , you will play a key role in positioning our bridge teams to win major projects across the Americas and lead significant and complex bridge projects. Your responsibilities will include market development and serving as a senior Project Manager or Design Manager on select high‑profile, challenging projects. Bring your passion for bridges, leadership, agility, service delivery, and commitment to excellence, and together we will impact the movement of goods and services across the Americas.

Key Responsibilities

Drive the positioning and winning of complex bridge work across the Americas with an emphasis on Design Build projects

Lead wider market development efforts to grow our complex bridges market

Serve as a senior Project Manager or Design Manager on significant and complex bridge projects

Identify, understand, adapt and shape market trends and potential growth opportunities in Design Build, and wider complex bridges market

Leverage domain expertise, technologies and best practices and global solutions to differentiate our offering to clients

Serve as the face of the company to clients and in the marketplace with regular direct engagement

Drive and foster an innovation culture

Be a recognized thought leader in the marketplace

Demonstrate the requisite leadership attributes needed to be a national solutions provider capable of addressing our clients most complex problems

Ensure success of technologist development through the Technologist Career Path in Complex Bridges

Required Qualifications

Substantial experience in the design and construction on a variety of complex and long‑span bridges including major river crossings

Experience working on Design Build bridge projects

Licensed Professional Engineer in multiple states, Structural Engineer (SE) licensing is preferred

Established professional network with transportation clients and contractor community

Proven Track Record

Market development through strong strategy execution and national client relationships, including Owners and Contractors

Forming impactful strategic teaming partnerships

Developing technical innovations and delivering successful bids of major bridge pursuits in collaboration with operations and sales teams

Determining and countering competitor strategies

Substantial experience with Design/Build, Progressive Design/Build, P3 and CM/GC project delivery

Cutting‑edge knowledge in a wide variety of bridge erection techniques

Proven track record in designing economical, durable, and complex bridges

Passionate about leading, mentoring people, and working collaboratively

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, one floating holiday, 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 $350,000.00 to $400,000.00. 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment.

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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