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Senior Airfield Civil Engineer & Design Manager

Jacobs 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America

$110,600 - $200,000 Full-time Senior

Lead and manage aviation and airfield design across project stages, including planning, design submittals, reviews, and construction administration, while overseeing schedules, budgets, and design quality. Coordinate with stakeholders, guide design teams through project constraints, present design solutions, and occasionally inspect construction work for compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage aviation and airfield design across project stages, including planning, design submittals, reviews, and construction administration, while overseeing schedules, budgets, and design quality. Coordinate with stakeholders, guide design teams through project constraints, present design solutions, and occasionally inspect construction work for compliance.

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field, 8–12 years of relevant experience, and a Texas Professional Engineer license or the ability to obtain one through reciprocity within three months of hire. Candidates need aviation design and construction leadership experience, knowledge of FAA standards and airside and landside design, AutoCAD and Civil 3D experience, strong communication and leadership skills, and the ability to work from Houston, San Antonio, or Austin and travel between them.

Benefits

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Basic Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Discounted Company Stock Purchase
  • Deferred Compensation Plan
  • Executive Deferral Plan
  • Personalized Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Caregiver Leave
  • Merit Increases
  • Performance Discretionary Bonus
  • Stock Awards

Key Skills

Civil Engineering Airfield Design FAA Standards AutoCAD Civil 3D Project Management Budget Management Schedule Management Construction Administration Stakeholder Coordination Leadership Team Guidance Technical Presentation Design Review Construction Inspection Communication Travel between sites Problem Solving Risk Assessment Regulatory Compliance Mentoring Collaboration with Multidisciplinary Teams Design Documentation Quality Assurance

About Jacobs

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow – delivering outcomes and solutions for the world's most complex challenges. With a team of approximately 45,000, we provide end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation and water. From advisory and consulting, feasibility, planning, design, program and lifecycle management, we're creating a more connected and sustainable world.

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