Program Director - Rail
Company: Jacobs
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: September 21, 2023
Job Description:
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Options At Jacobs, we don't settle - we're always looking beyond to
raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our expertise
and knowledge as welook intothe future with optimism and focus. We
work together and give our best to make a difference in our world.
Join us as a Program Director, where we are using our solutions in
transit and rail to create a more connected and sustainable world.
- As a vital leader in our Transit and Rail Team, you'll work on
challenging programs that depend on your vision, expertise,
intuition, and leadership to plan, direct, and monitor all aspects
of complex program delivery. We'll rely on your leadership for
delivering multidisciplinary complex systems and
infrastructure-related programs involving new or rehabilitated
tunnel, track, station, signaling, utilities, bridges, and systems.
You'll be challenged with the management of large, complex programs
and will act as one of the company's primary contacts with the
client, responsible for overall work progress and technical
performance on the program. Capitalizing on your strategic
foresight, we'll ask you to serve as an innovative thought-leader
in Transit and Rail Program Management while utilizing both
innovative and well-established program management procedures.
Being an inspirational leader for our team, you'll be responsible
for oversight and mentoring of the program team through all phases
of program planning, procurement, delivery, and closeout consistent
with program delivery processes to meet the scope, schedule,
budget, and other specified contractual requirements. Utilizing
your business acumen and communication skills, you'll be asked to
develop and maintain meaningful client partnerships, successfully
complete the scope of work, and simultaneously ensure that Jacobs's
health, safety, environmental, security, and quality expectations
are also met. Additionally, we'll ask you to play a key role in
business development activities leading to the award of the
contract. This typically includes client relationship development,
program-specific positioning activities, teaming arrangements,
proposal preparation, oral interviews, and contract negotiation
consistent with established business development processes. We'll
look to your knowledge, experience, and ability to lead technical
experts and the innovative application of design, construction, and
operations to structure approaches to solving transit and rail
challenges. As needed, you'll initiate or escalate the correction
of any conditions which may adversely affect the completion of the
project on target. 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. You'll be joining a community committed
to challenging today and reinventing tomorrow. Design your career
with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best
work so you can continue to evolve, grow, and succeed. We'll Also
Ask you to:
- Clarify the program's vision and strategy, and ensure efforts
are prioritized to support them
- Manage external client and stakeholders, as well as internal
staff, to complete work on-time and within budget, including
interfacing with teams working on other related
programs/projects
- Coordinate and/or oversee design, construction, and readiness
activities with clients, consultants, and stakeholders
- Oversee interdisciplinary teams and provide review and guidance
during development of deliverables
- When necessary, coordinate with regulatory agencies and serve
as a liaison between clients and other agencies
- Mentor and lead other transit staff while creating an
environment in which innovation and differences are openly shared,
embraced, and incorporated into the team's activities
- Assist with proposal development and participate in interviews
and presentations
- Participate in the Jacobs growth process and work
collaboratively with Sales teams
- Take an active role and participate in US transit industry
trade organizations, including presentation of papers,
publications, and serving on select committees
- Partner with the global Program Management team on leadership
best practices #majorprograms Here's What You'll Need:
- Relevant degree in Engineering, Construction Management,
Business or related field; Master's degree a plus
- Substantial years of experience overseeing large scale
transit/rail programs
- Demonstrated experience managing large scale infrastructure
delivery operations with varying degrees of technical, financial,
strategic, team and client/external stakeholder complexity
- Demonstrated understanding of transit assets, capital
programming, program controls, program delivery, commercial
management, scheduling, cost control and other key disciplines
necessary to deliver a complex transit capital improvement
program
- Experience with a variety of delivery methods, including
Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, and Public Private Partnerships/AFP
delivery
- Ability to articulate complex concepts and demonstrate
extensive experience in partnership-building, agency coordination
planning, and program experience
- Flexibility to serve large and complex programs and clients
across the United States and Canada Ideally, You'll Also Have:
- Registered Professional Engineer, PMP, PgMP and/or
equivalent
- Domestic and/or international experience on major transit
projects/programs
- Experience with program governance and a variety of program
management organizational models
- Technical expertise in one or more areas of transit
infrastructure
- Previous work experience navigating local, state, and federal
permitting agencies and requirements
- Experience collaborating with stakeholders and end users 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. - Jacobs 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. Eligible employees and
their dependents may elect medical, dental, vision, and basic life
insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan,
and if eligible, a deferred compensation plan, and Executive
Deferral Plan. We have an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off
(PPTO) policy for eligible full-time exempt employees, seven paid
holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. Hired
applicants will be able to purchase company stock and have the
opportunity to receive a performance discretionary bonus. The base
salary range for this position is $275k to $350k and may fluctuate
depending upon skills, experience, work location and additional
factors, including relevant education and training. - Primary
Location Other Locations : United States-New York-New York-US NY
New York - New York (NYC), Canada-Ontario-Toronto-CA Toronto -
Consumers Rd Travel : Yes, 25 % of the Time Job Posting : Aug 7,
2023, 4:36:36 PM Job : Project Management Organization : PPS Job
Type : Experienced Work Locations : US CA Los Angeles - Los Angeles
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