Ports & Marine Senior Project Manager

At Jacobs, we challenge 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.

We are seeking a qualified, multidisciplinary, and motivated person for a Ports & Maritime (P&M) Senior Project Manager role for the US West region. This position brings the opportunity to contribute to our bold, market‑ and technology‑driven strategy, project delivery, and the Transportation Roadmap for the US West. You will be a key member of the Global P&M Team, supporting regional growth by delivering projects, participating in P&M opportunities, and supporting other markets within the region.

You will closely participate in project delivery, development, and growth of our P&M client base, engage in sales processes and pursuits, lead projects and design technical tasks, and support operations with project delivery and performance with the goal of growing our P&M business.

As the primary role, you will lead multi‑disciplinary project teams to execute and deliver safe technical solutions to agreed standards, scope, on‑time, and within budget. You will have established your reputation for the highest standards of service and technical delivery across a broad range of projects.

As a secondary role, you will manage the technical tasks within projects, contributing to the sustainable growth of our business strategy. This involves working closely with sales, engineering design and project teams across Jacobs to identify how best we can support our clients, build our market position, win profitable work, and enhance our offering through market accelerators, including energy transition, digital products and solutions.

• Project delivery within a multi‑disciplinary and multi‑geographic environment
• Inter‑discipline and inter‑office project planning, delivery, and financial performance
• Technical leadership and quality management of project deliverables
• Technical and professional leadership, support, and development of the team
• Support business development and sales activities, including products and solutions for the Ports and Maritime group
• Adherence and contribution to business and quality management systems
• Design safety leadership and developing and maintaining good safety culture
• Communication with clients and other design team members
• Support sales activity to deliver sustainable growth including preparation of proposals

• 20+ years of experience working in the ports and maritime industry, including stakeholder engagement and implementation of marine terminal projects
• Experience in ports and maritime projects, construction of marine facilities, heavy civils, construction contracts, and related infrastructure
• Bachelor’s degree; master’s degree in a related discipline is a plus
• Understanding of the port and terminal market and trends, including automation, electrification, decarbonization, resiliency and sustainable solutions
• Proven experience managing projects and leading multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
• Progressive ability to technically manage the design of maritime projects, including preparation of project deliverables, managing quality, program, and resources
• Experience in engineering design of maritime structures, marine cargo terminal development and operations
• Experience working within teams in a fast‑paced environment
• Ability and willingness to network throughout the Jacobs organization, nationally and internationally, to deliver the best results for our clients, staff, and projects
• Strong organizational, management, and research skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at a time
• Good commercial, financial, and process understanding
• Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication, and report writing skills
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to establish and meet deadlines and budgets
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills to lead meetings, facilitate, and build relationships across…