Sr. Electrical Engineer - Telecommunications - AI Data Centers

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.

At Jacobs, we never settle — we push boundaries, elevate standards, and deliver with purpose. As a senior engineering authority in our Data Center & Hyperscale practice, you will carry full design and construction delivery accountability for telecommunications and ICT systems across hyperscale EPC and Design‑Build programs — signing and sealing design packages and field change directives as PE of record, directing low‑voltage subcontractors in the field, managing change orders, and leading commissioning and IT‑readiness handover.

This is not a design‑office role that supports construction. It is a senior engineering authority role that owns both — and the PE licensure is what makes that authority operational at the owner, GC, and AHJ level.

At Jacobs, the world’s No.1 design firm, you’ll lead industry‑defining data center and advanced manufacturing projects with global impact.

• Sign and seal telecommunications design packages, field change directives (FCDs), and as‑built drawings as PE of record — with reciprocal licensure maintained in applicable project states.
• Lead detailed ICT infrastructure engineering structured cabling (OM4/OM5, OS2 fiber, copper horizontal), OSP fiber routing, rack layouts, DAS, CCTV, and access control — meeting BICSI TDMM, ANSI/TIA, and NEC standards.
• Provide technical governance for telecom deliverables produced by design partners and GID teammates; direct BIM coordination and clash resolution for conduit and cable pathway infrastructure.
• Conduct site visits and issue field engineering determinations under PE authority — without routing through a remote engineer of record — to sustain program velocity.

• Direct and oversee on‑site installation by low‑voltage subcontractors fiber splicing and testing, copper termination, rack‑and‑stack, cabling certification, OSP conduit, network circuit turn‑up, and DAS/security integration.
• Own the change order process for telecommunications scope — evaluate contractor requests, assess cost and schedule impact, and negotiate with subcontractors and the GC with authority to approve, deny, or elevate.
• Track telecommunications milestones from IFC drawing release through commissioning and IT‑readiness handover; conduct site quality inspections; issue NCRs with corrective action directives.
• Coordinate telecommunications scope across MEP, structural, and civil disciplines — managing shared conduit routing, cable tray conflicts, and BIM clash resolution.

• Lead telecommunications commissioning programs through pre‑commissioning, IST, network circuit turn‑up, and IT‑readiness handover; manage FAT/SAT programs and deliver signed/sealed as‑built packages.
• Prepare technical requisitions, evaluate vendor bids, qualify suppliers against BICSI and owner standards, and coordinate procurement logistics for hyperscale deployments where lead times affect construction milestones.
• Represent Jacobs’ telecommunications engineering authority in owner technical governance sessions, GC coordination meetings, and AHJ engagements; contribute to RFP responses and client pursuit presentations.

• PE Licensure (Required). Active Electrical PE in at least one U.S. state; NCEES record maintained for reciprocal licensure in project states. PE is a condition of employment — candidates without active licensure will not be advanced.
• Experience. 15+ years of professional telecommunications engineering experience, with 5+ years delivering mission‑critical data center, hyperscale, or advanced technology programs in an EPC, Design‑Build, or EPCM environment. The combination of licensed design authority and active construction delivery experience is required.
• Construction Delivery. Demonstrated subcontractor…