LSNA Electrical Subject Matter Specialist; LSNA-CA)

LSNA Electrical Subject Matter Specialist (LSNA-CA)

Capabilities

Electrical

Office Setup

Hybrid

Job

#44691

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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

At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you’re interested in a rewarding career working with the industry’s best and most innovative engineers, then Jacobs is where you belong.

We’re looking for an LSNA Electrical Subject Matter Specialist based in West Coast Life Sciences in San Francisco, California, who is excited about working on advanced facilities projects that enable the heart of our clients’ business. You will have the opportunity to both support and lead projects at some of the world’s most state‑of‑the‑art industrial and commercial facilities.

This is a unique role that allows the successful candidate to showcase deep technical expertise, project leadership, and people leadership. The individual will be a critical member of the West Coast Life Sciences group and a key contributor to the Life Sciences, North America business. The role will provide electrical engineering expertise on large, complex life sciences programs through collaboration with our North America and global Life Sciences teams.

The Electrical SMS will also support project management activities, including planning, coordination, scope development, schedule and budget awareness, risk identification, client communication, and alignment of technical work with project delivery objectives. The individual will help projects remain responsive to client expectations while maintaining the technical integrity and quality of electrical deliverables.

As the West Coast electrical group is established and grows, you will provide technical and organizational leadership for the team. Responsibilities include supporting recruiting and staffing, defining effective ways of working, developing technical capabilities, mentoring engineers and designers, maintaining a consistently high level of enthusiasm and morale, and creating an environment of collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and professional growth.

You will be accountable for the technical quality of challenging electrical engineering tasks and deliverables, while gaining familiarity with each client’s expectations, scope, budget, and schedule. Your multi‑discipline, highly interactive team will deliver the design, development, application, evaluation, recommendation, and specification of electrical systems and products for advanced facilities.

The role will lead and support electrical power distribution, utility interfaces, substations, emergency and standby power, uninterruptible power systems, grounding and bonding, lighting and lighting controls, hazardous‑area requirements, equipment power connections, energy efficiency, electrical studies, and related building and process electrical systems. The Electrical SME will also promote constructability, maintainability, safety, code compliance, and consistency across design packages.

You will coordinate work activities with other design and engineering disciplines, project management, clients, construction teams, vendors, and global delivery partners. A key expectation is to identify and develop coordination opportunities and technical synergies across electrical, mechanical, process, architectural, structural, automation, telecommunications, and life‑safety disciplines.

You will use your technical expertise to mentor junior and mid‑career team members, help them discover what drives them, nurture their professional purpose, and guide them forward. Your role will keep our teams connected, and we will support you with what you need to be successful.

Bring your creativity, ambitious spirit, collaborative mindset, and exceptional…