Rail and Transit Group Leader

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’re transforming intangible ideas into innovative solutions designing the future – today. Therefore, we are seeking a Group Lead to provide inspirational leadership on our challenging and fast‑paced systems projects in the Rail & Transit Market. When you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to use your vast experience in the industry and apply it to solving today’s challenges with a special focus on supporting our clients with Project Leadership & Delivery, Systems Engineering & Integration, Stakeholder Engagement, Quality Assurance & Safety, and Innovation & Standards.

Reporting to the Rail & Transit Department Leader, and as a senior member of our team, you’ll play an integral role in mentoring staff, developing capability & right‑sizing capacity to support our current projects & future pipeline, forming long‑term relationships with clients and pursuing new work, including strategy development, positioning, proposing, and negotiating contracts. Also, you’ll have the opportunity to continue relationships with existing clients.

We’ll look to your expertise and skills while you provide effective, project‑management support in helping to reduce the costs of delivering projects, maintaining top technical delivery and adding value to the business through developing our talent.

Let us empower you (and your team) to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed.

• Deep expertise in Rail & Transit Systems – such as OCS, signalling, train control, traction power, communications, track design and systems integration – along with strong leadership and project‑management capabilities.
• High level of emotional intelligence/team builder
• Adept at interpersonal relationship building, conflict resolution, and leading diverse teams
• Innovative and solutions‑oriented thinker
• Strong social, networking, and communication skills (both internal and external)
• Team metrics, portfolio performance and strong business acumen
• Knowledge of Jacobs’ internal talent & project delivery systems

• Supervise and provide staff leadership, management, and mentorship to your technical team of all levels
• Serve as key technical expert and resource on projects within the Systems disciplines
• Manage staff performance and help talent grow and develop, utilizing the e3 process and succession planning for staff within the Rail & Transit market department
• Steward career development – basic skill development and sustainment, growth opportunities and skill refinement
• Coach, develop and mentor staff to deliver superior results collectively and individually
• Coordinate across the region to have knowledge of our collective capacity & capability to optimize resource management and provide opportunities for staff growth
• Coordinate with Project Delivery teams to cascade processes, procedures, and other information to staff within Rail & Transit market and monitor progress
• Drive quality control across projects
• Facilitate GID delivery
• Build team culture in concert within overall performance unit and company goals/strategy, and communicate with aligned staff (i.e., regular team meetings and 11 meetings, etc.)
• Track and manage staff assignments and total billable hours on a weekly basis. Partner with the PMs, and other project execution staff, to deliver on project needs
• Coordinate team backlog with Department Leader and CAM
• Coordinate with other Rail & Transit Group Leaders across the Region and within BIA
• Act as hiring manager where appropriate for new staff locally and with our Global Design Centers, working in concert with others around established hiring plans; including helping our business achieve Together Beyond goals and integrates new hires
• Work in partnership with Human Resource (HR) partner and Talent Acquisition (TA) on recruiting and hiring of talent, talent retention,…