Our People & Places Solutions business - reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do - the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology - we’re integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow. Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We have exciting leadership opportunities for an experienced Project Controls Manager - Transit / Rail to lead a project controls team within a client organization delivering major rail and transit infrastructure programs. Opportunities include positions within either commuter rail, light rail transit or subway projects. The client and consultant team comprises an integrated organization and as such the position reports to the clients’ delivery lead for day-to-day project delivery and functionally to the Program Controls Manager. Direct reports to the position include project discipline staff, e.g. Scheduling, Document, Risk and Quality and may also comprise Cost Management, technical or other staff depending on the assigned project. For this leadership position the incumbent will develop positive and trusted relationships at all levels within the client team and with various stakeholders and other parties. The incumbent will be a Project Controls Professional, who brings significant experience in all subject areas of project controls. The position will lead the project controls functions in the assigned delivery team and serve as the primary people leader for the assigned project controls or other staff. The successful candidate will serve as a thought-leader, technical expert and process innovator in project controls, provide leadership on initiatives and articulate project wide issues for implementation. The candidate will be a quality motivator, mentor and coach to the assigned staff generally. The position will successfully manage the various relationships, resolve issues and provide coordination and consistency between the project controls functions. The position will also facilitate the development of effective and efficient project controls systems, processes and procedures and support their consistent implementation across projects. * A successful track record in leading the execution of project controls activities on large infrastructure projects and/or programs * Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams with responsibility for staffing, resource planning and the active development and mentoring of staff * Experience with various project procurement and delivery models e.g. DB, DBB, PPP/AFP and PDB * Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, project management, or related technical field * Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience with increasing responsibility in leading of project controls teams * Excellent communication skills across all levels * Excellent collaboration skills and a flexible approach to succeed in delivering the various and changeable project activities and issues * Excellent people skills to build positive relationships with client, stakeholders and own staff Ideally, you’ll also have: * Experience working within a client-consultant integrated organization * Transportation project experience and specifically rail and/or transit experience * Strong discipline expertise in project control processes; scheduling, risk, cost, and quality etc. * Strong communication skills both verbal and written * Contract management experience * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Forward thinking, eager to implement best practices, and contribute to solutions with innovative ideas * Experience and initiative in contributing to wider leadership activities * PMP accreditation or a similar association is a plus Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.