Electrical Engineering Group Leader

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.

Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we’re not just building structures, we’re helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their state-of-the-art facilities that are changing our world.

As an Electrical Engineering Group Leader based in Northern California, you’ll be using your design and analysis skills, to plan and design electrical systems for buildings and facilities, including commercial and institutional projects, as well as provide guidance and leadership to the electrical group. You’ll be called upon to use your inspirational leadership skills to provide mentoring and coaching to staff aligned to you, including development of e3 goals and performance reviews. GLs are also responsible for promoting inclusion and diversity within the office and the Electrical Team, working to ensure that all staff are given meaningful and equitable opportunities to progress their careers within Jacobs. We will ask you to provide leadership to your team as they design full electrical systems, including power, lighting, fire alarm, signaling systems and associated controls. You’ll lead meetings and communicate with clients to establish their needs and discuss design issues with them; as well as manage the quality of work and interface with clients. You’ll also have the chance to utilize your technical expertise to mentor other professionals, helping your team discover what drives them, nurturing their purpose and guiding them forward as well as interfacing with clients in managing the quality of work.

This Group Leader role serves as a critical member of the California Leadership Team.

In this role you’ll,

• Work with Market Leads and the Operations Leader to achieve staff retention goals
• Optimize financial utilization of a pool of aligned resources
• Coordinate across regions/Business Units/Lines of Business to optimize resource management and provide opportunities for staff growth and to promote profitability
• Partner with Solutions & Technology counterparts to disperse knowledge and incorporate new technologies within assigned field
• Steward career development – basic skill development and sustainment, growth opportunities and skill refinement
• Build team culture in concert with overall performance unit and company goals/strategy, and communicate with aligned staff (i.e., regular team meetings and 1:1 meetings, etc.)
• Approve time sheets and expense reports for aligned staff
• Use the workforce planning tool to track and manage staff utilization on a weekly basis and partner with the PMs, and other project execution staff, to deliver on project needs and contractual terms
• Serve as key technical expert and resource on projects within discipline
• Act as hiring manager for required staff, working in concert with others around established hiring plans; including helping our business achieve TogetherBeyond goals and integrates new hires
• Balance utilization across levels to ensure staffing profitability
• Promote a culture of caring, quality, safety and Inclusion and Diversity
• Coach, develop and mentor staff to deliver superior results collectively and individually
• Partner with Market Leader and Sales team to grow and maintain a sustainable work pipeline
• Manage performance and help talent grow and develop, using the e3 process

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
• Key technical resource for electrical projects
• Strong social, communication, planning, and organizational skills
• Understanding of the holistic role between Market Leaders, Group Leaders, Managers of Projects, Client Account Managers, and Solutions & Technology Technologists to lead and grow a sustainable team to meet business objectives
• Demonstrated aptitude, ability, and capacity to build a team
• Ability to develop other front-line leaders as part of succession planning

Design your 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. As part of our team, you’ll have the chance to work on projects that bring innovative solutions to our clients’ locally and worldwide.

Jacobs health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Eligible employees and their dependents may elect medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, and if eligible, a deferred compensation plan, and Executive Deferral Plan. We have an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for eligible full-time exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. Hired applicants will be able to purchase company stock and have the opportunity to receive a performance discretionary bonus.

The base salary range for this position is $159,300 to $248,900. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations [add if remote]. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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.

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. With $15 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.