Ohio Michigan Indiana (OMI) Water Group Leader - Process and Process Mechanical

We are excited to announce a career opportunity for which we are seeking expressions of interest from qualified candidates who wish to be considered for a Water Group Leader (GL) leading our process and process mechanical team. The team consists of 14 professionals across water and wastewater projects serving as technologists, process leads, tasks leads, designers, and digital delivery leads. The GL role may be located in any OMI office.

If you meet the qualifications and are interested in being considered for this opportunity, please use the link below to submit your application along with a resume and one-page statement of interest with responses to the following questions:

• Why are you interested in this role and what makes you a strong candidate?

• Share how you will inspire the team, lead Jacobs’ culture of inclusion, and connect with the staff on an individual and group basis.

• Describe some initiatives you would like to maintain and/or change if you were selected as the GL.

If you have any questions, please contact Austin Dettmer (Austin.Dettmer@jacobs.com).

This Water Group Leader role reports to the OMI Department Leader and serves as a critical member of the OMI Water Leadership Team. You’ll work closely with the other Department and Group Leaders, Managers of Projects, and Client Account Managers to provide guidance and leadership within the water group. You’ll be called upon to use your inspirational leadership skills to provide mentoring and coaching to Water Group 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 Water Team, working to ensure that all staff are given meaningful and equitable opportunities to progress their careers within Jacobs.

In this role you’ll:

• Promote a culture of caring, quality, safety, and Inclusion and Diversity

• Partner with the Director of Operations, Department Leaders, other leadership, and our Sales team to grow and maintain sustainable work pipelines

• Use the workforce planning and other tools to track and manage staff utilization and partner with the PMs, and other project execution staff, to deliver on project needs and contractual terms

• Act as hiring manager for required staff, working in concert with others around established hiring plans; including helping our business achieve

• TogetherBeyond goals and integrate new hires

• Partner with Market Solutions counterparts to disperse knowledge and incorporate new technologies within assigned field

• Manage performance and help talent grow and develop, using the e3 process

• Coach, develop, and mentor staff to deliver superior results collectively and individually

• Build team culture in concert with overall performance unit and company goals/strategy, and communicate with aligned staff (i.e., generally working in office 2 days a week, holding regular team meetings and 1:1 meetings, etc.)

• Review and approve time sheets, expense reports, and time off requests for aligned staff

• Related Bachelor’s degree or higher in applicable field (e.g. civil, environmental, chemical, mechanical)

• Demonstrated aptitude, ability, and capacity to build and support a team

• Strong communication, planning, and organizational skills

• Ability to help develop other front-line leaders as part of succession planning

• Substantial years of experience working on design and/or project management on water/wastewater projects

• Experience with resource management responsibilities

• Working knowledge of project delivery responsibilities

• Knowledge of OMI water client market portfolio

• Engaged with Jacobs employee networks and/or has a good understanding of the resources available on JacobsConnect

• Demonstrated time management skills

The closing date for this EOI is EOB Friday, September 6, 2024. Candidates will be reviewed and notified within two weeks of the closing date.

Chad Roby

OMI Water Department Lead

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