Jacobs · 5 hours ago
Energy and Power – Electrical Engineering Project Director; Gas Power Generation (27936)
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$177K/yr - $310K/yr
10+ years expJacobs is a leading company in the energy sector, seeking a Project Director for their Electrical Engineering team. The role involves leading engineering design services for gas power generation projects and mentoring junior staff while collaborating closely with clients.
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Hiring Manager
Trey DeNina
Responsibilities
Lead an electrical engineering team to produce deliverables for clients that include utilities, independent power producers and more
Possess highly collaborative and sophisticated communication and problem-solving skills
Anticipate challenges while supporting large teams responsible for the daily details of project delivery
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering or related engineering discipline
At least 10 years of engineering design and/or consulting experience, including medium voltage power generation systems
Professional Engineering licensure (any US state)
Passion for mentoring and development of junior technical staff
Strong communication and technical writing skills
Availability to travel as required to support project needs (varies by project but typically less than 50%)
Preferred
Electrical engineering design for EPC delivery of simple cycle and/or combined cycle gas turbine power plants >100MW capacity
Global delivery, effectively collaborating with design team members around the world
Proposal development and project execution planning, including scope development and manhour estimates for engineering services
Power system modeling experience using ETAP, SKM Power Tools or similar modeling software
Protection and Control, SCADA or power system automation
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life insurance
401(k) plan
The ability to purchase company stock at a discount
Deferred compensation plan
Executive Deferral Plan
Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees
Seven paid holidays
Caregiver leave
Merit increases
Performance discretionary bonus
Stock
Company
Jacobs
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.1B2023-08-18Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2023-02-16Post Ipo Debt· $500M
1980-09-26IPO
Leadership Team
Bob Pragada
Chair & Chief Executive Officer at Jacobs
Paul Friedman
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