Jacobs · 1 day ago
Director of Operations, West Central Water Market
Henderson, NV
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$205K/yr - $325K/yr
15+ years expJacobs is a company focused on solving critical problems for cities, environments, and manufacturing. They are seeking a visionary leader to shape the future of water infrastructure in the West Central geography, driving operational excellence and financial performance while leading a high-performing team.
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Responsibilities
Lead a high-performing team and drive operational excellence, financial performance, and strategic growth for the Water Performance Unit (PU)
Bringing executive level business/financial acumen to deliver business KPIs and identify margin expansion opportunities
Lead quarterly Water PU business forecasts against fiscal year plan
Enterprise leadership, along with inspiring and mentoring future leaders through coaching and career development
Lead key recruiting and retention efforts, including creating a culture of caring that invests in our people and results in continued low attrition and highly engaged teams
Drive market expansion through strategic partnerships and client engagement, in partnership with sales, regional technologist and alternative delivery leads
Grow global delivery models, including driving and promoting use of global delivery centers to meet client commitments, bring innovation solutions from around the world and to maintain a growth mindset
Promote BeyondZero, quality, and safety programs to create an incident- and injury-free culture
Serve in key roles for higher risk projects and top pursuits, inclusive of engaging with Jacobs contracting, risk and legal teams as appropriate
Qualification
Required
Proven success in managing large, geographically dispersed teams
Strong financial acumen and experience with P&L ownership
Track record of operational transformation and driving growth
Inclusive leadership style with a passion for people development
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and execute top business needs, while flexing to changing needs (maintain agile pace of play)
Champion for both global delivery and digital delivery adoption & growth
Market knowledge of trends and drivers in the water market, inclusive of alternative (design build) delivery
15+ years in leadership roles, preferably directly in operations for infrastructure and/or water markets
Engineering or business degree, masters preferred
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
One floating holiday
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
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
CTO, StreetLight Data
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