At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you’re interested in a rewarding career working with the industry’s best and most innovative engineers, then Jacobs is where you belong.

We're looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer Lead in San Francisco or Irvine, CA location, who is excited about working on advanced facilities projects that enable the heart of our clients’ business. Join us and you’ll have the chance to both support and lead projects at some of the world’s most state of the art life sciences facilities. The individual will be part of West Coast Life Sciences group to deliver lean projects to clients in the western region. You’ll be accountable for schedule and technical quality of challenging engineering tasks, as you gain familiarity with the client’s expectations, scope, budget and schedule. You’ll be a multi-discipline, highly interactive individual who will successfully deliver on the design, development, application, evaluation, recommendation, and specification of engineered systems and products for building HVAC, Utility, Plumbing, and Fire Protection systems and components. You will drive and implement sustainable solutions in life science projects. At times you’ll have opportunities to provide on-site assistance during startup. You will coordinate work activities with other design and engineering professionals and project management.

You’ll also have the chance to utilize your technical expertise mentoring junior team members to help your team discover what drives them, nurturing their purpose and guiding them forward. Your role keeps our company connected and we’ll support you with what you need to be successful.  Bring your creativity, ambitious spirit and extreme attention to detail, and we’ll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what drives you - so we can deliver extraordinary solutions for a better tomorrow, together.  

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

• 15+ years of practical application of mechanical engineering and design, including HVAC, Utilities, fire protection, plumbing, and related mechanical building systems

• Professional Engineer (PE) preferred

• Ability to lead a medium to large team of designers and engineers

• Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams, with client, and construction team

• Passion for buildings and construction

• cGMP systems experience preferred.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Proficient working knowledge of Revit or SmartPlant software

• Industrial design experience including pharmaceutical manufacturing, semiconductor facilities, or similar

• Strong communication skills both verbal and written

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Forward thinking, eager to learn best practices, and contribute with innovative ideas

• Displayed ability to learn quickly and driven to broaden knowledge base

• Client management experience

• Passion for buildings and construction with sustainability in mind. Knowledge of lean practices.

Location

• This role is staffed out of our California offices as a hybrid position with majority of time worked remote, and approximately 1-2 days per week in the office as needed for projects.

• Fully remote workers will be considered for the position in the US only

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