Design Manager - Highway Bridge Design-Build

Transportation 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.

Your impact

Take your career to the next level with Jacobs, a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.  By joining our team, you will have the chance to work on exciting and engaging large-scale infrastructure projects and utilize your highway bridge design expertise to serve as a design lead on transportation related projects. We’ll provide you the opportunity to lead a large team of engineers and oversee scheduling, coordination and technical work. You’ll work with various disciplines to efficiently complete tasks on schedule.

You’ll interpret internal or external business issues and recommend best practices. Also, we’ll look to you to solve complex problems, take a broad perspective to identify different solutions, as well as guide others in solving complex issues in specialized areas based on existing solutions and procedures. You’ll work with an experienced and innovative team of Engineers and Project Managers , as well as gain experience working directly with our clients and contractor partners to solve their most challenging problems. We want you to be empowered to deliver the boldest solutions for everyday living.

Here's what you'll need

• Licensed and registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of New York and/or New Jersey - or the ability to obtain within six months

• Strong organizational and communication skills and leadership abilities

• Substantial years of experience managing design for highway or bridge projects, preferably in the New York/New Jersey transportation infrastructure for NYSDOT or NJDOT

• Design-Build management experience on at least three design-build projects

• Design experience on projects of > $ 300 M construction cost

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

150,000.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

280,000.00

Our 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. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $150,000.00 to $280,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on October 28, 2025. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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Locations

City State Country
Morristown	New Jersey	United States
Clark	New Jersey	United States
New York	New York	United States